Spark joins global JV Aduna to sweat connectivity

Spark joins global JV Aduna to sweat connectivity
New strategy seeks value from existing core, not new acquisitions. (Image: NZME)
Pattrick Smellie
Spark New Zealand has become the 13th national telco operator to join Aduna, a global joint venture led by global provider Ericsson to help telecommunications network owners to leverage their connectivity assets more effectively.The Aduna announcement was the only significant news to come from Spark in a two-hour investor presentation outlining its new five-year strategy to 2030.Dubbed SPK-30, the strategy replaces SPK-26, which had envisaged Spark investing far more heavily in new areas, including data centre capability.A combination of w...

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