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MNC
3G UMTS Frequency Bands
4G LTE Frequency Bands
5G NR Frequency Bands
IoT Technology
Company Overview
Vodafone New Zealand Limited provides telecommunication services in New Zealand. It offers mobile, broadband, and television services to individuals and business clients. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Auckland, New Zealand. Vodafone New Zealand Limited operated as a subsidiary of Vodafone Europe B.V. until its sale to local infrastructure investment firm Infratil and Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management.
The company has invested millions of dollars in its 3G network, improving capacity in congested urban areas. It has New Zealand's first 4G LTE network and continues to maintain its 2G network. In February 2013, Vodafone New Zealand launched their LTE network which is currently available in 54 centres in total.
In October 2006, Vodafone bought ihug, New Zealand's third largest Internet service provider and now provides Internet service under the Vodafone New Zealand brand name. In 2012 Vodafone also bought TelstraClear, making it NZ's second largest ISP.
Vodafone announced its 3G shutdown date in August 2022, indicating that the company would turn off its last site by end of August 2024.
Vodafone NZ IoT
Following Spark's IoT network announcement, in July 2017 the company announced its plans to begin rollout of a nationwide LPWA network based utilising NB-IoT (LTE Cat-NB1). Vodafone commercially launched both NB-IoT and eMTC (LTE-M) networks in November 2018 over the operator's existing 4G LTE spectrum.
Vodafone NZ 5G
In July 2019 Vodafone New Zealand announced it would switch on its 5G network in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown in December. The initial network deployment consisted of 100 dedicated 5G base stations and a further 20 cell-on-wheels. The network consists of an n257 (28 GHz) mmWave service along with a conventional n78 (3500 MHz) mid-band carrier once spectrum auctions conclude.
In late August 2019 Vodafone announced that five cell sites in Mangere, South Auckland had been upgraded to 5G and made live for network testing ahead of the commercial launch of its 5G network in December 2019.
Vodafone currently holds 32 MHz of 3500 MHz band spectrum and expects to acquire further in a future government auction.
3G UMTS Network Information
Details on UMTS network deployments are shown below. Data are often incomplete due to commercial nature. Consult dossier text for further details.
| Launch Date | 2006-10 | Status | Active |
| UMTS Band | Packet Data | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active | |||
| Active |
4G LTE Network Information
Details on LTE network deployments are shown below. Data are often incomplete due to commercial nature. Consult dossier text for further details.
| Evolution | Status | Active [Launched 2013-02] | |
| Max. MIMO | Max. Modulation | ||
| Carrier Aggregation | Features |
| LTE Band | Channel Width | Status |
|---|
5G NR Network Information
Details on 5G NR network deployments are shown below. Data are often incomplete due to commercial nature. Consult dossier text for further details.
| Type | Status | Active [Launched 2021-12-01] | |
| Max. MIMO | Max. Modulation | ||
| Carrier Aggregation | - | Features | - |
| NR Band | Channel Width | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 MHz | Active | ||
| 100 MHz | Trialling |
IoT Network - NB-IoT (LTE Cat-NB1)
| Technology | Status | Active | |
| Band | Launch Date |
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IoT Network - eMTC (LTE Cat-M1)
| Technology | Status | Active | |
| Band | Launch Date |
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