Bill Bennett - New Zealand telecoms and technology news
WEBHome of the Download Weekly, the New Zealand telecommunications newsletter – also covers personal productivity tools and local technology issues.
What is this site about and who is Bill Bennett?
WEBBill Bennett is a freelance New Zealand technology and business journalist. He started writing about technology in 1980 as staff writer on Practical Computing magazine. He left the UK in 1987 to work in Wellington on The Dominion as Computer Page editor. He spent a decade working in Sydney, Australia. There he was managing editor of two ...
Spark top for reliability in Opensignal report
WEB3 days ago · Spark takes top spot in the category with a score of 853 points on a scale running from 100 to 1000. One NZ and 2degrees are both in second place. Opensignal says the Reliability Experience score: “Measures how much consumers can depend on their mobile operator’s network.”. For comparison, earlier this year the analyst company says ...
Apple discontinues FineWoven phone cases - billbennett.co.nz
WEB1 day ago · FineWoven was a rare misstep for Apple. It was a brand name for what Apple generously described as a ‘premium’ material used to replace leather on phone cases and other accessories. Apple has stopped using it for phone cases. If you want an Apple branded case for a new iPhone 16, you’ll have to make do with one made of …
Working from home: Networks for beginners - Bill Bennett
WEBThey all use something called Ethernet, which is a 40-year-old wire network technology. Ethernet is reliable and can run at speeds from a few megabits per second up to 400 gigabits per second. Today’s home routers also offer Wi-fi. This is a wireless networking technology. It’s what most people use most of the time.
Sky cost cutting delivers profit upgrade - billbennett.co.nz
WEBDec 10, 2021 · That’s been upgraded to between $40 and $48 million, in effect doubling its profit. The company’s EBITDA, Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation is now expected to climb from $115–130 million to $150–160 million. Sky’s turnaround follows a company wide cost review. The company expects to save an extra $35 ...
New Zealand tech slipping behind - billbennett.co.nz
WEBJun 10, 2022 · Aotearoa’s Digital Priorities in 2022, a report from Tuanz, sponsored and promoted by Vodafone, suggests New Zealand is at a “tipping point” and “slipping behind the world on key measures of digital economic performance”. The report pulls on data from the Portulans Institute Network Readiness Index which benchmarks and ranks nations on a range of technology measures.
How AI changes New Zealand work, jobs - Bill Bennett
WEBIn the face of an uncertain future, New Zealand must discourage over-specialisation in education. Education and training at all levels must equip young New Zealanders with a broad array of the skills and expertise required for an AI driven world. 1. This is vital. Too often we hear our economy needs STEM education and that’s the end of the story.
NZ broadband faces competitive reset - Bill Bennett
WEBLow Earth orbit satellites, 5G and a fibre speed bump are set to reboot New Zealand broadband competition.. It’s a decade since the first customers connected to Ultrafast broadband. At that time fibre looked the likely Kiwi broadband future.
Budget 2022 earmarks $20 million for NZ software - Bill Bennett
WEBNew Zealand’s 2022 Budget includes $20 million that will be spent over the next four years on supporting the technology sector.. The money will go towards two projects that are part of the Digital Technologies Industry Transformation Plan.