
New Zealand’s Spark confirms buyer being sought for data center portfolio
Telco said to be offering up to 50 percent of business
Telco said to be offering up to 50 percent of business
New Zealand telco to use IT vendor's cloud offering
This comes shortly after the telco sold its remaining stake in tower unit
On completion, Ontario Teachers’ and CDPQ will each own 50 percent of the unit
The company announced a three year data center strategy last year
Migration has halved IT energy demands
Company to offtake from Genesis Energy solar farm
Will be focused in the Waikato area
Following an expansion in Takanini
The deal sees Connexa owner Spark dilute its shareholding in the company to 17 percent
Satellite company signs two out of three NZ telcos
Will speed up 5G rollout to rural areas of the country
Spark NZ confirmed that the deal has been given seal of approval
The New Zealand telco also revealed plans to invest in 5G Standalone
Spectrum will be reallocated to drive rural 5G rollout
Back-up generators have been switched on in impacted areas
The operator worked with Ericsson and Red Hat
The seller has entered a 20-year leaseback agreement with Connexa
As part of the deal, Spark must support the expansion of 5G services to rural areas
The NZ telco worked with Mavenir, AWS, Nokia, and Oppo to test two proof-of-concepts for Standalone 5G