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Interactive satellite TV meets school science
School students across the country have been given the chance to prepare for their scholarship biology exam via a seminar series presented by leading New Zealand scientists and teachers through a converged satellite TV solution.... More
Media Release: Kordia™ and PIPE making progress
Kordia™ is making solid progress with the development of its business case to build a new fibre optic, submarine cable that will link Australia and New Zealand. A marine desktop survey for the project is underway. This will provide quantifiable dat... More
Orcon's digital art project - Purple Spheres
When eight digital artists spend a week inventing, the results are spectacular - artworks that react to movements and sound, a dancer using computer graphics as a partner and ping pong balls that let you control Google Earth. The Auckland-based proje... More
Orcon named Telecommunications Carrier of the Year
Orcon has been named Telecommunications Carrier of the Year, stepping up the company’s challenge to the industry’s status quo. “We might be the new boys on the block, but we’ve beaten off the big telecoms companies to take out the industry’... More
Orcon mini-mises fleet
Orcon’s purple fleet adds a touch of green Orcon has a new fleet of three MINI Clubmans - and estimates the move to the new cars will prove to be a smart choice. Orcon CEO Scott Bartlett says: “Not only do the Clubmans look great, they will also s... More
Orcon users set to win the online games viewing race
Orcon hosts TVNZ content in own datacentre to ensure smooth online experience. Orcon has banished the slow load times and overloaded service problems that normally plague high-profile events by hosting the live streams of TVNZ’s Olympic content in it... More
Kordia™ puts Mariners in safe hands
Kordia™ has today launched a nationwide vessel tracking system that means New Zealand's maritime community is now in even safer hands. After a targeted, four year pilot in conjunction with Maritime New Zealand, the NAIS (National Automatic Identifica... More
Orcon launches affordable broadband for rural communities
Benefits of high-speed internet now from just $54.95 a month. Farmers and rural communities can now ditch painful dial-up internet connections and get Orcon’s next-generation broadband beamed directly to the home. From today Orcon is expanding its... More
Orcon's reach to double again
Orcon’s roll-out of unbundled high-speed internet and phone services continues with availability in 23 suburbs by the end of August. Orcon has also unveiled one new plan and updated an existing plan to offer an even wider range of options. Orcon@H... More
Kordia™ partners with Advanced Security and RoamAD to launch wireless security network in Newmarket
Kordia™ has partnered with Advanced Security and RoamAD to launch a wireless security network designed to reduce crime and increase public safety and security in the Auckland suburb of Newmarket. The CCTV network was officially launched by Auckland C... More
Kordia™ and PIPE sign MoU to build new trans-Tasman submarine cable
PIPE Networks Limited (ASX:PWK) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, PIPE International (Australia) Pty Ltd, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kordia™ Group Ltd, a leading provider of customised broadcast and telecommuni... More
Kordia™ showcases diverse broadcast capabilities at WITBC
The inaugural World Indigenous Television Broadcasters' Conference (WITBC), hosted by the Maori Television Service starts on 26 March at The Edge, in Auckland. As the major funding partner, Kordia™ has a strong presence at the conference, with CEO Ge... More
Nokia and Kordia™ team up to offer Nseries users free Wi-Fi
Nokia has joined forces with Kordia™ Metro Wi-Fi to offer free wireless internet for Nokia Nseries users at locations across New Zealand.Kordia™ Metro Wi-Fi delivers Wi-Fi access in ‘hot-zones’ across target areas such as cafes, CBDs, university... More
Kordia™ sponsors digital television symposium in Malaysia
Kordia™ is the major sponsor at the Asian held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 10 to 13 March. The four-day conference and exhibition at The Prince Hotel will gather major broadcast industry players from the Asia Pacific region to discuss future tre... More
Kordia™ backs world indigenous television broadcasting
Kordia™, one of the region’s leading providers of customised broadcast and telecommunications networks, network services and converged solutions, has been announced as a major partner of the World Indigenous Television Broadcasting Conference to b... More
Kordia™ a major partner of World Indigenous Television Broadcasters' Conference
Kordia™ is the major partner of our first-ever World Indigenous Television Broadcasters' Conference (WITBC), being hosted by the Maori Television Service at the end of March in Auckland. Over three days, members of the international broadcasting comm... More
Kordia™ secures Heads Of Agreement with Auckland City Council on Wi-Fi deal
Kordia™ has signed a Heads of Agreement with the Auckland City Council to deploy a Metro Wi-Fi network throughout the Auckland CBD, main streets and CBD fringe. This follows a ‘request for information’ issued earlier this year. Users will be abl... More
Orcon says Telecom’s cabinetisation announcement may signal a return to the dark days
The Telecommunications Amendment Act, on the face of it, promises an environment where new telcos can invest and deliver world class broadband to New Zealanders. Ominously, a press release from Telecom on cabinetisation, due out this Wednesday, may sign... More
Orcon named Internet Service Provider of the Year
Orcon has been named Internet Service Provider of the Year for the second year running. Telecommunications and internet provider Orcon was named the ISP of the year at the Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand (TUANZ) Innovation Awards la... More
Kordia™ walks the talk with solid ‘Year One’ results
In the first year of its fresh-faced incarnation as Kordia™, the company has today released its results for the last financial year, with group revenue up by 31 per cent over FY06 and net surplus (net profit after interest and tax) up 21 per cent. Ko... More