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Transitions dominate TCF annual report - billbennett.co.nz
网页10 小时之前 · The New Zealand Telecommunications Forum’s annual report shows an industry in transition and confident at a time the nation's business sector faces huge pressure. That’s not new for the sector, transition has become a way of life in telecoms. Yet there is more happening now than in the past, as …
What is this site about and who is Bill Bennett?
网页Bill Bennett is a freelance New Zealand technology and business journalist. He started writing about technology in 1980 as staff writer on Practical Computing magazine. He left the UK in 1987 to work in Wellington on The Dominion as Computer Page editor. He spent a decade working in Sydney, Australia. There he was managing editor of two ...
Understanding the cost of New Zealand broadband - Bill Bennett
网页2024年6月17日 · The press release says the average cost of a broadband connection in New Zealand is US$48.60 (for the rest of this story all prices are in US dollars). This compares with $2.40 for an average plan in Sudan. The most expensive is the Solomon Islands where a plan will set you back $457.84. New Zealand is fractionally cheaper than Australia where ...
Benoit Felten on the UFB fibre upgrade - Bill Bennett
网页In late 2021 New Zealand’s fibre wholesale companies boosted standard speeds on their networks from 100 mbps to 300 mbps. Paris-based analyst Benoit Felton puts the move into perspective: As an international analyst of all things broadband, I use few examples more frequently than New Zealand when discussing decisive and effective policy.
Working from home: Networks for beginners - Bill Bennett
网页Typically there will be one incoming port and four outgoing ports. They all use something called Ethernet, which is a 40-year-old wire network technology. Ethernet is reliable and can run at speeds from a few megabits per second up to 400 gigabits per second. Today’s home routers also offer Wi-fi.
How AI changes New Zealand work, jobs - Bill Bennett
网页In the face of an uncertain future, New Zealand must discourage over-specialisation in education. Education and training at all levels must equip young New Zealanders with a broad array of the skills and expertise required for an AI driven world. 1. This is vital. Too often we hear our economy needs STEM education and that’s the end of the story.
NZ broadband faces competitive reset - Bill Bennett
网页Low Earth orbit satellites, 5G and a fibre speed bump are set to reboot New Zealand broadband competition.. It’s a decade since the first customers connected to Ultrafast broadband. At that time fibre looked the likely Kiwi broadband future.
NZ bias challenging algorithm charter could save lives - Bill Bennett
网页2020年7月29日 · Statistics minister James Shaw launched the Algorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealand.He says it is a world first. The charter might not seem a huge deal. Yet overseas experience suggests it could save lives.
Fibre for the other 13 per cent - Bill Bennett
网页New Zealand’s UFB fibre network reaches 87 per cent of the population. The other 13 per cent, mainly in rural areas, are left behind. We need to fix that.