Author: Mike Cook
Grandmother finds rural internet solution to improve her grandchildren’s access to education
Fran Awburn’s grandchildren needed online access to their correspondence school resources when they moved to Awburn’s property on Ellicotts Block last year. But, living rurally, that access was difficult.Limited connectivity to the property in Puahue meant Awburn had unreliable internet serv...
Lightwire announced as partner in New Zealand’s rural broadband milestone
Trans-Tasman telecommunications company Lightwire is proud to be a new partner of Crown Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) Rural Broadband Initiative Phase Two (RBI2), providing significant additional rural broadband coverage across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty Regions.This phase of the Initiativ...
Lightwire’s sponsorship increases safety of long-distance charity hiker
The importance of safety in rural communities is once again being highlighted by Lightwire, with the rural broadband provider sponsoring a personal locator beacon (PLB) for long-distance charity hiker, Dean Raynel as he walks the length of the North Island. On 2 December, the Whangarei-...
Lightwire’s Superstar Schools
Lightwire's awesome rural broadband wouldn't be possible without the superstar schools in Waikato and Bay of Plenty allowing us to connect to their fibre networks. As an act of gratitude, our much-loved Ops Administrator Miranda has been delivering native trees to each and every Lightwire superstar ...
Supporting our community
We’re big believers in the power of rural communities and we’re supporting them with fast, reliable internet and secure IT services to local businesses, organisations and charities. Why support community? At Lightwire, we believe you need to walk your talk. Supporting our local communities is ...
Installing rural broadband: what can I expect?
You’ve signed up to Lightwire’s rural broadband – congratulations, reliable internet is on its way! So how does the installation process work? Pre-installation Once you’ve signed up for rural broadband, we’ll assign one of our expert field technicians to your installation job. Lead times...
Lightwire’s smarter rural broadband infrastructure
Lightwire is building smarter broadband infrastructure for the Waikato and Bay of Plenty so rural folk can enjoy great internet speeds and reliability.This year, the Lightwire Rural Team has focused on creating a custom-built operating system, upgrading the network to Ubiquiti® AC hardware and ...
Lightwire’s Solar Extension Solution
The bright sparks at Lightwire have harnessed the power of the sun and are busy installing Solar Extension sites to keep rural communities connected where nothing else will.Here’s where our research and development team really comes into its own. A Lightwire Rural Broadband Solar Extension pro...
On-Farm vs Coverage Extensions… what’s the difference?
Rural broadband, we do a lot of great things with it here at Lightwire. By erecting broadband sites in remote areas of the Waikato and Bay of Plenty, we connect communities and enable businesses to operate effectively. One of the ways we do this is by on-farm extensions, coverage extensions and sola...