RARE+2degrees+Starlink | RARE DIGITAL INNOVATION

RARE+ 2degrees
+ Starlink

2degrees is built on fighting for fair, challenging the status quo, and delivering real value to NZ businesses – not hiding behind legacy telco behaviour.

Those same values drive Rare. We cut through the noise and deliver technology that actually works for businesses – without the jargon, confusion, or inflated price tags.

That alignment matters. It means we can deliver outcomes together: faster, cleaner, and with accountability baked in.

Fast. Simple. Sorted.

Why Partner
With 2degrees

✔ Business‑grade support (not consumer queues)

You get faster response times and NZ‑based teams who understand business continuity, uptime, and the cost of downtime — not ticket numbers and hold music.

✔ A network engineered for consistency

2degrees builds its fibre and Hyperfibre for stable, predictable performance, not just peak‑speed marketing.
Cloud apps, VOIP, POS systems, remote work — it keeps them running without variance or surprises.

✔ Competitive value that stays competitive

2degrees consistently delivers strong commercial value through:

bundled mobile + broadband savings
joining credits
transparent billing
no legacy-plan hangovers or mystery charges

Fair, clean, and predictable — exactly how Rare works too.

✔ A genuine partnership model

2degrees teams work collaboratively with partners like Rare to deliver outcomes — not just connections.
This gives you:

more flexible provisioning
better alignment with project timelines
accountable cutovers with everyone on the same page

✔ Challenger mindset = better experience

Less bureaucracy. More responsiveness.
2degrees moves faster, adapts faster, and solves problems without the “big telco” friction — a natural fit with Rare’s way of working.

When uptime is non‑negotiable, fibre alone isn’t enough.

Weather events, civil works, network faults, and localised outages are increasing — and businesses are now far more cloud‑dependent than they were even two years ago.

That’s why Rare can integrate Starlink as a high‑resilience backup link alongside your 2degrees fibre or Hyperfibre service.

This gives your business true multi‑path redundancy: fibre on the ground + satellite in the sky. If one path goes down, the other keeps your business online.

Fibre breaks. Business Can't.
Add Starlink.

Why This Matters More in an Uncertain World

Climate events, infrastructure ageing, and increased cloud reliance mean outage risks have grown — not shrunk.

And because so many business processes now rely on connectivity, even a short outage can cause:

lost revenue
unable to process payments
missed bookings
stalled workflows
staff sitting idle
customer dissatisfaction

Business Continuity used to be a “nice to have.”
Today it's a minimum operating requirement.

Starlink + 2degrees + Rare ensures your business stays online no matter what’s happening outside.

✔ Ideal for Rural & Regional Sites Where Fibre Is Vulnerable

Sites outside metro areas often rely on single‑path fibre, making them far more susceptible to cuts, outages, and environmental disruption.

✔ Built for Mission‑Critical Operations That Can’t Pause

Healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, retail, and 24/7 operators depend on continuous connectivity to keep essential systems running.

✔ Designed for Businesses With Zero Acceptable Downtime Window

When operations rely on live POS, online ordering, or customer support, even a few minutes offline creates immediate financial and operational impact.

✔ Perfect for Organisations Moving More Workloads to the Cloud

Cloud platforms like Microsoft 365, Xero, ERP, POS, and VoIP require stable, always‑available connectivity to perform reliably.

If being offline for even 10–20 minutes costs money or reputation, Starlink Business Continuity pays its way.

Who Starlink Business Continuity Is Ideal For

Why Starlink Works as an Effective Business Continuity Solution

✔ Satellite-based = bypasses local fibre cuts

Fibre can be damaged by contractors, storms, power issues, or roadside works.
Starlink doesn’t care — it operates independently of street infrastructure. If the cord is cut, your internet isn’t.

✔ Instant failover (with proper router configuration)

With the right router stack (which Rare configures), your traffic fails over automatically in seconds.
No downtime, no manual switchover, no panic.

✔ Keeps critical business operations alive

Starlink provides enough bandwidth and stability to maintain essential operations such as:

POS and payment systems
cloud business tools
voice calling / VoIP
email and collaboration
remote access and operational apps

The goal isn’t speed bragging — it’s continuity.

✔ Real multi-path redundancy

Fibre + satellite means your business is protected from both:

ground-based failures (cuts, ONT faults, cabinet issues)
network-isolated failures (provider outages, regional events)

This is materially different from “backup over the same fibre network” — the common trap many SMBs fall into.