September 2011
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Auckland launches Wi-Fi world first
The world’s first fully integrated metropolitan Wi-Fi system including free roaming Wi-Fi access across the central city and on public transport has gone live in Auckland.
The city Wi-Fi network extends across all Link buses and some trains, with the announcement that Auckland Transport has joined the network with Auckland Council and Wi-Fi supplier Tomizone.
Internet on the Auckland Wi-Fi...
July 2011
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Wi-Fi expansion for Auckland
12 July 2011 - Aucklanders and visitors will soon be able to enjoy enhanced and expanded Wi-Fi services, offering more wireless coverage and faster access to the internet across central Auckland and it’s fringes.
Auckland Council has entered a partnership with Tomizone, Australasia’s largest Wi-Fi services provider, which will see network expansion start immediately.
The expansion will offer...
November 2010
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Free Skype Access this week!
Tomizone and Skype today have enabled free Skype Access this week in honour of the Wireless Broadband Alliance Roundtable Conference being hosted by us Auckland.
This means that everyone can get free Internet Access until Sunday midnight GMT on any Tomizone Hotspot if they use Skype Access!
Thanks Skype!
July 2010
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Vex and Tomizone offer largest Wi-Fi Network in... →
Vex, the largest Wi-Fi Hotspot operator in Latin America and Tomizone, the largest Wi-Fi Hotspot operator in Australasia and the Pacific, announced today at the Wireless Broadband Alliance Round Table meeting in San Diego, that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a Strategic Alliance for maximizing Wi-Fi Hotspot growth.
January 2010
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Tata Communications and Tomizone join hands →
Tata Communications Internet Services Limited and Tomizone have announced a partnership deal by which TCISL will use Tomizone proprietary software to usher in a Wi-Fi revolution in India. Auckland headquartered Tomizone is a leading Wi-Fi hotspot and metro Wi-Fi zone solutions provider across Australasia, India and China.
August 2009
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Our office opens in China!
Today is a very auspicious day in the Chinese Calendar and we’ve chosen it to open our new office in Beijing, China. Roy Zhu, Head of Sales, China heads the operations. Our office is right in the middle of the Financial District and Telco headquarters - very handy to some of our current and future partners and customers.
For us here at Tomizone, it’s a day to celebrate another...
July 2009
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Grande Wi-Fi Deal for Tomizone →
Tomizone, the largest Wi-Fi service provider in Australasia announced today that it has launched its leading Wi-Fi Hotspot services to 42 Starbucks Coffee outlets across New Zealand.
May 2009
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NBR - Tomizone lands 105-city India wi-fi deal →
Tomizone boss Steve Simms wants his company to become the Skype of wi-fi. That is, anyone with a Tomizone account will be able to secure a casual wireless internet connection in almost any location.
March 2009
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NZ Herald - Tomizone breaks into China hotspot →
Wireless internet company Tomizone has broken into the Chinese telecommunications market with a multimillion-dollar deal.
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Tomizone Launches Over 2000 Wi-Fi Hotspots in... →
Tomizone, the largest Wi-Fi service provider in Australasia announced today that it has launched its Wi-Fi services at over 2,000 Hotspots throughout China.
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China now on-line with Tomizone!
Today we’ve announced our partnership with Coordinate Technologies based in Beijing, China who are responsible for turning on Tomizone functionality on over 2,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots across China including Beijing and Shanghai Airports!
Over time our business is set to grow in this country as we gear up a team in China with Coordinate and D-Link. Since we switched our service on over this past week,...
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Tomizone links globally with D-Link
This is a very big moment for us at Tomizone - we’ve inked a Global Alliance Partner agreement with D-Link at their HQ in Taipei, Taiwan!
This means the Tomizone Wi-Fi Hotspot application will be available “off the shelf” globally over time as we work with D-Link to introduce our product to their customers around the world. Following the success we’ve had in Australasia over the past few years,...
