SPK- Spark NZ (TELCO)

**oldtech** · 16-11-2018, 06:27 PM

Yep ... it has taken a very long time (20 years or more) before the company finally started moving away from the NZPO/monopoly mindset.

**winner69** · 28-11-2018, 04:07 PM

Politics affecting Spark?

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...ectid=12167798

**peat** · 28-11-2018, 05:38 PM

yeh! it seems the GCSB is even against it being in the RAN which is supposedly less critical than the core.
This is interesting and seems a bit weak coming almost immediately after the US statement a few days ago.
Show us the proof.

How hard is it to backengineer this equipment and verify nothing dodgey going on? Personally, I would've thought its not too difficult to be 99.999 % sure there are no backdoors. But I guess you never really know until they pull the plug on you. Who or why you'll never know. (Did you see what I did there?)

**Marilyn Munroe** · 28-11-2018, 11:09 PM

I support the Coalition Government kow towing to the paranoia of friendly nations three letter agencies and banning Spark from using Huawai gear.

The packets of data we send to each other are already puffed after their routing through Whaihopai, Fort Meade and Cheltenham. To expect them to also zip through Shanghai is just a TTL too far.

Boop boop de do
Marilyn

PS. Having the Peoples Liberation Army Great Firewall upstream of the GSCB filters is just not on.

**oldtech** · 30-11-2018, 03:13 PM

I thought this would negatively impact the SP, but $4.245 ... wow!

**blackcap** · 30-11-2018, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by oldtech

As an employee for more years than I care to admit

I first started participating in the share scheme in 2004. Just dug out some of my old share transaction forms, which show buy figures well over $6.00 were the norm back then.

Mind you I am sure there are people here who remember just a few years prior the norm was more like $8 or $9!

I was on the dealing desk when a parcel purchased by Credit Suisse First Boston went through at $10. I think from memory that was pretty much the top before the steady decline.

**bull....** · 30-11-2018, 07:39 PM

excellent stuff , huewai stuff not affect the price

**RGR367** · 01-12-2018, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by bull....

excellent stuff , huewai stuff not affect the price

Eventually it will. Either SPK or the larger NZ Inc will pay for the price of being part of the 5 Eyes re Huewai decision. China does not forget.

**horus1** · 02-12-2018, 10:52 AM

I think much of this is USA instigated to make us side with USA. I would prefer China as wherever USA goes mayhem results . Lange was correct . Stay away from USA.