Spark expects to build 5G network within existing capex envelope

Spark expects to build 5G network within existing capex envelope
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Aug. 9 (BusinessDesk) - Spark New Zealand expects to upgrade to a fifth-generation mobile network within its current capital spending and wants to divert funds into that programme as soon as it has spectrum.  The country's biggest telecommunications provider today outlined its 5G intentions after running a pilot programme in Wellington and Auckland, and it's accelerated the groundwork for the upgrade which it sees as enabling the Auckland-based company to offer additional capacity at a lower incremental cost than 4G and 4.5...