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Tomizone a D-Link Global Alliance Program Partner →
Tomizone, Australasia’s largest Wi-Fi service and global Wi-Fi Hotspot provider, announced today that it has signed D-Link’s Global Alliance Program agreement as a Solution Partner, marking another major milestone for the company’s ongoing expansion and growth.
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Channel Times - Tomizone Joins D-Link's Global... →
Tomizone, a global Wi-Fi service provider and Wi-Fi hotspot company, has joined D-Link’s Global Alliance Programme (GAP) for solution partner to integrate Tomizone’s Wi-Fi hotspot software into select D-Link router models.
February 2009
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Tomizone not affected by new copyright law →
Tomizone, the largest Wi-Fi hotspot provider in Australasia today commented that its operations are not directly exposed to the “Internet Service Provider Liability” should the Section 92 amendment of the Copyright Act 1994 become law, as Tomizone is a downstream ISP and not directly supplying ISP services.
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Reseller - Tomizone reaches 10,000 hotspots, says... →
Local wi-fi service provider Tomizone ranked as number one hotspot provider in Australasia.
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Computer World - Tomizone reaches 10,000 hotspots,... →
Auckland-based wi-fi service provider Tomizone has been named as the largest wi-fi hotspot provider in Australasia by research firm Agitavi Research, an international research company that specialises in ICT industry research.
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We’ve hit 10,000 active Hotspots!
This past week has been massive for Tomizone. We have officially hit more than 10,000 active Hotspots!
Recently, we also received a research report from ICT independent research company, Agitavi, reporting that we are now the largest provider in Australasia (as at this mornings count, we had around 9,500 in the region).
We’ve put together a snapshot on Google Maps here of the Hotspots (total...
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Tomizone Ranked Largest Wi-Fi Provider →
Tomizone, a global Wi-Fi service provider and Wi-Fi hotspot company,
was independently validated today as the largest Wi-Fi hotspot provider in Australasia by research firm
Agitavi Research Corporation Limited, an international company that specialises in business research in
the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) industry.
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The Line - Tomizone tops the Wi-Fi pops →
Tomizone says it is now the largest Wi-Fi hotspot provider in Australasia with 10,000 hotspots, beating Telstra with 1,450 hotspots and Telecom with 550.
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Voxy.co.nz - Tomizone Ranked Largest Wi-Fi... →
Tomizone, a global Wi-Fi service provider and Wi-Fi hotspot company, was independently validated today as the largest Wi-Fi hotspot provider in Australasia by research firm Agitavi Research Corporation Limited, an international company that specialises in business research in the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) industry.
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Speed limit your Guests
Tomizone is constantly adding features to the Service Platform and the latest one of interest is the release we made today of “Guest Speed Limit” - this means that if you own a Tomizone Hotspot and you offer free access to friends / guests on your friends list (soon to be changed to “guest list”), you can edit their profile on your hotspot to limit their upload and download speed.
To put limits...
January 2009
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The Age - Make your spot hot and profitable →
It wouldn’t cost much to set up our hot spot. Tomizone has been working with hardware vendors including D-Link, Linksys and Belkin, to provide firmware that extends the capabilities of wi-fi routers. We could walk into several retailers and pick up a Tomizone-enabled wireless router an be in business in a matter of minutes.
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Auckland City Wi-Fi Goes Live →
Fast, affordable broadband took a major step forward today with the launch of the Auckland City Wi-Fi service across seven key zones of the Auckland CBD and fringe.
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Tomizone adds another Muni Wi-Fi network
Today we’re proud to announce that Auckland City switched on its Muni Wi-Fi network covering popular areas. This deployment is part of the Kordia network in partnership with Auckland City Council using Tomizone as the service provider to market and provide the authentication and billing services.
This is the type of business model that has already proven popular with us at Tomizone as we’ve done...
October 2008
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Time Extension! iPhone & iPod Touch Users Step...
