Radar · Telecom Operators in New Zealand
Best Telecom Operators Companies in New Zealand
The 35 best Telecom Operators companies in New Zealand in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Trustpower.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
35companies tracked
$297.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
2have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · TELECOM OPERATORS × NEW ZEALAND
Our analysis of 50 Telecom Operators companies
$110.6b in tracked funding; 98% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
50companies analysed
98%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2011median founding year
113kcombined LinkedIn audience
82%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Telecom Operators companies in New Zealand
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trustpower Energy Utility company | $270M | 119 mo ago | Acquired | Vincent Hawksworth CEO | 1925 | — | — |
| 2 | Two Degrees Mobile Provider of mobile & broadband plans | $28M | 98 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2001 | Cart FunctionalityDrupalSentry+29 | — |
| 3 | 2talk Business communication services provider | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2006 | BootstrapAngularJSHubSpot Chat+10 | — |
| 4 | actrix Actrix provides broadband, VDSL, and naked broadband services. | — | — | Acquired | — | 1989 | — | — |
| 5 | Altra Internet Provider of wireless broadband internet services | — | — | Unfunded | Dave Edwards Owner & CEO | 2005 | — | — |
| 6 | Apogee Networks Limited Provider of satellite-based IP broadcast internet network services | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2015 | — | — |
| 7 | Araneo Provider of communication services. The company provides wireless and fiber based broadband IP network to… | — | — | Acquired | — | 2004 | — | — |
| 8 | Bestcomm Provider of fibre and wireless broadband internet services for individual & business sectors | — | — | Unfunded | Godfrey Mavunga Founder Director | 2002 | — | — |
Top 2 Telecom Operators companies in New Zealand
#1
Acquired · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2001 · 1631 employees$28Mraised▾
Acquired · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2001 · 1631 employees
Provider of mobile & broadband plans
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 38k LinkedIn followers — 33.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jul 2018Conventional Debt$169.5M
- May 2015Grant (prize money)$1.8M
- Jun 2013Conventional Debt$165M
- Jan 2011PE$4.5M
Investors
Trilogy International, Bank of New Zealand, Europa
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAddsearchAlgoliaAmazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web Services
#2
Acquired · Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty · founded 1925 · 24 employees$269.6Mraised▾
Acquired · Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty · founded 1925 · 24 employees
TrustPower, a New Zealand's Power Company, providing renewable energy generation and electricity as well as power, phone and internet needs. The company operate 38 hydro power stations across 19 hydroelectric power schemes, two wind farms and one diesel power station in New Zealand, apart from which the company is also actively identifying and developing potential wind farm sites nationwide, including in South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. Currently they have two wind farms generating electricity in Australia.
Funding rounds
- Nov 2016Conventional Debt$269.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Citi, Infratil, HSBC, NZ Super Fund, Forsyth Barr
Tech stack
SitecoreMicrosoft Asp.NetAzure Front DoorAzureSalesforce Interaction StudioJquery
Funding & investor landscape
$297.6Mtotal disclosed funding
2companies funded
6disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
RESEARCH SIGNALS · New Zealand
How research on 5G / 6G Networks is moving in New Zealand
A read on the academic research around 5G / 6G Networks — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 82 New Zealand-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201520162025
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and steady — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 31% → 31% across 2015–2025.
top research entities
- Victoria University of Wellington46
- University of Canterbury13
- University of Auckland9
- Auckland University of Technology9
- Ministry of Education6
leading researchers
Peter J. Smith · Pawel A. Dmochowski · Mansoor Shafi · W. Bastiaan Kleijn · Yusuke Hioka · Michail Matthaiou · Harsh Tataria · Philippa A. Martin
▲
Breakthroughs20 · 24%
▲ 20%→45% share
▲2.2× share momentum5 median citations40% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (20%→45% of field), led by Beamforming.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Beamforming3→6
Landmark On the condition number distribution of complex wishart matrices · 129 cites
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Advancements49 · 60%
▼ 60%→45% share
▼0.8× share momentum8 median citations35% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (60%→45% of field), led by Electronic engineering.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Electronic engineering3→4
- Telecommunications3→4
Landmark Propagation Models and Performance Evaluation for 5G Millimeter-Wave Bands · 282 cites
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Concerns6 · 7%
▲ 8%→9% share
▲1.1× share momentum13 median citations33% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (8%→9% of field), led by Beamforming.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Beamforming2
- Telecommunications link2
- Interference (communication)2
- MIMO2
- Radio-frequency identification1
Landmark Zero-Forcing Precoding Performance in Multiuser MIMO Systems With Heterogeneous Ricean Fading · 30 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · New Zealand
Where 5g 6g is researched across New Zealand
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Wellington83 · +0.57
Auckland16 · +0.62
Christchurch13 · +0.57
Palmerston North5 · +0.34
Common questions
How many Telecom Operators companies are there in New Zealand?
Radar tracks 35 indexable Telecom Operators companies headquartered in New Zealand that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Telecom Operators companies in New Zealand?
The Telecom Operators companies in New Zealand on this list have raised a combined $297.6M in disclosed equity funding across 2 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Telecom Operators company in New Zealand?
Trustpower is the highest-funded Telecom Operators company in New Zealand, with $269.6M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Telecom Operators companies in New Zealand are funded?
2 of the 35 Telecom Operators companies in New Zealand on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Telecom Operators unicorns are there in New Zealand?
None of the Telecom Operators companies in New Zealand on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in New Zealand Telecom Operators companies?
The most active investors in New Zealand Telecom Operators companies on this list include AllegisCyber Capital, Bank of New Zealand, Citi, Europa, Forsyth Barr.
Riya SenguptaFinancials
Riya reads income statements for fun. She covers the real money in a sector — revenue, growth, who actually earns — and never met a vague claim she didn't want a number for.