Technology
Regulator ready for new telco
Saturday 22 February 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Technology
The official process of inviting a potential telecom operator to rival Vodafone Cook Islands will begin next month.
Manatua cable shifts focus to landing stations
Thursday 20 February 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Technology
Manatua cable is set to be a trans-Polynesian information superhighway, connecting more Pacific islands than ever before.
Shortage of workers and machinery to maintain roads forces tough decisions
Thursday 23 January 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Technology
Infrastructure workers told to stop sealing unsealed roads, and instead use their scant resources to maintain the existing road network.
From blue to red: what does Vodafone rebrand mean?
Friday 17 January 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Technology
The Cook Islands’ rebranded phone and internet company will have to ‘tick off’ international compliance requirements set by Vodafone global.
Don't be blue, telco in the red
Thursday 16 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Technology
It was Telecom. Then it was Bluesky. Now it’s Vodafone. Confused? Don’t be – the company that once was blue is now working very hard to sell it’s new red brand.
Submarine cable comes ashore
Tuesday 17 December 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Technology
Aitutaki landing celebrates end of long and complex project.
$0.5m required for radio signal
Monday 16 December 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Technology
Government is planning to upgrade telecommunications infrastructure so that Pa Enua can receive clear FM radio signals.
Telco competition: 'People have been waiting for this'
Thursday 12 December 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Technology
Bluesky says it’s ready for a new phone and internet competitor.
Unique software to help public
Saturday 9 November 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Technology
The Ombudsman’s Office is promising to deal more quickly and transparently with public complaints, as it goes live with new computer systems.
Cook Islands ranked 30th in Global Robotics Championship
Wednesday 30 October 2019 | Written by Anneka Brown | Published in Technology
Cook Islands’ very first team to enter the FIRST Global Robotics Championship in Dubai have returned home with the 30th spot out of 189 competing countries.
Power struggle over who controls telcos
Sunday 27 October 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Technology
Government is preparing to open the doors to new competitors to take on Bluesky in the phone and internet market – and to oversee that, it’s announced plans for an independent regulatory authority.
Limited AM broadcasts ahead of cyclone season
Wednesday 23 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Technology
Normal transmission has resumed to Rarotonga on the old AM frequency – well, almost normal, at least.
Business grinds to a halt as country's internet goes down
Wednesday 23 October 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Technology
An hour-long internet outage throughout Cook Islands yesterday was caused by an issue at the Hawai’i-based company that provides satellite internet.
Email scammers target local business
Monday 21 October 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Technology
Scammers tricked a local company to transfer about $40,000 to an account in Malaysia in a business email compromise fraud.
Fears of being 'bullied and railroaded'
Wednesday 16 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Technology
Landowners want government to provide economic analysis and forecasting on the Manatua Cable project.
Cable company locked in talks with landowners
Wednesday 9 October 2019 | Written by Anneka Brown | Published in Technology
The manufacture of the 3600km Avaroa Cable has been completed and engineers will begin laying it later this year – but authorities are still awaiting Rarotonga landowners’ agreement to bring it ashore at Rutaki.
Bluesky replaces scheduled promos with ad hoc deals
Friday 4 October 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Technology
Bluesky says it’s changed the way it runs prepaid promotions.
Tables turned on tug
Tuesday 24 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Technology
The Vision fishing vessel filled in for the Ports Authority Toa tugboat yesterday, helping the LPG tanker Maea enter and dock at Avatiu harbour.
Cooks' starring role
Sunday 22 September 2019 | Published in Technology
In Rarotonga, Phil Evans doesn’t have a telescope of the size you see at international observatories. But today’s technology allows him to log in remotely, every day, to his observatory in Chile that he accesses remotely on a daily basis – the culmination of 20 years of stargazing.
Cooks cyber-attack is 'not if but when'
Monday 16 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Technology
More than 200 jobs pressure-testing businesses’ vulnerability to cyber-attack have revealed a brutal truth: the greatest weakness in companies’ IT systems is not the computers, but the people.
