<description>&lt;p&gt;Listen in as host &lt;a href="https://www.paulspain.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Paul Spain&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-mateparae-8855522/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Renee Mateparae&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="https://www.spark.co.nz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Spark NZ&lt;/a&gt;) delve into Spark's plans for data centres, the benefits of 5G Standalone, transition from 3G and the role of AI in service enhancement and Spark's strategic vision for the future of telecommunications. Plus tech news from the week including:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;NZ banks' new scam protection tools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cheap phone charger sparks house fire&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Parking fines highlights cities limited parking options for Tradespeople&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Meta's $10B subsea cable project&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Australia's social media ban for under 16's&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you to our show partners &lt;a href="https://one.nz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;One NZ&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://spark/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Spark&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href="https://www.hp.com/nz-en/home.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; HP&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.2degrees.nz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;2degrees&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://gorillatechnology.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Gorilla Technology&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

NZ Tech Podcast

Paul Spain

Spark NZ's future with Renee Mateparae

DEC 3, 202462 MIN
NZ Tech Podcast

Spark NZ's future with Renee Mateparae

DEC 3, 202462 MIN

Description

Listen in as host Paul Spain and Renee Mateparae (Spark NZ) delve into Spark's plans for data centres, the benefits of 5G Standalone, transition from 3G and the role of AI in service enhancement and Spark's strategic vision for the future of telecommunications. Plus tech news from the week including:

  • NZ banks' new scam protection tools
  • Cheap phone charger sparks house fire
  • Parking fines highlights cities limited parking options for Tradespeople
  • Meta's $10B subsea cable project
  • Australia's social media ban for under 16's

Thank you to our show partners One NZ, Spark, HP, 2degrees and Gorilla Technology.