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Will Elon Musk's Starlink eat our telcos' lunch?
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (1761+ words) AST SpaceMobile's "BlueBird" satellites are designed for a satellite-to-mobile signal that can penetrate indoors. Render / AST Elon Musk wants Starlink to expand to a network of one million satellites – enough to cover urban areas – and launch its own mobile phone…...
Stanford claims VPN ban never considered, NZ First cites early proposal's 'ambiguity"
2+ week, 1+ day ago (545+ words) Education Minister Erica Stanford says the Government “never sought or received” advice on banning virtual private networks, better known as VPNs. Her comments follow a report in the Post, citing multiple sources, that the Government had considered a ban or…...
How NZ could turn power-hungry data centres into part of a greener grid
2+ week, 1+ day ago (676+ words) Man at property to fix window flown for surgery after 'frenzied' pit bull attack Power-hungry data centres are being met with stiff resistance in parts of the world. Lawmakers in Maine voted this month to advance a bill that would…...
Telcos caution Government plan to auction radio spectrum could hit network investment, consumers
3+ week, 16+ hour ago (685+ words) The Government is considering going back to an auction process for NZ's radio spectrum. Image / Getty Creative The last time the Crown auctioned radio spectrum to our telcos, in 2014, it enjoyed a $249 million windfall between Spark ($149m), Vodafone NZ ($66m) and 2degrees ($44m) as…...
'It’s just a nicer process': Young farmers flock to new dating app
4+ week, 1+ day ago (336+ words) The new dating app for rural New Zealand, Howdy, is proving popular in the wake of its launch, with 1800 downloads and counting, adding to the more than 30,000 users on the platform across the Tasman. About 1000 of those with registered accounts…...
Don't be alarmed: What you need to know before tonight’s nationwide phone alert test
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (796+ words) The Civil Defence alert being sent to about two million mobile phones on Sunday. Mobile phone holders nationwide are being warned to expect a test Emergency Mobile Alert from NZ Civil Defence tonight. Police have recommended that people with a…...
Community further safeguarded by backup comms
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (230+ words) A joint venture between Arec and Tairāwhiti Emergency Management has added another layer of communication backup should other systems fail. Amateur Radio Emergency Communications (Arec) and Temo have installed Winlink, a radio email system that uses frequencies to send and…...
Rural dating on The Country
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (242+ words) Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with NSW-based farmer and university student Mia Ryan to learn more about her dating app, Howdy. On with the show: The Prime Minister ponders his Fieldays plans, the latest…...
Howdy dating app launches in New Zealand to connect rural singles
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (508+ words) A dating app for those outside the cities is launching in New Zealand, aiming to make it easier for people in rural communities to meet someone new. Howdy, created by 24-year-old farmer and university student Mia Ryan, has already grown…...
'Every extra hour helps': Upgrades for hundreds of cell towers to protect 111 calls in natural disasters
2+ mon, 20+ hour ago (604+ words) Hundreds of cell towers around the country will be upgraded with better backup batteries to protect 111 calls in extreme weather events. The investment will help delay the widespread communications blackouts that regions like Hawke’s Bay experienced in Cyclone Gabrielle. Since…...