This month we find out how demand is increasing for better broadband in rural New Zealand, what Europe can learn from our broadband success and how Telcos are creating smart homes with new technological innovations. From all the team here at Chorus, have a very merry Christmas and all the best for a successful New Year!

New Zealand's economic backbone

How do we better understand New Zealand’s economic backbone, the rural sector? It is home to our primary agriculture, forestry, fishing and processing sectors which generate over 70% of our export income. As such, the rural need for innovation and use of technology matches that of urban areas. Over the next few months we will explore different research into this space, beginning with data on ICT usage from Stats NZ. Read more >>

Europe learns from our success

Can structural separation help Europe achieve its broadband ambitions? European economies face a difficult challenge: how to incentivise investment in fibre to the home at scale without distorting market dynamics. New Zealand’s industry model of structural separation is being held up as one possible solution. Read more >>

Creating a smarter home

The concept of a smart home is evolving, away from high-tech gadgetry towards connected sensing devices that make our homes better to live in. With that change has come a new commercial pragmatism about what it takes to deliver intelligent, networked homes that people want to live in. In this study we evaluate ten international smart home case studies. Read more >>

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• Building an optimal service portfolio – global lessons
• NZ business demand for fibre - four things to consider
• How the Internet and big data will transform business