New Zealand Telecoms Market Report

Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

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Last updated: 21 Jan 2025 Update History

Report Status: Current

Report Pages: 275

New Zealand sees rapid take-up of satellite broadband

Following the completion of the UFB rollout program at the end of 2022, investment in fibre infrastructure has slowed. The fibre uptake rate in urban areas is relatively high, and while most subscribers re opt for the Fibre 300 package, though the number of Fibre Max connections is growing quickly.

New Zealand’s mobile market continues to undergo significant developments, particularly in the expansion of 5G networks which itself has been helped by the allocation of spectrum in the 3.5GHz range. There is effective competition between Spark, One NZ, and 2degrees. Although 2degrees only has about 21% of the market, it manages mobile infrastructure on a par with the two major competitors. Having merged with Vocus, 2degrees also picked up the fixed broadband subscriber base of MyRepublic. All three MNOs are expecting to close their 3G networks by the end of 2025 and repurpose spectrum for 5G.

Key developments:

  • One NZ acquires Dense Air New Zealand including the latter’s spectrum licence for the use of 2x35MHz of 2600MHz spectrum.
  • 2degrees launches a Wi-Fi 7 router to support HyperFibre connections.
  • New Zealanders take to satellite broadband connectivity.
  • One NZ puts back 3G network shut down to March 2025.
  • Report update includes Statistics New Zealand data for 2023, ComCom’s June 2023 market report, Crown Infrastructure Partners’ data to June 2024, NZ Telecommunications Forum’s 2023 report, operator data to June 2024, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Spark New Zealand, Chorus, One New Zealand (Vodafone New Zealand), 2degrees, Orcon, Snap, CallPlus, CityLink, Vector, NOW, Airnet, WorldxChange Communications, Vocus, Skinny, Compass, MyRepublic, Skinny, Slingshot, Trustpower, Enable Networks, Northpower Fibre and UltraFast Fibre

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