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• Migration from copper bites a chunk out of Chorus

  ​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

  Vodafone has launched its 5G fixed wireless service to rival fibre in parts of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown.

• Is the Kiwi telco landscape ripe for disruption?

  ​A slight market contraction, a focus on resiliency and at least one potential new entrant are combining to make conditions in the local telco sector right for a new competitor to make a big play.

• Vodafone NZ spies opportunity in partnerships and the rise of public cloud

  Vodafone NZ has always stuck pretty close to its telco knitting, unlike arch-rival Spark, which has built strong businesses in ICT, but that could be about to change.

• Four telco providers to pay 90% of $10M Govt levy

  Spark, Vodafone, Chorus, and 2degrees are set to collectively pay approximately 90 per cent of the government’s $10 million Telecommunications Development Levy.

• Vodafone NZ bets on 5G leadership to drive margin growth

  Vodafone NZ says its leadership in 5G mobile network rollouts will reduce its reliance on wholesale fibre and underpin margin growth.

• ComCom to telcos: provide consumers with meaningful comparison information

  ​The Commerce Commission has told NZ’s mobile network operators they should provide more meaningful comparison information and guard against overspending by consumers.

• Kiwi channel complete, Oppo looks to the fleet market and 5G

  Phone and device manufacturer Oppo is declaring its New Zealand channel fully mature and ready to attack emerging 5G opportunities.

• MBIE explains u-turn on 5G spectrum auction, move to allocation

  ​Robust questioning in a parliamentary committee has teased out the reasons behind the cancellation of NZ's planned 5G spectrum auction.

• NZ telcos welcome government's 5G spectrum direct allocation plan

  ​New Zealand's telcos are welcoming the government's decision to cancel an auction of 5G spectrum and to directly allocate it instead.

• Covid-19: Mobile telcos condemn wilful damage to towers

  The NZ Telecommunications Forum (TCF) is condemning wilful damage to New Zealand’s mobile networks, which is causing disruption during the Covid-19 lockdown and response.

• Covid-19: Mobile operators face $90M implosion in roaming revenue

  ​New Zealand's three mobile network operators are facing the loss of most if not all of their international roaming revenue as a result of global pandemic travel shutdowns.

• Vodafone to offer essential, no-contact store services

  Vodafone NZ will keep 45 stores open from Monday to provide essential services during the Covid-19 lockdown, but "customer intimacy" is out for the duration of the crisis.

• Vodafone ups the ante on 5G with Christchurch innovation lab

  ​Vodafone New Zealand has opened its first Vodafone 5G Innovation Lab in Ōtautahi, Christchurch, and announced a partnership with the University of Canterbury to showcase the technology.

• Gates open early on New Zealand 5G spectrum

  NZX-listed telco Spark has welcomed the Government’s announcement that it intends to auction 5G spectrum early next year for a short-term allocation of some of the 3.5 GHz 5G band.