Nigeria’s national telecommunications carrier is back at
the number two spot in terms of active subscriber base,
according to the latest information released by the
industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications
Commission.
Globacom reclaimed the spot it conceded briefly to Airtel a
few months ago.
The latest information, which has been updated on NCC’s
website, indicated that Glo’s subscriber base climbed up by
2.8 million new subscribers between February and June
this year, the largest by any operator in the country
within the period.
In essence, Glo had 27,327,646 subscribers on its network
at the end of June, 2014. The figure translates to 21 per
cent share of the Nigerian telecoms market, and places
Glo second to MTN which has 56,516,759.
Airtel, which briefly occupied the second position early this
year, falls to the third place with 25,302,160 subscribers
and 20 per cent market share. Etisalat retains the fourth
position with 19,390,285 customers which represents 15
per cent share of the market.
Instructively, while Glo and Etisalat made gains between
the last time NCC released subscriber figures in February,
and now, MTN and Airtel recorded losses. The figures for
the operators as of the end of February were 57,183,745
for MTN, 26,194,336 for Airtel, 24,490,650 for Glo
and 18,119,397 for Etisalat.
In effect, between end of February and June end, Glo
added 2,836,996 new subscribers to its network, while
Etisalat recorded 1,270,888 new customers. On the other
hand, MTN lost 666,986 subscribers, while Airtel also lost
892,176 customers, the highest loss within the period.
Glo also retained its position as the network with the
second largest Internet subscription in the country with
14.3m active subscriptions. MTN is in the first place with
34m, while Airtel and Etislat have 12m and 6.8m active
Internet subscriptions respectively.
Industry sources believe that the massive network upgrade
recently embarked upon by Glo and its bouquet of new
service offerings may have given it the edge over other
operators.
The network expansion involved swapping of old base
stations with new ones and transformation of existing
infrastructure into a state-of-the-art network software
and hardware. It also involves achieving 90 per cent 3G
coverage, the first in the industry, making it possible for
Glo data subscribers across the country to experience
significant service enhancement.
Meanwhile, it was a major laurel haul for Globacom
Chairman, Dr. Mike Adenuga, and his companies, Glo
Mobile and Glo I, at the at the 10th edition of the annual
Nigerian Telecoms Awards held in Lagos on Saturday
night.
The Globacom chairman bagged the award of the
‘Telecoms Investor of the Decade’ while Glo Mobile and
Glo I emerged the ‘Best Telecoms Operator of the Year –
Data’, ‘Most Innovative Telecoms Operator of the Year’,
and ‘Best Submarine Company of the Year’, respectively.
The’ Telecoms Investor of the Decade’ award was the
highpoint of the ceremony, and was presented by the
Chairman, Board of Directors of the Nigerian Telecoms
Awards, Chief Alex Akinyele and the Vice Chairman and
former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel.
The award was received on Adenuga’s behalf by the
Director of Mike Adenuga Group, Mr. Niyi Adewunmi.
According to the organisers, Adenuga was nominated on
account of his “immense contributions to the growth of
the telecommunications sector in the country” and was
adjudged to take the award by a panel of assessors and
judges.

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