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To attract investment and drive productivity in the sector, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has partnered with the Technology Investment Network (TIN) to develop the 2019 investor’s guide to the New Zealand technology sector.

The service that allows people using New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) to phone others by using an interpreter will soon be available at weekends.

Existing spectrum rights in the 2100 MHz and 1800 MHz bands will be mostly renewed to ensure mobile network operators can continue to provide 3G and 4G phone services, while freeing up some spectrum for other uses, the Government has announced.

The first allocation of 5G spectrum will be the 3.5 GHz band, with national rights to this portion of the spectrum expected to be auctioned early in 2020.

A public consultation has begun on proposals to modernise telecommunications services for people who are Deaf, deafblind or have hearing or speech impairments.