We’ve extended our very successful iPhone and iPod Touch free access to the Tomizone Wi-Fi Hotspot Network. What this means is that if you own this type of Wi-Fi gadget, you’ll get free access to our Wi-Fi Hotspots until the end of the year! And for our great existing iPhone and iPod Touch customers, we’ve also topped up your allocation after 11 October so it means you can “start again!”.
Thank...
September 2008
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D-Link Update - DIR-300
We’ve just had the approval for the new version of firmware for the DIR-300 incorporating the new D-Link update. Its a great little leap forward and we’ve made activation tons easier!
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New Plan Introduced
We’ve had feedback over time for people who just want a “data only” type of product when using Tomizone. On September 3rd, we quietly introduced the 500 MB plan which can be used any time over 90 days from first use. This plan is especially good for Hotspot users who want to occasionally use Tomizone over time in short bursts. We believe its quite a competitive offer for high speed Internet...
August 2008
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Enterprise Grade Wi-Fi Access with D-Link DSA-3600...
We’ve just released the functionality for the D-Link DSA-3600 Multi Service Business Gateway which means that a large installation such as a campus, Wi-Fi mesh network or hotel can deploy Tomizone quickly and be part of our network.If you’re a reseller of D-Link gateways or a tech savvy person who installs large enterprise Wi-Fi networks, then you need this for high volume sites of 50 plus users!
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iPhone Demand Boosts Tomizone Wi-Fi Hotspot...
WOW! What a brilliant 6 weeks we’ve had here…we’ve been blown away by the impact of our recent growth and as you can read, our Hotspot numbers are rising quickly and our user registrations are speeding up too.
We’ve also got version 1.01 of our Tomizone Connector appearing on the Apple App Store shortly which forms the basis of enabling our partner networks to have their user credentials put into...
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3G iPhone commentary
We’ve just come across something of interest if you own a 3G iPhone. Wi-Fi certainly is quite viable then….
Credit to Mike Puchol on this article which explains 3G nicely.
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Tomizone App is popular
Its been under two weeks since our Tomizone Connector for the iPhone & iPod Touch hit the App Store and we’ve been impressed with the uptake. We’ve had thousands of downloads which means its easier for these people to connect to a Tomizone Wi-Fi Hotspot without having to tap in details each time you want to login in. After a couple of taps, you’re online!
We’ve added a quick demo here on...
July 2008
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iPhone creates a fun noise
It’s a little over two weeks since we kicked off the Apple iPhone / iPod Touch initiative (you know, the one where you get 500 MB free usage on any Tomizone hotspot until October 11th?) and needless to say it’s created quite a noise!
When our initiative hit the news here, here, here and here, we thought we’d be a little smarter by sending our CEO Steve Simms to sit in the queue to be among...
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Best HQ Address in NZ
Google has Mountain View, Apple has Cupertino, NYSE has Wall Street and now Tomizone has Queen Street in Auckland.
All great businesses eventually have great addresses for HQ and ours is now 1 Queen Street, Auckland. Nice to be here!
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Tomizone opens Wi-Fi Internet to all iPhone & iPod... →
Tomizone, the global company offering innovative Wi-Fi Hotspot services for high-speed wireless Internet access, today announced the first independent Australasian Wi-Fi service for the Apple iPhone to coincide with the planned July 11 launch.
May 2008
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See you @ CeBIT in Sydney
We’re at Hall 2, stand C 05 just by the main entrance near the D-Link crew.
Our stand is sure to be something that stands out as its three times bigger than last years effort!
We’re putting together an offer that visitors can’t refuse.
If you’re in Sydney from Tuesday to Thursday next week, we’d love to see you!
EDIT:::Post Show Thanks!
Hey - what a gig! we had over 1,300 people come through...
April 2008
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Traffic Lights
Traffic Light ExampleA new feature for Tomizone Hotspot owners is the traffic light / status indicator. A really cool feature which lets you see when Tomizone last heard from your router. To go there, click on “Manage Hotspots” in your account and you’ll see the current status of your Hotspot(s). If your traffic light is showing red, it simply means that we’ve not heard from the Hotspot and you...
