Telecommunication companies (telcos) in Africa’s big-gest economy reported a total of 156 million active subscribers to data services in February, despite Starlink traction in Nigeria, the latest data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has shown.
MTN accounted for the majority of the increase, with 66.7 million active internet subscribers in the month un-der review. Globacom came in second with 43.4 million, followed by Airtel and Etisalat with 41.9 million and 4.3 million, respectively.
The increase indicates that consumers are spending more on data and companies are driving productivity through maximum usage of broadband penetration,” Ajibola Olude, executive secretary of the association of telecommunication companies of Nigeria (ATCON) said.
“When internet services providers expand their coverage areas and offer more affordable plans, more people can access the internet and become subscribers.”
According to him, the in-crease also shows that the internet of things and robotics have started gaining momentum in the Nigerian digital space because all this innovation requires SIMs to perform various functions.
Further analysis of the industry data shows that active mobile telephony service in February rose to 227 million, With the growth recorded by the operators, the country’s tele-density, which measures the number of active telephone connections per 100 inhabitants living within an area, also jumped from 118 percent in January to 119 percent in February 2023.
Source: https://leadership.ng/nigerias-internet-subscribers-hit-156m/