Parallel to the exponential growth in technology is the growth of the internet of everything, or put simply, the connectivity of all devices to the internet.

New Zealand shares fell yesterday from a record close paced by Meridian Energy, Precinct Properties New Zealand and Spark New Zealand, as the appetite waned.

First it conquered search. Then it was online video and advertising. Now Google is turning its attention toward telecommunications.

Vocus Communications, the Australian fibre network and data centre company, has agreed with Spark New Zealand to form a new construction joint venture, Connect 8.

New Zealand shares rose yesterday, heading back towards a record high after a two-day slide.

New Zealand shares fell for a second day as the kiwi dollar's slide to a four-year low sapped overseas investor appetite for high-yielding stocks.

Spark New Zealand director Maury Leyland will resign from the telecommunications company's board from the end of next month.

Spark chief executive Simon Moutter is parting on great terms with his No 2 executive Chris Quin with appreciation "for a job well done".

Hundreds of New Zealand Vodafone customers have condemned a proposal by the telecommunications company to cut local customer services jobs and outsource some of the work to the Philippines.

Spark is giving away its subscription video-on-demand service Lightbox to broadband subscribers to encourage people towards online entertainment and uncapped broadband deals.

The Herald has obtained an internal Vodafone document detailing plans to scrap around 100 customer care staff and increase outsourcing to the Philippines.

As I wrote last year, it’s been great to have a simple way to travel overseas and use your voice and data plan there for an added $5 a day on Vodafone in many countries.

Vodafone is on "shaky ground" in raising its fibre internet prices along with copper-line broadband charges, says InternetNZ.

The country's three biggest internet companies are planning to charge customers more from next month and the general manager at one of them doesn't think broadband will ever be as cheap as it was....

Online TV service Lightbox and Coliseum Sports Media have signed a 50:50 partnership but at this stage they are not promising lower prices.

Spark Telecommunications company Spark under the strong leadership of Simon Moutter has this year reclaimed the top spot as the most valuable company on the NZX.

Some Aucklanders were without broadband for up to 12 hours after a fault with Chorus cut the internet connection.

An issue with broadband electronics was behind the outage that caused 15,000 Auckland households to lose internet overnight.

Spark says it has 'no choice' but to hike retail prices for its home phone and broadband plans, a move that will kick in from February.

Cloud computing is built on data centres which are sprouting out of the ground like weeds at the moment around the world.

Chorus shares rose to a 13-month high after the Comcom lifted the price it can charge for access to its copper lines.

Everyone's poring over the Commerce Commission's draft decision on ye olde copper phone line network. And no one's happy.

Spark has warned that its prices could rise after the Commerce Commission this morning proposed a new wholesale rate that Chorus can charge retailers.