MEDIA RELEASE - Superfast one gigabit per second (1Gbps) fibre broadband services will soon be available to Vodafone customers within reach of the government-backed ultra-fast broadband (UFB) network.

Vodafone will offer a 1Gbps residential fibre broadband services from $139.99 per month.

Consumer Director Matt Williams said, "Gigabit networks and services are a key part of digitally enabling New Zealand. We are seeing an amazing shift in our customer usage – peak data traffic over our network has nearly doubled in the last year, driven by video streaming.

“It is creating a strong need for the best broadband access technology, and this is why we are excited to be delivering these new Gigabit services to kiwi homes and businesses,” he said.

In recent months Vodafone has also made considerable progress upgrading its ultra-fast cable network ‘FibreX’ - which serves customers in Wellington, Kapiti and Christchurch.

Matt adds, “The $22million investment in our FibreX network has boosted capacity and paved the way for Gigabit services. We look forward to offering customers in Wellington, Kapiti and Christchurch a compelling reason to upgrade to FibreX in the very near future”.