Chorus has today announced the number of Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) connections on its network has reached 500,000, and signalled it plans to reduce the wholesale price of its premium fibre product.

_{25 Oct: 1450}  | Chorus’ work to improve broadband in rural New Zealand has been recognised on the world stage, with the company winning a key award at the Broadband World Forum awards in Germany today.

^{22 Oct: 1601 |}  New Zealand's research and education network, REANNZ, is now live on the Hawaiki cable, connecting local researchers with the US and Australia.

Broadband connections with unlimited data caps made up over 70 percent of all broadband connections in New Zealand in 2018, Stats NZ said today.

Kiwis will continue to face record digital threats and cyber incidents every month, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says.

Starting today, Apple’s new iOS 12 operating system for iPhones and iPads is available for download. Apple’s free operating-system update has a lot to offer—even if your iPhone or iPad is a few years old.

Chorus has today announced it has launched a new premium fibre service for businesses, including a 10 gigabit per second (Gbps) speed variant that will be widely available next year.

A challenge to suppress media organisations suggests the Harmful Communications Act may need to be scrapped, says the Free Speech Coalition.

Chorus has today revealed it has completed the highest number of fibre connections in a single month.

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