Digitally connected consumers use wireless and mobile technology to make their lives easier and save time, shows the latest report from Nielsen, a global information and measurement company.
Google software engineer and Waikato alumnus Craig Nevill-Manning will be in Hamilton next month to talk about the lessons he’s learnt from working with technology companies in the U.S. that could help the fledgling New Zealand tech-industry.
The annual ConsumerScape 360° survey also shows that compared to 24 other countries around the world, New Zealand is still catching up on overall smartphone and tablet penetration and the use of ‘video on demand'.
Fascinating insights into the evolution of the NZ and Australian internet consumer are contained in new data being revealed exclusively in this column this month. The comparative data from Roy Morgan Research (RMR) is based on identical survey questions asked in Australia and NZ during 2011.
Even though there are concerns about unauthorized access to personal information the young generation are the most likely to use free public Wi-Fi without basic precautions.
Latest numbers from IDC show mobile revenues growing 10% over 2010. Commerce Commission numbers show increased volume of cross-network traffic for voice and SMS.
On Saturday 28 August at 12.52pm a mobile user ported their Telecom 027 number to 2degrees, and in the course of doing so became the 100,000th customer to port their mobile number to New Zealand's newest mobile network.
In its first six months of operation, 2degrees has halved the standard published prepaid rate for calling from 89 cents to 44 cents a minute. It has further dropped the standard prepaid text rate from 20 cents to 9 cents.
In its first six months of operation, 2degrees has halved the standard published prepaid rate for calling from 89 cents to 44 cents a minute. It has further dropped the standard prepaid text rate from 20 cents to 9 cents.
In its first six months of operation, 2degrees has halved the standard published prepaid rate for calling from 89 cents to 44 cents a minute. It has further dropped the standard prepaid text rate from 20 cents to 9 cents.