• Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Advertise
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
Ideasgist
NEWSLETTER
  • Home
  • MediaHot
  • Education
    • School
    • Jamb
    • University
    • Polytechnic
    • College of Education
  • TechnologyNew
  • NewsTrending
    • Politics
    • local
    • world
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
    • Media
  • Lifestyle
  • More Topics
    • Business
    • Banking
    • Telecom
    • Job
  • Home
  • MediaHot
  • Education
    • School
    • Jamb
    • University
    • Polytechnic
    • College of Education
  • TechnologyNew
  • NewsTrending
    • Politics
    • local
    • world
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
    • Media
  • Lifestyle
  • More Topics
    • Business
    • Banking
    • Telecom
    • Job
No Result
View All Result
Ideasgist
No Result
View All Result
Home Telecom

MTN, Airtel Top Gainers As GSM Users Rise To 203 Million

by Oluwaseyi Olaniyi
October 3, 2020
in Telecom
Reading Time: 2min read
A A

MTN and Airtel are the biggest gainers of new mobile phone subscriptions in August, the latest monthly subscribers’ data from the Nigerian Communications Commission have shown

This is as the mobile phone subscribers’ base rose to 203.16 million in August from 198.96 million in July.


From July to August, MTN gained 2.73 million new mobile phone subscriptions, while Airtel followed with an addition of 1.06 million new phone users in one month.

The NCC mobile phone subscriber’s data showed that in one month, 9mobile added 214,282 new users to its network.

AlsoRead:

Sim Replacement Policy for the Nigerian Telecommunication Industry

How To Link Your NIN Number With Your Sim Online, You Don’t Need To Visit Any Office

FG To Disconnect SIM Cards Not Synchronised With National Identity Number

Globacom, during the period under review, added 192,327 new GSM customers to its network.

Further analysis of the data indicated that the country gained a total of 4.2 million new mobile phone subscriptions during the period under review.


MTN had 83.08 million mobile phone users in July and recorded 80.35 million users by the end of August.

Airtel, which had 54.77 million GSM users in July, gained 1.06 million new ones to record 53.71 million in August while Globacom’s mobile phone subscriber base grew to 52.93 million in August from 52.74 million in July.

The NCC data showed that 9mobile’s mobile phone subscribers increased from 12.16 million in July to 12.38 million in August, adding 214,282 mobile phone users to its network.


Also, the report showed that MTN added 1.6 million new Internet users to its network in August to reach 63.89 million from 62.29 million in July.

Airtel also came second in terms of Internet customers as it added 738,462 new subscriptions, which brought its customer base to 39.8 million in August from 39.05 million in July.

Globacom added 231,341 new Internet subscriptions in the month under review, which brought the telco’s total Internet customers to 38.49 million from 38.26 million in July.

9mobile maintained the fourth position as it gained 32,621 new Internet users in August to record a total of 7.17 million, up from 7.14 million in July.


Follow Ideasgist Now on Facebook and Twitter. Also join in for Latest News, Tech News, Media and lot more.

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER





Tags: airtelmtn
ShareTweetSendShare
Previous Post

15 killed In Afghanistan Car Bomb Attack

Next Post

Okonjo-iweala Is Favourite As WTO Narrows Aspirants To 2

Oluwaseyi Olaniyi

Oluwaseyi Olaniyi

Related Posts

Telecom

Airtel Offering 1GB High-Speed Data, Voice Calling Benefits as a Free Trial to Inactive Users: Report

August 11, 2020
Airtel New Data Offer – Get 1.5GB for N500, 6GB for N1500, 9GB for N2000
Featured

Airtel New Data Offer – Get 1.5GB for N500, 6GB for N1500, 9GB for N2000

November 24, 2020
Telecom

Airtel 20X Recharge Offer – Get N2000 For N100 And 1GB for N200

December 21, 2019
Telecom

Court to sue N300m damages sue against MTN on Feb 10, 11 2020

December 4, 2019
Tech

‘Why 5G is critical to Nigeria’s development’.

