Wellington, Oct 12 NZPA - UnisonFibre has chosen Alcatel-Lucent to provide equipment for its fibre optic broadband network in Hawke's Bay, Rotorua and Taupo.

Wellington, Sept 28 NZPA - Internet provider Orcon is building a network to support Sky's launch of its new online television service iSky. The service would allow subscribers to access Sky content from their computers and was set to go live before Christmas, Orcon said.

Wellington, May 7 NZPA - Telecom boss Paul Reynolds made soothing noises about the company's troubled new XT mobile network and hit out at the Government today as the telco reported falling third quarter revenue and profit.

Wellington, May 7 NZPA - Telecom's XT network failed because the network and supporting operations were not ready to manage the levels of traffic experienced, a report commissioned by Telecom has found.

Wellington, May 7 NZPA - The New Zealand head of French technology company Alcatel-Lucent says an independent report on the problems with Telecom's XT network shows the right steps have been taken to improve the network.

Wellington, May 7 NZPA - Telecom's new XT network failed because it was not ready to manage the levels of traffic it experienced, the company said today.

Wellington, Feb 23 NZPA - Labour leader Phil Goff is accusing the Government of sitting on its hands over Telecom's XT mobile phone network failure as a second head rolls over the ongoing issue.

Wellington, Feb 23 NZPA - Telecom's IT chief has resigned following the latest XT mobile phone network failure.

Wellington, Feb 23 NZPA - Transport Minister Steven Joyce is concerned by reports that people were unable to get through to emergency services on 111 because of the latest Telecom XT network outage.

Wellington, Feb 23 NZPA - The Government says it has little ability to intervene over Telecom's XT network problems but has made it clear to the company how concerning the issues are becoming.