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Nigeria’s Broadband Penetration Now 32.34%

Admin March 12, 2019

 

Broadband penetration in Nigeria has hit 32.34% as at the end of January 2019, according to statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC.

However, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has also revealed that telecoms data for Q3 and Q4 2018 reflected that a total of 172,824,239 and 162,032,481 subscribers were active on voice as against 162,522,772 in Q2 2018 which represented 6.66% increase in subscribers’ base.

Similarly, a total of 112,065,740 and 106,420,858 subscribers were active on internet as against 103,514,997 in Q2 2018 which represented 8.26% growth in subscribers’ base.

Lagos State has the highest number of subscribers in terms of active voice per State in Q4 2018 and closely followed by Ogun and Kano States respectively while Bayelsa and Ebonyi States have the least number of subscribers.

Similarly, Lagos State has the highest number of subscribers in terms of active internet per State in Q4 2018 and closely followed by Ogun and Kano States respectively while Bayelsa and Ebonyi States have the least number of subscribers.

MTN has the highest share of voice subscription and followed by GLO , AIRTEL, EMTS and Others respectively. Similarly, MTN has the highest share of internet subscription and followed by GLO, AIRTEL, EMTS and Others.

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