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Datacom lifts capital spending as demand for IT services persists
Economy

Datacom lifts capital spending as demand for IT services persists

By Paul McBeth Aug. 1 (BusinessDesk) - Datacom Group lifted capital spending by about 22 percent and added almost 1,200 staff in the March 2019 year as demand for IT services continues to outstrip wider economic growth.  New Zealand's biggest IT services provider reported a...

Paul McBeth 01 Aug 2019
Government announces new vocational education structures
Policy

Government announces new vocational education structures

By Rebecca Howard Aug. 1 (BusinessDesk) - Up to seven industry-governed Workforce Development Councils will be formed by 2022 to help tackle skill shortages and a mismatch between training currently provided and the needs of employers, the government says. The new councils...

Rebecca Howard 01 Aug 2019
Vodafone to switch on 5G in December
Infrastructure

Vodafone to switch on 5G in December

By Rebecca Howard Aug. 1 (BusinessDesk) - Vodafone New Zealand, owned by Infratil and Brookfield Asset Management as of today, plans to switch on a 5G network in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown in December. “5G is so much more than the successor to 4G. It’...

Rebecca Howard 31 Jul 2019
Pacific Edge eyes final US milestone within year
Listed Companies

Pacific Edge eyes final US milestone within year

By Gavin Evans Aug 1 (BusinessDesk) - Pacific Edge says it may achieve the key third element for reimbursement by private and public US health insurers for its Cxbladder cancer diagnostic tests within a year. The firm has already been granted a national price for its tests...

Gavin Evans 31 Jul 2019