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2degrees
Telecommunications company in New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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2degrees is a New Zealand telecommunications provider. Its mobile network launched on 4 August 2009 after nine years of planning. 2degrees offers prepaid and pay-monthly mobile services, as well as fixed-line phone and broadband services. 2degrees is the third-largest wireless carrier in New Zealand, with 1.3 million subscribers as of July 2015.[3]
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Telecommunications, Mobile, Internet |
Founded | 2001; 23 years ago (2001) |
Headquarters | Auckland, New Zealand |
Key people | Tex Edwards (founder) Mark Callander (CEO, 2022–Present) Mark Aue (CEO, 2019–2022)[1] Stewart Sherriff (CEO, 2013–2019)[2] Eric Hertz (CEO, 2009–2013) Mike Reynolds (CEO, 2009) |
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Owner | Voyage Australia Pty Limited |
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Website | 2degrees |
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. The network works with UMTS-900 and UMTS-2100, and LTE Band 3, 8 and 28 mobiles. In areas without 2degrees coverage, handsets connect to One NZ's UMTS and LTE network using MoRAN. [4]
2degrees is owned by Voyage Australia Pty Limited and is part of its Vocus Group. Until 1 June 2022, it was majority owned by US-based Trilogy International Partners.[5]
In March 2015, 2degrees announced it had acquired Snap,[6] a broadband-based ISP, and from 28 July, began offering broadband and home-phone services in addition to existing mobile services.