Who owns skinny mobile

Overall, average ARPU increased from by But the gain was offset by the loss of , customers with the CDMA switch off. Mr Moutter said , customers had registered use Telecom's wi-fi network, which involves wi-fi gear being installed on Telecom phone boxes - around so far.

The CEO said thousands of wi-fi hotspots are being rolled out, and will eventually be integrated into Telecom's mobile plans. US company Ruckus Wireless says it is part-way through a contract to upgrade Telecom phone boxes to wi-fi hotspots.

Telecom gains mobile customers, rebrands Skinny. Moutter offers more details on wi-fi rollout. Fri, 23 Aug By Chris Keall.

Wi-fi is currently free to all-comers but will be "commercialised soon. Tags: Technology. Related news. With Vodafone also expanding its 5G rollout, and 2degrees' 5G upgrade now underway though not yet live , all three mobile players are likely to go on the front foot with fixed-wireless deals during The other major pending development is the merger of the mobile-heavy 2degrees with the broadband-heavy Orcon Group the newly rebranded NZ arm of the transtasman Vocus Group, which includes Orcon, Slingshot, Flip and Stuff Fibre in its stable, as well as a wholesale operation that provisions Sky Broadband.

If the two sides can agree terms, then competition law experts tell the Herald the merger is as good as a done deal - because the combined 2degrees-Orcon should benefit consumers by providing stronger competition across the board to market leaders Spark and Vodafone. While talks continue, the industry's possible new coupling have continued to be on the front foot, even if their respective IPO plans are now on pause.

We could potentially see a perk-up from the smaller internet provider MyRepublic too - which operates across Singapore where it was founded , Australia and New Zealand. On September 22, top-tier Singapore telco StarHub took a That should pep things up for a player that entered the NZ market with a splash, but has more recently been in hot water with the Commerce Commission - which recently fined MyRepublic for dragging its heals with paperwork.

And if you're out of reach of fibre or fixed, Elon Musk's Starlink has become an option for Kiwis read the mixed early reviews here. By: Chris Keall. Read More After broadband miss, Spark doubles down on 5G spend, unveils 10 megawatt data centre plan.