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Spark and Vodafone have announced the establishment of Hourua, a new joint venture that will provide priority cellular services to the Public Safety Network.

Former LANtech CEO Hayden McKee joins Datacom as Associate Director Growth Enablement, focused on generating business growth in Hawke's Bay.

Infosys and Microsoft have announced the successful migration of Spark’s corporate functions to Microsoft Dynamics 365.

Various cybersecurity professionals, firms and initiatives were honoured at last night's Information Security Awards of New Zealand (iSANZ).

Qrious, Spark Business Group’s AI and data analytics specialist, has a NZ$1 million scholarship programme for women, Māori and Pasifika.

Coherent, the financial services technology provider, announces new leadership, geographic expansion across the US, Canada, and four new partnerships.

Spark wanted its contact centre technology to support its vision for customer service: frontline teams able to shift to where demand is most significant.

Shannon Harris appointed Managing Director and Technology Leader of IBM New Zealand, returning to the company after previously working for 2 years.

CCL has announced that Spark Business Group has achieved the Amazon Web Service (AWS) DevOps Competency status.

This comes after a successful rollout of commercial 5G services in the urban areas of Auckland and Christchurch beginning in March 2021.

NTT appoints Mike Qu as principal solutions architect for their New Zealand arm, to help organizations achieve their business goals through digital solutions.

INX Software appoints Luke Disbury as CFO, with his experience across various industries adding value to the company's growth and transformation.

Dunedin City Council has implemented a smart water metering solution using Spark's IoT network, aiming to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Spark has carried out New Zealand’s first rural trial of 5G millimetre wave (mmWave) technology to showcase the potential benefits of faster 5G data speeds.

Bart Brichau has been appointed as new CEO of the company. An experienced business leader, Brichau will succeed acting CEO Michael Myles.

Spark expects $900 million at completion but that's subject to OIO approval which is anticipated to occur in the first half of FY23.

The pilot of the computer vision system helps solve a key business issue for EnviroNZ at its resource recovery centre identifying health and safety risks.

New submarine cable launched to enhance connectivity between New Zealand, Australia, and the US, doubling capacity.

Kiwis are surprisingly unaware of the risks involved in using public WiFi, according to a study by Norton and Symantec.

Networks for Learning (N4L) has partnered with Spark and Chorus to upgrade Wellington College to Hyperfibre, doubling its internet speed to 2Gbps.