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Spoke Phone raises $7m in Series A funding
The year has started with a bang for one Kiwi tech start up. Phone service start-up Spoke Phone has raised $7 million in its Series A funding round.
End of the line for copper
The end is nigh for copper services, with the Commerce Commission identifying the first areas where fibre will be the default service.
Update from ITPNZ
Here's a quick weekly update from ITP CEO Paul Matthews.
If you read Techblog regularly you'll be aware that there is currently a big review happening in the polytech sector. Part of this is determining how industries will create qualifications and educational standards, via industry-run Workforce Development Councils (WDCs).
This review is actually a significant opportunity for our industry, but only if it's done right. It's also a significant risk: a third of the degree graduates who enter our industry come through a polytech pathway. While the review is at the sub-degree level, any changes there will have a dramatic impact on the future of tech degrees too.
An announcement was made a couple of days before Christmas about the makeup of WDCs and frankly it really doesn't look good for tech.
2020 vision: our Internet predictions, from InternetNZ
InternetNZ looks to the year ahead and comes up with some predictions. Re-posted with kind permission.
Update from ITPNZ
Here's a quick weekly update from ITP CEO Paul Matthews.
It's been a huge year, with the top 10 projects for ITP in 2019 outlined last week. But as we wind up for the year this week, I thought I'd …
Update from ITPNZ
Here's a quick weekly update from ITP CEO Paul Matthews
Well, what a year it's been!
This week I thought I'd run through a few of the key highlights for ITP for 2019 before finishing next week o…
Vodafone wins 5G bragging rights
Vodafone has won the race to launch its 5G network, offering service on 100 cellsites around the country.
What does it mean for the country, for the UFB and for those who are desperately worried ab…
Update from ITPNZ
Here's a quick weekly update from ITP CEO Paul Matthews
What an amazing day yesterday was, as all of the Regional Winners of the Tahi Rua Toru Tech challenge in schools descended on TSB Arena in We…
Brislen on Tech
This week on Brislen on Tech, ITP TechBlog Paul Brislen looks at:
Major changes at Google after 21 years in the business.
Why cyber-security is upper-most in mind.
And what to think when even…
Update from ITPNZ
Here's a quick weekly update from ITP CEO Paul Matthews
This week the National Board of ITP came together in a combined Board and Planning meeting, confirming the work programme for 2020. We're als…
Brislen on Tech
Leadership and culture came to town this week with a visiting head of state... sort of.
And why is it that transport can't seem to get tech right? Perhaps they should take a leaf out of Dunedin Cit…
