Vodafone is New Zealand’s largest mobile company with 42% of the market share. Vodafone NZ was formed in 1988 after London based parent company bought out the mobile operator BellSouth. Mobile numbers on the Vodafone mobile network are 10 digits long and are prefixed with “021”. Vodafone’s mobile network grid is made up of 2G, 3G and 4G LTE networks and they claim their 3G network coverage reaches 97.5% of where Kiwis live, work and play.
Additional Vodafone Information:
| Number Prefix: | 021 (Also 029 for TelstraClear) |
| Number Length: | 10 digits |
| Services Offered: | Prepay mobile plans Postpaid mobile plans |
| Mobile Networks: | 2G (GSM) 900 | 1800 Mhz 3G (UMTS) 2100 Mhz 4G (LTE) 700 Mhz | 1800 Mhz |
| Market Share: | 42% |
| Mobile coverage | 97.5% (vodafone coverage map) |