The Internet giant is getting interested in building next-gen cable boxes.

Investment in the telecommunications sector has hit $1.7 billion annually but could shrink if returns don't rise, warns Spark chief executive Simon Moutter.

New Zealand has a telecommunications sector outperforming its OECD counterparts in a number of ways according to a report released by an industry lobby group.

Tse's mother still upholds traditions such as the lucky red envelopes (hong bao), usually a monetary gift.

Two of New Zealand's biggest internet and mobile providers have been slammed in a customer satisfaction survey.

Aussie customers are getting their $5-per-day roaming fee waived in New Zealand, but Kiwi customers won't get the same deal.

Breaking up might be hard to do, but unions take work too.

Video updates and apps for staff are among the tools being put to work at Spark Digital.

The Motorola brand is being phased out by Lenovo. Once the market leader, Motorola even worked on a phone with Apple.

Intagr8 has gone into liquidation, leaving customers stranded.

Tis the season to be jolly, if you're Chorus at least, because the Commerce Commission just gave the company a huge Christmas present.

Chorus shares touched a record high after Commerce Commission's copper pricing announcement.

Spark warns customers to expect a rise in their internet and landline bills as cost of copper increased.

Juha Saarinen talks New Zealand telcos and the final decision on how much will they will pay towards the Telecommunications Development Levy.

Spark New Zealand will buy Computer Concepts Ltd (CCL) for $50 million as it continues to acquire IT services firms to beef up data-driven revenue.

There are fears an 'unsurveillable' app has been adopted by Islamic State as its preferred platform for messaging.

Is a compromise possible between Govt agencies and phone makers over encryption and law enforcement access?

Having to charge your cellphone all the time or wondering where all your data has gone? Check your installed apps.

Connections to ultra-fast broadband are increasing according to Chorus' last quarter.

It's the company Kiwis use every day, but few would be able to pinpoint just what Kordia does.

I've been in the job for 11 years, and 11 years ago we were talking about this thing called 3G which seems like a distant past now.

Chorus shares fell after the telecommunications network operator reported a 39 per cent decline in annual profit.

Net profit dropped to $91 million, or 19 cents per share, in the 12 months ended June 30, from $148 million, or 31 cents, a year earlier.

Chief executive Simon Moutter tells Matt Nippert it was a tough time at the old Telecom but the rebrand to Spark has turned things around.

Net profit fell 19 per cent to $375 million but underlying earnings are up.

Is Windows 10 causing UFB congestion? Chorus is rejecting a claim from telco company Digital Island.

Spark's home security system Morepork has been launched, but it's only for the company's broadband customers.