Rural Broadband Initiative stories

Spark has boosted its rural wireless broadband capacity in a bid to meet demand following the COVID-19 lockdown.

Rural broadband provider Farmside has experienced a 300% increase in new customers following the COVID-19 crisis in New Zealand.

Four New Zealand projects, including two from Christchurch City Council, have been named finalists in IDC's prestigious Asia Pacific Smart Cities Awards.

The new 4G cell site will increase the area's access to communication services, with boosted mobile phone reception and data speeds faster than 3G.

New Zealand's rural broadband programmes have been accelerated by a year, with completion now expected by the end of 2021.

The Broadband Compare Awards launch this week in response to the increasingly diversified Kiwi market of more than 100 Internet providers.

Over 1 in 3 NZ homes now enjoy ultra-fast broadband with a 13% surge in the last quarter, according to latest Government figures.

The UK Government has introduced new standards to improve connectivity and streamline processes for telecommunications facilities.

Spark celebrates landmark achievement with 100th Rural Broadband Initiative site in Reikorangi, expanding 3G and 4G coverage.

The new agreement means minimum peak broadband connection speeds under the RBI increase to at least six times the current levels.

Over 300k homes and businesses in New Zealand benefit from improved broadband, thanks to Government initiative.

Increasingly, technology is having a bigger part to play in one or our country's biggest earning industries - and for good reason.

Chorus has now finished its five-year project for the Government's Rural Broadband Initative (RBI), the company announced at a celebration in Waitomo.

Phase 1 of New Zealand's Rural Broadband Initiative is complete, with 154 new cell towers built ahead of schedule.

Spark brings 4G to Taranaki, improving mobile coverage for residents and visitors, including access to Rural Wireless Broadband.

New RBI tower brings 4G broadband and mobile coverage to Kauaeranga Valley, Coromandel, NZ - improving connectivity for residents and tourists.

A recent investment by Spark into the Government's local Rural Broadband Initiative will see coverage expanded to the Waikato town of Aria.

As UFB and RBI connections rise, TUANZ urges Kiwis to review their internet services, citing improvements and clarity in access pricing until 2019.

The School Network Upgrade Project has been completed, giving all schools in New Zealand access to high-quality internet.

Mobile coverage has been expanded more than 1700 square kilometres of rural areas previously without coverage via 15 new cell towers.