Technology
Equipment installed for O3b
Tuesday 16 April 2013 | Published in Technology
New equipment designed to deliver faster broadband to the Cook Islands will be fully installed this week.
Travel guide now an e-book
Thursday 4 April 2013 | Published in Technology
A popular Cook Islands travel guide is now available in electronic format.
Mauke shares views on Telecom
Tuesday 2 April 2013 | Published in Technology
In mid-2012 Telecom Cook Islands CEO Jules Maher expressed a desire to gain a better understanding of outer islands customer needs and perceptions.
One step closer to high-speed internet
Saturday 30 March 2013 | Published in Technology
Telecom is setting up satellite equipment to deliver faster broadband to rival that supplied by under-sea cables.
Better connections for visitors
Thursday 28 March 2013 | Published in Technology
Visitors to the Cooks can now connect better to home as a prepaid card is now available preloaded with text, calling and data credit.
Project City road repair underway
Wednesday 6 March 2013 | Published in Technology
Remedial work on the main road in Panama began on Tuesday to repair the road which had to be dug up to lay new water pipes as part of the Project City water upgrade.
Software troubles for Telecom
Wednesday 6 March 2013 | Published in Technology
A software malfunction was the cause of disruptions to some of Telecom’s services last Thursday.
Telecom services unaffected
Tuesday 5 March 2013 | Published in Technology
Telecom’s generator took close to two hours to kick in when the power went out yesterday morning, but no services were affected.
Chamber supports fibre optic cable
Wednesday 27 February 2013 | Published in Technology
The Chamber of Commerce believes having a fibre optic cable laid under the sea would be “game changing” for the Cook Islands telecommunications industry and businesses that rely on fast, affordable internet for growth.
New SPC science director
Thursday 21 February 2013 | Published in Technology
There has been a change of reins at the region’s geoscience and technology facility.
New Teleshop opens in Muri
Saturday 2 February 2013 | Published in Technology
Telecom Cook Islands board member Madeilene Sword-Tua cuts the ei held by CEO Jules Maher in officially opening the new Teleshop at the Pacific Village in Muri yesterday morning.
New Teleshop at Muri
Friday 1 February 2013 | Published in Technology
The public is invited to the opening of a new Telecom Cook Islands shop in Muri on Friday, where the company will be giving away spot prizes.
Westpac to upgrade e-banking systems
Thursday 31 January 2013 | Published in Technology
Westpac Cook Islands is doing a scheduled upgrade on its e-banking systems in the weekend which will close eftpos terminals and ATM machines for at least six hours.
PNG signs up for O3b
Monday 28 January 2013 | Published in Technology
Hot on the heels of the American Samoa service announcement last week, O3b has announced a deal with Digicel Papua New Guinea.
American phone scam affects Cooks
Monday 28 January 2013 | Published in Technology
A phone company in the United States put a temporary block on calls to the Cook Islands after customers were being duped by a phone scam.
American Samoa getting O3b too
Saturday 19 January 2013 | Published in Technology
American Samoa has followed the Cooks lead and signed up for high-speed internet with fibre optic network company O3b Networks.
New year, new laptop!
Saturday 19 January 2013 | Published in Technology
Rupe Piakura, Apii Davison, Teremoana Unia and Tehira Winchester show off their new HP Netbooks.
Teariki Fanovaha is flying high
Friday 4 January 2013 | Published in Technology
Discovering how planes work and what tools are needed to fix them was the highlight of Teariki Fanovaha’s first semester at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology.
Improving GIS systems pushed
Thursday 3 January 2013 | Published in Technology
More than 150 delegates from around the world will meet in Suva next week to participate in a geographic information system conference to explore developments.
Senior graduates surf the web
Wednesday 19 December 2012 | Published in Technology
Kopu Tumutoa (left), Turua Peter (centre) and Ruhau Tamahunu are three of the latest computer whizzes in the Cook Islands.