22 Facts About Vodafone NZ

Vodafone NZ is based in Auckland and was formed in 1998, after Vodafone NZ purchased BellSouth's New Zealand operations.

Vodafone NZ employs over 3,000 people and has operations nationwide, with its main offices based in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

Vodafone NZ is the largest wireless carrier in New Zealand, with 2.

In June 2014, Vodafone NZ was ranked the fastest mobile network on the planet by speed-testing service Ookla.

In October 2006, Vodafone NZ bought ihug, New Zealand's third largest Internet service provider at the time, to provide Internet service under the Vodafone NZ name.

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In 2012 Vodafone NZ bought TelstraClear, making it New Zealand's second largest Internet service provider.

In September 2022, Vodafone NZ announced it will rebrand to One New Zealand in early 2023.

Vodafone NZ has constantly increased its market share and surpassed Telecom in mobile customers.

On 11 October 2006, Vodafone NZ acquired ihug from iiNet, and closed the ihug brand in 2008.

In July 2012 Vodafone NZ approached Telstra to purchase TelstraClear for a payment of $840 million, and $450 million that TelstraClear had in its accounts.

In early August 2016 it was reported that Vodafone NZ was reconsidering its choice to shut down the network, with Spokesperson Andrea Brady stating that the 2G network "will not be switched off anytime soon as it continues to serve customers across New Zealand".

Vodafone NZ launched its 5G service in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown on 10 December 2019, with plans to roll out the service to other cities in 2020.

Current MVNOs running on Vodafone NZ's network include: Kogan Mobile and formerly Black + White Mobile.

Vodafone NZ is allocated the 021 prefix with other networks being allocated other prefixes – such as 022 to 2degrees, and 027 to Spark.

Vodafone NZ used to operate the 029 prefix on behalf of TelstraClear, in addition to its own 021 prefix.

On Wednesday 10 August 2005 Vodafone NZ introduced a new 3G network employing the UMTS technology widely used in Europe and elsewhere.

Vodafone NZ began rolling out HSPA+ data services on its UMTS network in 2011; at the time of writing, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch have coverage.

Vodafone NZ launched HD Voice on 7 November 2013 - a high definition voice call technology.

Vodafone NZ offers DOCSIS cable modem broadband within the former TelstraClear's network.

Vodafone NZ announced plans to upgrade its cable network to DOCSIS 3.

Vodafone NZ currently offers many different speeds on the cable network.

Between 2006 and 2009, Vodafone NZ ran a series of advertisements and promotions which were found to be misleading and led to complaints - and eventually a series of large fines in 2011 and 2012 after action was taken by the Commerce Commission under the Fair Trading Act.