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Revealed - The top 10 fastest cities for broadband in NZ

New figures released by Chorus have revealed New Zealand’s top ten cities for fast, fixed line broadband. Overall, the average download speed for households and small businesses on the network in February 2017 was 41MBPS compared with 25MBPS at the same time last year. The results show that Kiwis are downloading, streaming TV and gaming at a huge rate, with the country chewing through 1.5 exabytes (or 1,500,000,000 gigabytes) of data. In addition, the number of households on the Chorus network utilising ultra-fast fibre has nearly doubled in the last 12 months to 21 per cent. Reseller News explores the top ten cities leading the way.

Revealed - The top 10 fastest cities for broadband in NZ
IN PICTURES: Alcatel-Lucent and Chorus unite with UFB as Amy Adams unveils new Hamilton facility

Communications Minister Amy Adams has opened a new network operation centre in Hamilton, as Alcatel-Lucent starts work on revamping network operations for Chorus in New Zealand.

IN PICTURES: Alcatel-Lucent and Chorus unite with UFB as Amy Adams unveils new Hamilton facility
In Pictures: Telecommuting from paradise

With the right boss and the right broadband, these tech workers relocated to paradise destinations

In Pictures: Telecommuting from paradise

News about broadband

Vocus NZ in frame to build Whangārei satellite station for Elon Musk's Starlink

By Rob O'Neill | 09 April, 2021 09:43

Vocus New Zealand appears to be in the frame to build an earth station south of Whangārei to support Elon Musk's Starlink low earth orbit satellite broadband service.
ComCom: Fixed wireless speeds dropped 25 per cent during lockdown

By Rob O'Neill | 16 March, 2021 09:13

The Commerce Commission’s Annual Telecommunications Monitoring Report shows that while fixed wireless broadband adoption is surging, performance is variable.
Migration from copper bites a chunk out of Chorus

By Rob O'Neill | 22 February, 2021 08:03

Chorus reported lower earnings and net profit for its half year to 31 December, mainly due to continued migration of customers from copper to fibre in non-Chorus regions.
Vodafone rolls out 5G fixed wireless service, for some

By Rob O'Neill | 22 February, 2021 07:13

Vodafone has launched its 5G fixed wireless service to rival fibre in parts of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown.
Bigblu partners with Kacific to enter the New Zealand broadband market

By Rob O'Neill | 08 February, 2021 21:51

UK-based Bigblu Broadband has inked an exclusive partner agreement with Asia Pacific satellite broadband operator Kacific Broadband to deliver services across New Zealand.

Features about broadband

INSIGHT: NZ has about 80 ISP’s - for now…

By Edited by James Henderson | 26 February, 2015 05:08

Industry expert Brendan Ritchie, CEO, DTS asks... How do 40 odd ISP’s continue to exist when between them they only hold 3.4% of a small broadband market?
INSIGHT: NZ UFB speeds... Expectation vs. Reality

By Edited by James Henderson | 13 February, 2015 07:57

Industry expert Brendan Ritchie, CEO, DTS, gives his views on the current state of UFB speeds across New Zealand...
After Wheeler unveils proposal, what's next for net neutrality?

By Grant Gross | 06 February, 2015 06:47

A flurry of activity will follow the plan from U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler to reclassify broadband as a regulated public utility as the foundation for new net neutrality rules.
Is Spark moving ahead of the pack in 4G network build race?

By James Henderson | 19 December, 2014 07:59

Spark New Zealand believes it is overtaking its rivals in respect of 4G mobile data services, after making "rapid strides" in its network build over recent months.
Is it time to pick a date to switch-off copper network?

By James Henderson | 19 December, 2014 04:00

"Someone has to take the initiative to break this impasse, the government clearly won’t."