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Two Degrees New Zealand Limited, trading as 2degrees, is a New Zealand full service telecommunications provider. It is the third-largest wireless carrier in New Zealand, with 1.6 million subscribers as of May 2021. Since launching its mobile network, 2degrees broke up the New Zealand mobile duopoly halving the price of Prepay overnight. 2degrees offers services across mobile, broadband, business and power.
It has spent over NZ$550 million building its mobile network, which as of 2016[update] covers Ashburton, Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Hastings, Invercargill, Levin, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Oamaru, Palmerston North, Queenstown, Rotorua, Taupō, Tauranga, Timaru, Wanganui, Wellington and Whangārei. In areas without 2degrees coverage, handsets connect to One NZ's UMTS and LTE network using MoRAN, using 2degrees' spectrum.
2degrees is owned by 2degrees (NZ) Holdings Pty Limited, with Macquarie Asset Management and Aware Super as its ultimate shareholders. Until 24 May 2022, it was majority owned by US-based Trilogy International Partners.
In March 2015, 2degrees announced it had acquired Snap, a broadband-based ISP, and from 28 July, began offering broadband and home-phone services in addition to existing mobile services.
The name of the company is a play on the concept of six degrees of separation, the "two degrees" being a reference to the relatively small population of New Zealand and the idea of the closeness of New Zealand communities.
2degrees was formerly known as NZ Communications and previously as Econet Wireless. Planning began in 2000, but details were not revealed until 11 May 2009 and pricing was announced a day before launch. 2degrees accepted its first customers on 4 August 2009 for 2G calling and SMS only. Nearly a year later, on 3 August 2010, 3G was turned on and new data plans announced for use in areas where 2degrees has its cell towers. 2degrees launched its 4G network in 2014, and later launched its 5G network on the 28th February 2022.
2degrees' network works with UMTS-900, UMTS-2100, LTE Band 1, 3, 8 and 28 and 5G NR Band n78 mobiles.
2degrees has plans to launch a direct-to-standard-phone (sat2phone) network in 2026 using Lynk Global satellites for SMS and AST SpaceMobile satellites for 4G and 5G data services.
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2degrees
Two Degrees New Zealand Limited, trading as 2degrees, is a New Zealand full service telecommunications provider. It is the third-largest wireless carrier in New Zealand, with 1.6 million subscribers as of May 2021. Since launching its mobile network, 2degrees broke up the New Zealand mobile duopoly halving the price of Prepay overnight. 2degrees offers services across mobile, broadband, business and power.
It has spent over NZ$550 million building its mobile network, which as of 2016[update] covers Ashburton, Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Hastings, Invercargill, Levin, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Oamaru, Palmerston North, Queenstown, Rotorua, Taupō, Tauranga, Timaru, Wanganui, Wellington and Whangārei. In areas without 2degrees coverage, handsets connect to One NZ's UMTS and LTE network using MoRAN, using 2degrees' spectrum.
2degrees is owned by 2degrees (NZ) Holdings Pty Limited, with Macquarie Asset Management and Aware Super as its ultimate shareholders. Until 24 May 2022, it was majority owned by US-based Trilogy International Partners.
In March 2015, 2degrees announced it had acquired Snap, a broadband-based ISP, and from 28 July, began offering broadband and home-phone services in addition to existing mobile services.
The name of the company is a play on the concept of six degrees of separation, the "two degrees" being a reference to the relatively small population of New Zealand and the idea of the closeness of New Zealand communities.
2degrees was formerly known as NZ Communications and previously as Econet Wireless. Planning began in 2000, but details were not revealed until 11 May 2009 and pricing was announced a day before launch. 2degrees accepted its first customers on 4 August 2009 for 2G calling and SMS only. Nearly a year later, on 3 August 2010, 3G was turned on and new data plans announced for use in areas where 2degrees has its cell towers. 2degrees launched its 4G network in 2014, and later launched its 5G network on the 28th February 2022.
2degrees' network works with UMTS-900, UMTS-2100, LTE Band 1, 3, 8 and 28 and 5G NR Band n78 mobiles.
2degrees has plans to launch a direct-to-standard-phone (sat2phone) network in 2026 using Lynk Global satellites for SMS and AST SpaceMobile satellites for 4G and 5G data services.
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