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Tomizone is now easier!
Our customers are telling us that Tomizone Hotspots are easy and affordable to use. Now we’ve made some big changes at Tomizone to make accessing the Internet even easier.
Our new website has been rolled in, its easier for users to login to a Hotspot and it will be better for owners to run a hotspot.
We’re also adding heaps of new Hotspot locations daily because of the new D-Link DIR-300 release...
October 2007
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Advanced Hotspot Management
If you operate a Tomizone hotspot, you’ll notice on the “Manage my Tomizone” panel when you click on your Hotspot, a new ‘advanced configuration’ button appears. At the moment, the advanced configuration will let you set upload and download speeds for your Hotspot. This setting is is a way for you to allocate how much bandwidth speed you wish to share for each Tomizone user on your hotspot. By...
September 2007
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Now on Metro Wi-Fi
Today Tomizone launched on our first Metropolitan Wi-Fi network that covers 8 cities through New Zealand. Tomizone customers can now use the same account credentials in the Tomizone Wi-Fi Hotzone which is running on the Kordia Metro Wi-Fi Network. Our service runs on the SSID of “Tomizone Cheap and Easy”.
With many deployments of Metro Wi-Fi deployments around the the world, it’s essential for...
August 2007
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Tomizone inks deal with iiNet in Australia →
Tomizone, the global company offering innovative Wi-Fi Hotspot services for high-speed wireless Internet access, announced today that it has signed an agreement with iiNet Limited, the 3rd largest ISP in Australia.
July 2007
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See us @ Showcase NZ
We’re on the D-Link stand at the Ingram Micro Showcase 2007. If you are in New Zealand as a reseller or distributer and have an Ingram Micro account or know someone that does, come and have a look and see what’s new locally. We are presenting in seminar room 1 @ 1pm each day.
The event is on in Auckland today, Wellington Friday 6th July and Christchurch 9th July…
June 2007
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Vouchers! available now!
So you operate a Tomizone Hotspot and want to sell vouchers at your place! It can now be done using your account page…and unlike other services where you have to wait for the vouchers to come from printers or the provider, these ones are simple to use (only a 9 digit string), are instantly available and activated immediately. In another world first, Tomizone Vouchers are available in a number of...
May 2007
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Convergence Oceania ‘07
Tomizone was well represented at the Convergence Oceania event in Wellington yesterday (May 8th). The appearance of Tomi and friends proved popular and the product took centre stage with many people remarking about the simplicity of Tomizone.
Our New Zealand Minister of Communications, the Hon. David Cunnliffe is now a freind of Tomi as pictured in our events folder. Some of the event photos are...
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Tomizone - The Skype of Wi-Fi
Being the Skype of Wi-Fi is what Tomizone’s about. We too agree with the sentiment from Bruce Simpson of Aardvark with his commentary of “producing a commercially viable Wi-Fi set-up that will be ubiquitous and functional.”
In Bruce’s article, he mentions that the real money is in Mobile VoIP using Wi-Fi as the coverage mechanism. Although in theory this will work nicely, the reality is quite a...
April 2007
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Tomizone available from Orcon →
Tomizone, the global company offering an innovative Wi-Fi Hotspot service, is excited to announce its first ISP affiliate deal with New Zealand Internet Service Provider Orcon.
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C U @ CeBIT Sydney
It is a bright early morning in Sydney for the first of the Tomizone promo stands at a major exhibition. The team of Tomizone have a stand at CeBIT Australia this week.
If you are in Sydney, come and see us at stand H40 in Hall 2 at the Sydney Convention Centre. This event is HUGE!
The city has really turned it up this year (CeBIT Australia started in 2002 as an offshoot from the CeBIT Hannover...
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Tomizone does deal with D-Link →
Tomizone is set for major growth with the announcement of a recent deal with one of the world’s top router manufacturers, D-Link. The deal means that Tomizone software is fully integrated into select D-Link routers.