Lightbox, Netflix and other video-on-demand services are causing network congestion that could hasten pickup of ultra-fast broadband.

Internet data usage has seen a huge rise in the past three months as users embrace a "video streaming revolution".

NZ Netflix customers can now see for the first time which company offers the service at the fastest speed.

Technology columnist Chris Barton on why the Global Mode video access case should be thrown out of court.

There's no denying the romance of space and perhaps this is why so many investors, customers and journalists got caught up in the dream of launching Australia's first privately owned satellite.

Spark has fallen from being the NZX's largest listed company by market capitalisation, valued at $6.51 billion in February, to the third largest at $5.17 billion.

The Shareholders Association has issued a sharp rebuke to the Commerce Commission over its delays in determining the final wholesale broadband prices that will apply to Chorus.

Slingshot and Orcon subscribers with backdoor access to American pay TV services have survived a 5pm deadline and will keep their global mode services, for the time being.

The new Aussie owners of Call Plus won't rule out continuing with its Global Mode service and says it is up to existing owners to deal with broadcasters' legal challenges.

Founders of the country's third-largest telco and broadband provider, CallPlus, have sold the company for $250 million.

Technology columnist Chris Barton comments on the problems with the Harmful Digital Communications Bill.

On Thursday entertainment and television players Spark, MediaWorks, Sky and TVNZ fired a warning shot to Slingshot, Orcon and Bypass Network Services.

Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa have agreed to acquire Telefonica's O2 unit in the UK as the billionaire continues his efforts to remake the conglomerate.

2degrees' acquisition of internet service provider Snap allows the company to get into the rapidly growing movie and TV content business.

Mobile brand 2Degrees has called a media briefing for this morning to "announce a major development regarding the future of the business."

Vodafone New Zealand is helping to boost education in refugee areas with the development of its instant classroom - a digital "school in a box".

Almost no one outside his inner circle knows what David Teoh looks like.

A top Google exec has confirmed that the search giant wants to start offering wireless service.

Kordia Group, the broadcasting and telecommunications network operator, returned to a profit in the first half on an improved performance at its Australian business.

Spark has agreed to sell its Telecom Rentals business for $106 million to Australian financial services company FlexiGroup.

An Auckland woman has slammed Spark for a “threatening” voicemail message which warned her that her overdue phone bill could affect her ability to call 111.

The top speakers at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona are two Americans who symbolise pressing threats for Europe's carriers.