Spark
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Nokia has been selected by Spark, New Zealand’s largest telco, to support its 5G rollout. -
Samsung has won a deal to supply 5G radio equipment to Spark, the former Telecom New Zealand, a move that is seen as meaning Huawei is less likely to win any of the business.
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Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN) has officially announced construction of the Southern Cross NEXT subsea cable is due to begin shortly.
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Vodafone, Spark and 2degrees have partnered to deliver rural broadband and mobile services into twenty rural location across New Zealand.
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Ethiopia is to split its monopoly telecoms operator, Ethio Telecom, into a network company and a services company before the two units are privatised.
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Jolie Hodson, currently customer director at New Zealand operator Spark, will be CEO from 1 July 2019.
Forthcoming events
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Telstra is to buy a 25% stake in the Southern Cross cable network and will use “substantial capacity” in the new Southern Cross Next subsea cable.
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New Zealand’s government security authority has told local operator Spark that it cannot use Huawei kit in its 5G network.
