2degrees

ISP

New Zealand

Valid from 2009-01-01

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About

2degrees is an ISP that sells fixed broadband, mobile, telephony, and electricity bundles directly to residential and business consumers nationwide, primarily via wholesale access on third-party networks; launched as a mobile-only operator in 2009, entered fixed broadband in 2019 via wholesale on Enable/Vodafone fibre and Chorus copper, acquired rural broadband provider Orcon in 2020 for 50,000 customers and fibre expertise, acquired wholesale ISP Slingshot/VoiP provider CallPlus in 2021, merged all fixed operations under 2degrees Broadband in 2022, and signed 20-year national wholesale agreement with Tuatahi First Fibre in 2024 for 300,000+ premises (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).

Operator Characteristics

Retail-only ISP?

Yes
2degrees is retail-only; it sells only to end-users and does not build/operate physical networks, relying on wholesale access to third-party networks (Source) (Source).

Business-only ISP?

No
2degrees is not business-only; it offers services to both residential consumers and businesses (Source), (Source).

Sells Over Networks

Chorus VDSL
2degrees uses Chorus VDSL network via wholesale access for copper-based broadband up to 100 Mbps (Source), (Source).
Chorus full-fibre
2degrees uses Chorus full-fibre network via nationwide wholesale fibre access (Hyperfibre up to 8 Gbps) (Source), (Source), (Source).
Enable FTTH
2degrees uses Enable FTTH network via wholesale access in the Christchurch region (Source), (Source).
Northpower/UFF FTTH
2degrees uses Northpower/UFF FTTH network via wholesale access in the Whangārei region (Source).
One New Zealand HFC
2degrees uses One New Zealand HFC network via legacy cable wholesale in select cities (Source), (Source).
Tuatahi First Fibre FTTH
2degrees uses Tuatahi First Fibre FTTH network via wholesale access in the central North Island under a 20-year national wholesale agreement signed in 2024 (Source), (Source).