Nigerians Used 753388 Terabytes of Data in March 2024

NOTE:

Nigerians used a minimum of 753,388.77 terabytes in March 2024, according to a study by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

Compared to the 562,960.57 Terabytes consumed in March 2023, this is an increase.

ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS:

According to a more thorough analysis of the NCC data usage statistics, telecom users utilized 721,522 and 698,804.54 terabytes in January and February of 2024, respectively.

In March 2024, the telecom companies’ market share was as follows: MTN led the pack with 81,799,666, or 37.35% of the market; Airtel came in second with 63,357, 061, or 28.931%; Globacom came in third with 62,191.448, or 28.40%; and 9moblie came in last with 11,657, or 5.3%.

Users of the Internet:
GSM subscribers climbed to 163,895,185 for the reviewed month of March 2024; fixed wire had 21, 092, ISP (wired/wireless) 213, 876; and VoIP, 238,139, for a total of 164,368,292. Mobile GSM is 156, 989,223, Fixed Wire is 16, 457, ISP (wired/wireless) is 204,810, and VoIP is 340,614 when compared to the March 2023 record.

Internet penetration:
In comparison to February 2024, broadband penetration climbed to 43.53% in March 2024, with 94,364,751 subscriptions.

The penetration was 48% and the subscription was 92,033,267 when compared to the March 2023 record.

As a result, year over year declines in broadband penetration were observed.

Porting operations:
In March 2024, Airtel recorded 343 for porting activity (incoming), followed by 9mobile with 62, Globalcom with 210, and MTN with 1,296. The total for the month was 1,911.

There were 2,253 porting activities in March 2024 (outgoing) as well. Top five: Airtel (351), MTN 1,555, Globalcom (253), 9moblie 94.

In accordance with Section 89 Subsection 3(d) of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003 (NCA 2003), the Nigerian Communications Commission is tasked with keeping an eye on the country’s telecommunications sector, reporting on its current state, and providing statistical analyses as well as identifying industry trends regarding, among other things, services, tariffs, operators, technology, subscribers, and issues of dominance and competition.

In addition, the Commission consistently carries out research, surveys, and publications on the telecom sector, as well as telecom Operators are required by the license agreements to regularly provide such data to the NCC for publication and analytical evaluation.