Rural Broadband Initiative stories - Page 2

The Rural Broadband Initiative build has come to an end, with Chorus' role in the $234 million dollar initiative being praised.

Chorus has now finished its five-year project for the Government's Rural Broadband Initative (RBI), the company announced at a celebration in Waitomo.

Phase 1 of New Zealand's Rural Broadband Initiative is complete, with 154 new cell towers built ahead of schedule.

Spark brings 4G to Taranaki, improving mobile coverage for residents and visitors, including access to Rural Wireless Broadband.

Over 1.2 million New Zealanders can now connect to faster internet, thanks to Ultra-Fast Broadband and Rural Broadband Initiative rollouts.

New RBI tower brings 4G broadband and mobile coverage to Kauaeranga Valley, Coromandel, NZ - improving connectivity for residents and tourists.

A recent investment by Spark into the Government’s local Rural Broadband Initiative will see coverage expanded to the Waikato town of Aria.

As UFB and RBI connections rise, TUANZ urges Kiwis to review their internet services, citing improvements and clarity in access pricing until 2019.

The School Network Upgrade Project has been completed, giving all schools in New Zealand access to high-quality internet.

Mobile coverage has been expanded more than 1700 square kilometres of rural areas previously without coverage via 15 new cell towers.

More rural New Zealanders are experiencing blistering internet speeds thanks to Rural Broadband Initiative towers being upgraded to 4G.

New Zealand's Rural Broadband Initiative has connected the last remote school to faster broadband, according to Communications Minister Amy Adams.

New Zealand's government infrastructure programme is boosting employment, with projects like the UFB initiative and roading creating thousands of Kiwi jobs.

Rural Kiwis revel in Spark's new wireless broadband, embracing fast 4G internet for work and leisure, leaving slow speeds behind.

More than 270,000 rural addresses can now connect to the Rural Broadband Initiative, with 255,000 addresses able to connect to fixed wireless RBI.

Labour Party criticizes government's rural broadband plans, claiming cable between Wairoa and Tuai serves only one company.

The Labour Party says Minister Amy Adams is currently trying to contain the fallout from the Government’s $300 million rural broadband scheme.

The fourth annual MobileTech conference will take place in March next year and focus on innovative productivity tools for the rural sector.

Labour criticizes the Govt's flawed rural broadband scheme, as regions struggle with dismal internet access, stifling growth.

South Taranaki District Council is seeking feedback on an initiative to establish a Digital Development Fund of up to $1 million.