What is this site about and who is Bill Bennett?
This is Bill Bennett’s technology and telecommunications news, opinion and analysis site. It examines the subject from a New Zealand perspective and includes a weekly newsletter …
New Zealand telecommunications 2024 - the big picture
Low earth orbit satellites are making waves in rural New Zealand. In its 2024 Telecommunications Monitoring Report the Commerce Commission focused on the gaps remaining between rural …
Broadband marketing rules cut confusion - billbennett.co.nz
One NZ’s Starlink coverage moves closer as testing beckons. One New Zealand says it is about to start testing its satellite to mobile service that will give customers connectivity in areas not …
Download Weekly - New Zealand telecommunications. - Bill Bennett
The Download Weekly is published every Friday. It’s a free, readable, independent email newsletter wrap of New Zealand telecommunications news and analysis.
NZ broadband speeds improve but falling behind international …
Jan 16, 2025 · Ookla’s regular Speedtest Global Index shows New Zealand fixed line broadband speeds are now falling relative to speeds in other nations. The index for December 2024 …
NZ monthly data use climbs at end of 2024 to 644GB
Jan 23, 2025 · PC shipments up in 2024, but no agreement on how much. Research company Gartner says worldwide PC shipments increased 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024 …
New Zealand tech slipping behind - billbennett.co.nz
Jun 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 …
Five more years of fibre regulation - Bill Bennett
ComCom passes on fibre deregulation; for now. Telecommunications Commissioner, Tristan Gilbertson is reluctant for the Commerce Commission telecoms team to investigate fibre …
Starlink’s growing pains
Congestion in frame as Starlink hits 4m subscriber milestone. Starlink passed the 4 million customer milestone at the end of September. SpaceX’s low earth orbit satellite broadband …
Understanding the cost of New Zealand broadband - Bill Bennett
Jun 17, 2024 · NZ Compare published a press release saying New Zealand broadband prices rate in 128th place out of 223 nations. It asks “Do Kiwis pay too much? NZ Compare uses data …