According to the latest figures released by the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), the total number of active users of internet in Nigeria increased by 3.3 million to 132.01 million as at the end of February this year.
The telecommunications regulator stated that operators of Global Service for Mobile Communication (GSM) in the country maintained their domination of the market.
In the report, it was further said that users on the networks of mobile network operators (MNOs), including MTN, Globacom, Airtel and 9Mobile, were 131.7 million.
The data revealed that other operators providing internet services in the country; Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and fixed network, had 353,780 users and 9,866 users respectively in the period under review.
In terms of new internet users recorded in the month under review, one of the GSM operators, Globacom, attracted 1.74 million new Internet users, while MTN Nigeria welcomed 0.96 million new customers on its network.
Airtel Nigeria followed with additional 0.67 million users, while 9Mobile, on the contrary, lost 100,000 customers to sustain its perpetual decline.
The telecommunications regulator stated that operators of Global Service for Mobile Communication (GSM) in the country maintained their domination of the market.
In the report, it was further said that users on the networks of mobile network operators (MNOs), including MTN, Globacom, Airtel and 9Mobile, were 131.7 million.
The data revealed that other operators providing internet services in the country; Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and fixed network, had 353,780 users and 9,866 users respectively in the period under review.
In terms of new internet users recorded in the month under review, one of the GSM operators, Globacom, attracted 1.74 million new Internet users, while MTN Nigeria welcomed 0.96 million new customers on its network.
Airtel Nigeria followed with additional 0.67 million users, while 9Mobile, on the contrary, lost 100,000 customers to sustain its perpetual decline.
