Fixed vs fibre: product diversity pushing telco competition

Fixed vs fibre: product diversity pushing telco competition
The rivalry between Spark and Chorus and their fixed wireless and fibre broadband offerings is having a wide-ranging effect on the sector. (Image: Dean Purcell)
Ben Moore
The competition between fibre and fixed wireless is heating up in a push and pull between wholesale and retail, according to Jarden’s latest New Zealand Telco report.The report focuses on Chorus and Spark but describes a wider trend in the market: the push for telcos to grow their margin by increasing the number of customers on mobile network broadband, known as fixed wireless.Meanwhile, Chorus’ bottom line benefits from more people using faster fibre plans.The report author, Jarden analyst Arie Dekker, noted an apparent inverse rel...

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