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New Zealand - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and ForecastsLONDON, March 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- UFB connecting over half a million homes while industry pushes for universal 1Gb/s service New Zealand's mobile market continues to undergo significant developments. Mobile penetration, at around 120-125%, is growing steadily as operators provide add-on packs attracting increased usage at a lower cost. The award of digital dividend spectrum has placed 2degrees at some disadvantage, given that it can make use of only half of the 700MHz allocation secured by Spark. Competition among players has also driven down prices, while a range of messaging OTT services have lowered the volume SMS and MMS traffic, and with it the revenue derived from MNOs. At the same time, operators are having to adapt their business models and invest in network upgrades to keep pace with growing consumer demand for mobile data services. Key developments: Spark secures the remaining spectrum block in the 700MHz band, expands the reach of LTE, signs MoU with Huawei to upgrade its 3G network and provide CA technology; Vodafone sees slight rise in customer base, doubles data allowance for RBI customers; Census showing continuing shift from landline telephone to mobile; Dunedin named as New Zealand's 'Gigatown'; Vocus Communications acquires FX Networks, secures Spark's 10% interest in the Sea-Me-We 3 Perth-Asia cable; Orcon sold to CallPlus; Northpower Fibre completes fibre network build, passing over 19,000 premises; Google trials high-altitude balloon-based WiFi; 50GB data plans adopted by half of all broadband subscribers; fibre broadband connections increased 90% in the year to June 2014; report includes ComCom's 2013 Monitoring Report, Statistics New Zealand data to June 2014, operator data updates, recent market developments. Companies mentioned in this report: Vodafone New Zealand, Spark New Zealand, 2degrees, Skinny, Clear Mobitel, TelstraClear, Black+White, CallPlus, Compass, Gemalto, Orcon, Paymark, Trade Me, TVNZ, Fairfax, Groupon, Ziln TV, CallPlus, CityLink, Vector, TelstraClear, Fyx, NOW, Airnet, WorldxChange Communications, , Maxnet, Vocus, CFH, Enable, Ericsson, WEL, Huawei, Northpower, Velocity Networks, Snap. Data in this report is the latest available at the time of preparation and may not be for the current year Download the full report: https://www.reportbuyer.com/product/2631204/ About Reportbuyer Reportbuyer is a leading industry intelligence solution that provides all market research reports from top publishers http://www.reportbuyer.com For more information: Sarah Smith Research Advisor at Reportbuyer.com Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 208 816 85 48 Website: www.reportbuyer.com To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-zealand---telecoms-mobile-broadband-and-forecasts-300053442.html SOURCE ReportBuyer |