New fibre-only ISP, MyRepublic, seeks to shake up NZ market

New fibre-only ISP, MyRepublic, seeks to shake up NZ market
By Paul McBeth Jan. 22 (BusinessDesk) - MyRepublic, a Singapore-based internet service provider, plans to enter the New Zealand market in the middle of this year, targeting services provided over the government-sponsored ultrafast broadband fibre network. The company’s local unit, headed by former Regional Fibre Group chief Vaughan Baker, is pitching itself as a fibre-only ISP and plans to deliver products and services specifically designed for the UFB network, it said in a statement. Just 14,248 customers have signed up to UFB services of t...