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Spark hikes up salaries for employees

Mon, 15th Aug 2016
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NZ's Spark boosts staff pay, embracing a higher wage economy, with some employees set to earn a minimum of $42,500 including benefits.
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Stuff Fibre: What are the experts saying?

Fri, 12th Aug 2016
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Stuff's UFB entry may come with complications, according to commentary from Spark and DTS CEO Brendan Ritchie.
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Dick Smith creditors vote for liquidation of failed company

Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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Dick Smith Holdings creditors have voted to place the failed business into liquidation in a last ditch effort to recoup some of their lost money.
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Unbundling UFB – NZ wholesale/retail changes post 2020

Fri, 22nd Jul 2016
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If unbundling can be done well, big players could gain a distinct advantage against the smaller players in the market.
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Spark launches new data offering in response to 'gaming fever'

Fri, 15th Jul 2016
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Spark's 2GB GO offering thrills gamers, doubling data for half the price during school hols amidst a Pokemon Go craze.
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Commerce commission to investigate Spark

Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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The Commerce Commission has recently confirmed it will investigate whether Spark's resale voice services should be deregulated.
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Lessons from Spark's outage misfortunes

Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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Spark faces backlash after a major outage, as firms tally the high costs of similar disruption and stress the need for robust infrastructure.
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Spark comes out swinging at Vodafone, claims No.1 spot

Wed, 22nd Jun 2016
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The NZ telco market is fiercely contested - now Spark has come out with claims that they're the biggest revenue earners.
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Spark Ventures recruits Remedyforce to transform business operations

Fri, 17th Jun 2016
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Spark Ventures chose BMC's Remedyforce solution to manage infrastructure that 'powers a new generation of consumer and business digital services'.
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Spark network provides new IoT wireless solution for farmers

Thu, 16th Jun 2016
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Increasingly, technology is having a bigger part to play in one or our country's biggest earning industries - and for good reason.
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Spark speaks out about Vodafone Sky merger

Fri, 10th Jun 2016
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NZ telco provider Spark has said it's business as usual for the company, after the news broke this week that Sky will be buying out Vodafone NZ.
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Taranaki to reap benefits of Spark 4G mobile coverage

Mon, 16th May 2016
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Spark brings 4G to Taranaki, improving mobile coverage for residents and visitors, including access to Rural Wireless Broadband.
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MapR reports record quarter as big data analytics demand soars

Tue, 10th May 2016
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Rising demand for next-gen data analytics, as companies seek to but their data to work, is propelling big data specialist MapR to new highs.
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Google, disruption, game-changing ideas: Spark's Innovation Month keynotes announced

Thu, 5th May 2016
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Spark Lab's Innovation Month will see innovative and successful characters arrive in NZ to share experiences and insights with local businesses.
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Spark and Huawei bring lightning fast network speeds to NZ

Thu, 5th May 2016
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Spark and Huawei launch New Zealand's first 4.5G mobile site in Christchurch, reaching speeds of 1.15Gbps. #4G #technology.
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Spark NZ data centre reaping energy savings

Mon, 2nd May 2016
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A new cooling system implemented in a Spark data centre in Auckland is saving a street's worth of energy every year.
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Change is brewing: Leadership shakeup over at Spark

Tue, 26th Apr 2016
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Managing director Simon Moutter says the changes to its starting line up will help steer the company through its next phase of transformation.
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New Spark TaaS implementation brings govt back to Christchurch CBD

Fri, 15th Apr 2016
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Spark and Statistics NZ have teamed up to provide one of the first TaaS government connectivity networks, bringing staff back to central Christchurch.
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Spark investment improves small Waikato town broadband

Mon, 4th Apr 2016
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A recent investment by Spark into the Government's local Rural Broadband Initiative will see coverage expanded to the Waikato town of Aria.
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New wireless broadband service from Spark

Mon, 4th Apr 2016
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Spark launches new wireless broadband service for selected urban customers, aimed at appeasing those who are frustrated with slow copper broadband.