{"id":2990,"date":"2022-07-26T19:55:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T07:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nztechpodcast.com\/?p=2990"},"modified":"2022-07-28T10:29:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T22:29:12","slug":"spark-5g-mmwave-trial-renee-mateparae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nztechpodcast.com\/spark-5g-mmwave-trial-renee-mateparae\/","title":{"rendered":"Spark NZ Millimetre Wave (mmWave) trial &#8211; with Renee Mateparae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulspain.com\/\">Paul Spain <\/a>is joined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/renee-mateparae-8855522\/?originalSubdomain=nz\">Renee Mateparae<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spark.co.nz\/\">Spark NZ<\/a>), to discuss Spark&#8217;s recent rural trial of 5G mmWave, and fast speed connectivity &#8211; and the following other current tech topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tech giants sign NZ online safety code<\/li>\n<li>SpaceX breaks annual record of launches in July<\/li>\n<li>Ford\u2019s 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