2degrees names 5G upgrade partner 14 Apr, 2021 12:00 AM 4 minutes to read 2degrees has named its primary technology partner for its 5G mobile network upgrade: Ericsson. The Swedish company will provide both the radio access network or "edge" (celltower components) and core (brains) of 2degrees' 5G network - which will go live in parts of Auckland and Wellington at an un-named time later this year. Read More It replaces the incumbent Huawei, which was effectively sidelined from all 5G upgrade business in New Zealand after the GCSB barred the Chinese company from Spark's mobile network upgrade (and the intelligence agency has only hardened its line since).