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Build shared 5G mobile network using the UFB model, says Chorus

Build shared 5G mobile network using the UFB model, says Chorus

By Pattrick Smellie Dec. 7 (BusinessDesk) - The next generation of mobile telephony, known as 5G, should be built using the same government policy approach that supports the nationwide rollout of Ultra-Fast Broadband to create a shared, regulated backbone, says the chief execu...

Pattrick Smellie 07 Dec 2017
LGNZ optimistic new govt understands needs for broader funding options

LGNZ optimistic new govt understands needs for broader funding options

By Rebecca Howard Dec. 7 (BusinessDesk) - Local Government New Zealand is lobbying the new government for more funding options for councils as a lack of options is holding back community development. "We are overwhelmingly reliant on property rates to fund growth infrastruc...

Rebecca Howard 07 Dec 2017
Canada's WSP to de-list Opus from NZX in January after successful takeover

Canada's WSP to de-list Opus from NZX in January after successful takeover

By Sophie Boot Dec. 7 (BusinessDesk) - Opus International Consultants will de-list from the NZX in January, with its shares to be suspended from Dec. 11, after being acquired by Canadian listed consultancy firm WSP Global Inc. In November, WSP announced it had crossed the 9...

Sophie Boot 07 Dec 2017