Vocus group stories

2degrees has today officially announced it has joined forces with Vocus NZ upon the completion of their merger, with promises of new offerings for customers across both business and personal markets.

The Commerce Commission has granted clearance to a transaction that would see the merger of the Vocus Group with 2degrees.

The Commerce Commission is calling for public submissions on the likely competitive effects of the proposed merger between 2degrees and Vocus.

"Increasingly critical infrastructure controls are coming under cyber-attack and we look forward to working with Vocus to improve their clients cybersecurity resilience."

A new computer hardware manufacturing facility that offers a complete forensic chain of authority for every product is Australia’s latest step towards sovereign resilience in IT infrastructure.

Vocus has announced the launch of Datahub, a new cloud storage solution in partnership with open source data storage vendor SoftIron.

NEXTDC has purchased land in Australia’s Northern Territory, which is set to be the site of the company’s newest data centre.

“This further cements Darwin as Northern Australia’s most advanced digital economy, and will open the door to new opportunities for advanced manufacturing, data-centres and cloud-based computing services for Territorians and investors.”

The PoP is Hurricane Electric’s second of its type, complementing an existing connection in Data Centre 220’s Auckland facility.

Vocus Group managing director and CEO Kevin Russell says that the last three years have been focused on turning the company around, and now it’s time to shift into a new investment phase.

"It’s exciting to see our Sky Broadband project take shape as we roll out customer trials with the support of a great partner like Vocus."

Vocus slammed the news from Chorus that it will increase fibre prices, labelling the move as "cynical, money grabbing and unwarranted".

The deal, which is set to close on 20 May, reflects Vocus’ confidence in Stuff Fibre’s capabilities, particularly in ‘uncertain times’.

Demand for remote team collaboration tools is surging on an unprecedented scale, and businesses like Zoom are struggling to keep up with demand.

Consultation is open on the draft guidance until 28 April 2020, with cross-submissions due by 12 May 2020.

Both the parent in Australia and the NZ wing of the telco are showing solid revenue in the previous financial half-year.

"It was a failure to implement and then ensure proper processes were operating. This was highly careless."

“The Terabit Territory is a game-changer for Vocus and the Territory, establishing Darwin as a major new gateway for capacity from Asia to other mainland capital cities."

"This year’s winners highlight the growing range of options available to the consumer in the NZ broadband market.”

"Having assessed the state of competition in the mobile market, we haven't identified any particular problems or structural issues that could be hampering competition."

The Hawaiki cable links Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa, Hawaii and the US West Coast

"Chorus is torpedoing broadband innovation with predatory pricing, and its proposed price drop of 15c a month is pathetic."

The Commission says there is no need for measures to improve competition in the NZ mobile market. Vocus says this decision will be “crippling.”

Vocus says prices could increase by between $12 and $200 per user, which would have to be absorbed by the provider or paid for by the consumer.