Spark announces LoRa IoT network rollout across New Zealand

New Zealand telecommunications carrier Spark has announced that it has begun constructing a nationwide low-power, wide-area Internet of Things (IoT) network. Spark said it has partnered with Actility and Kordia on designing and building the network, with a "significant proportion" to be operational as of June 2018. The IoT network marks Spark's intent to "take a leadership position in IoT", IoT GM Michael Stribling said.