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Ed Hyde, CEO Spark ventures & wholesale, says the acquisition, while relatively small for Spark, is a smart, tactical investment.

Invercargill joins the high-speed revolution as Spark launches 4.5G across three sites, making it the 25th mobile site to get the ultra-fast service in NZ.

As soon as summer comes around, Kiwis all over NZ pack up their bags and get the heck away from cities, which is why Spark has made its move.

The certification by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) comes after Spark signed up its 100th TaaS customer earlier this year.

Today's draft decision sees Spark, Vodafone, Chorus, and 2degrees Mobile collectively paying for more than 90% of the $50 million levy.

Spark and Vodafone have partnered to launch a new 3G and 4G cell tower in Kirwee, Canterbury, enhancing connectivity for the rapidly growing town.

Spark unveils new rollover plans, allowing customers to save up to 3.5GB data and 500 minutes for a full year but prompts a switch to new plans.

Dicker Data, Ingram Micro, Datacom, Data#3 and New Era IT were among the winners at this year's Lenovo Business Partner Gala Awards, held on Saturday.

IoT, data analytics and automation are being used to clean up waterways in New Zealand and globally, says NZ IoT Alliance executive director.

Mark Verbiest, Chairman of Spark New Zealand, will retire from the Board later this year and will be succeeded by Justine Smyth.

Four NZ telecommunications companies have been warned by the Commerce Commission for breaching the Fair Trading Act.

Spark ignites travel connectivity with a £14 seven-day global roaming pack, promising Kiwis hassle-free adventures abroad.

4.5G is the next generation of mobile internet technology, yet many consumers with older smartphones will need to upgrade to use the network...

Auckland Council hopes that the free Wi-Fi at this basketball court will encourage the community to increase their physical activity.

Spark, a New Zealand telecoms company, has begun a nationwide roll-out of a low power wide area network to enable IoT.

Spark has launched two new prepay 'Data Lovers' packs to cater for the growing need where users are consuming data rather than minutes and texts.

The obvious benefit is the improved ability for visitors to share their stadium experiences with friends and family, primarily on social media.

90% of the country now has access to 4G services ahead of schedule. Spark says it welcomes the news, but it also has its eyes on 4.5G.

The companies says this integration will enable developers to reduce the time, cost and technical skills necessary to build process applications.

Spark and Enable's 'street in a week' arrives in Christchurch, promising day-long fibre installs to hasten broadband upgrades.