November 27, 2019
Load More
Next Post

Okonjo-iweala Is Favourite As WTO Narrows Aspirants To 2

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
How to block your bank account with code if ATM card is stolen

How to block your bank account with code if ATM card is stolen

November 24, 2020

FRESHERS: How To Check Your Matriculation Number

May 3, 2019
mapoly

MAPOLY: How to retrieve your portal password (Aspirant)

January 3, 2021

Survival Fund: FG Opens Portal For Teachers

September 22, 2020
How to block your bank account with code if ATM card is stolen

How to pay for subscription (DSTV, GOTV) with GTBank

December 1, 2020
Uganda Election: Bobi Wine Rejects Results, Declares Himself “President-Elect”

Uganda Election: Bobi Wine Rejects Results, Declares Himself “President-Elect”

January 15, 2021
Download Stingy Men Association Nigeria (SMAN) ID Card Template And Form

Download Stingy Men Association Nigeria (SMAN) ID Card Template And Form

January 11, 2021
Ahmed Musa Builds Sport Centre In Kaduna (photos)

Ahmed Musa Builds Sport Centre In Kaduna (photos)

December 21, 2020
Lucky Man Wins N506 Million Lottery, Shortly After His Girlfriend Dumped Him

Lucky Man Wins N506 Million Lottery, Shortly After His Girlfriend Dumped Him

January 20, 2021
Nigerian Blogger Tunde Ednut Bounces Back Again To IG For The 3rd Time, See His First Post

Nigerian Blogger Tunde Ednut Bounces Back Again To IG For The 3rd Time, See His First Post

January 18, 2021
Living Faith To Build 100,000 Capacity ‘Ark’ Auditorium, 20-Storey Tower (Photos)

Living Faith To Build 100,000 Capacity ‘Ark’ Auditorium, 20-Storey Tower (Photos)

January 24, 2021
Jonathan’s Government Offered Us 100 Billion, Buhari Should Honor It – Herdsmen

Jonathan’s Government Offered Us 100 Billion, Buhari Should Honor It – Herdsmen

January 24, 2021
Singer Enisa Reveals Davido ‘Killed’ Love Cycle Remix

Singer Enisa Reveals Davido ‘Killed’ Love Cycle Remix

January 24, 2021
Donny Van De Beek Is Sad At Man United – Ole Solskjaer

Donny Van De Beek Is Sad At Man United – Ole Solskjaer

January 24, 2021
Unbelievable Story Of 15-Year-Old Boy Who Strangled His Mum To Death And Then Dumped Her Body

Unbelievable Story Of 15-Year-Old Boy Who Strangled His Mum To Death And Then Dumped Her Body

January 24, 2021
Strict Virus Measures For Club World Cup In Qatar

Strict Virus Measures For Club World Cup In Qatar

January 23, 2021
IGP Orders Arrest Of Sunday Igboho Over Eviction Notice To Herdsmen

IGP Orders Arrest Of Sunday Igboho Over Eviction Notice To Herdsmen

January 23, 2021
Zinoleesky And Lil Frosh Set To Drop A New Song Titled “Omo Ologo” (Watch Snippet)

Zinoleesky And Lil Frosh Set To Drop A New Song Titled “Omo Ologo” (Watch Snippet)

January 23, 2021
Court Overturns Death Sentence Imposed On Kano Singer Over Blasphemy

Court Overturns Death Sentence Imposed On Kano Singer Over Blasphemy

January 23, 2021
Soldiers Escort Herdsmen To Ogun Villages, Flog Residents For Rejecting Herders

Soldiers Escort Herdsmen To Ogun Villages, Flog Residents For Rejecting Herders

January 23, 2021
Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube

An online media website for latest news and updates in Technology, Business, Education, Sports, Politics, Entertainment, Health, Fashion...and many more.

About

  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Newsletter

Quick Links

  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use
  • DMCA

Ideasgist © 2021 - Website designed by Ideasbeams.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Media
  • Education
    • School
    • Jamb
    • University
    • Polytechnic
    • College of Education
  • Technology
  • News
    • Politics
    • local
    • world
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
    • Media
  • Lifestyle
  • More Topics
    • Business
    • Banking
    • Telecom
    • Job

Ideasgist © 2021 - Website designed by Ideasbeams.

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?