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Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 12:42 pm Nationwide 5G network build starts in Auckland and Wellington Telco sets it sights on delivering NZ’s best 5G network having already invested $1b on its nationwide mobile and broadband offering 2degrees is excited to announce it is partnering with Ericsson, the global leader in mobile communications technology, to bring New Zealanders a world-class 5G network. The national 5G network build starts immediately, and the first sites will be built in Auckland and Wellington during 2021. The network will expand to the other main centres, with plans for 700 sites...

But he said the company would be driven by “the customer experience” in deciding what broadband technologies to promote to whom. 2degrees spent about $1b on its existing 3G and 4G Huawei network, but Aue would not say how much the conversion would cost. Chief technology officer Martin Sharrock said its new Ericsson equipment would let 2degrees dynamically switch capacity between 3G, 4G and 5G, also doubling 2degrees’ 4G capacity “as we go along”. SUPPLIED 2degrees chief executive Mark Aue believes waiting to invest in 5G has given it an opportunity to leapfrog its rivals. Aue sa...

New Zealand telco joins forces with Swedish networking giant. Local telco Two Degrees is to partner with Ericsson to build a new 5G network in New Zealand. The announcement follows the Kiwi telco last month indicating a potential IPO on the Australian and New Zealand stock exchanges. The new network will be built in Wellington and Auckland with construction starting immediately. Currently, Spark and Vodafone both offer 5G. Vodafone is in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown, while Spark is in Auckland, Takapuna, Te Awamutu, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Christchurch and...

Earlier this year, Ericsson was named by research company Gartner as the best company in the world in its "ability to execute" on 5G networks. Although 2degrees is late to the Aotearoa 5G party, the company's Chief Executive Mark Aue reckons that's a good thing. "Our launch will be well-timed and what we're building today will be far more advanced than what any telco could deliver a year ago," says Aue. "In the past 18 months there have been significant advances in the 5G ecosystem and our 5G build is poised to capitalise on that - ultimately 2degrees customers will benefit from mature and pr...

Press Release – 2 Degrees Mobile Nationwide 5G network build starts in Auckland and Wellington Telco sets it sights on delivering NZ’s best 5G network having already invested $1b on its nationwide mobile and broadband offering 2degrees is excited to announce it is partnering with Ericsson, the global leader in mobile communications technology, to bring New Zealanders a world-class 5G network. The national 5G network build starts immediately, and the first sites will be built in Auckland and Wellington during 2021. The network will expand to the other main centres, with plans for 700 sites...