Nigerians Abandon Glo, Airtel, Others for MTN as 35,154 subscribers port in one year
- Data has shown that in the last year, over 35,000 subscribers have ported from one network to another
- The network that gained the highest number of subscribers that ported was MTN, followed by Airtel and others
- MTN network had the largest market share of 38.58% as of August 2023.
Legit.ng journalist Zainab Iwayemi has over three years of experience covering the Economy, Technology, and Capital Market.
Data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has shown that 35,154 subscribers ported their GSM lines from one network to another within one year.
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In search of better service, MTN, Globacom, Airtel, and 9mobile subscribers ported their lines from one network to another between August 2022 and August 2023.
MTN with the most subscribers
MTN had the largest market share of 38.58% and the largest subscriber base, with 85,005,917 as of August 2023, according to ThisDay report.
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MTN also had the most number of subscribers that ported their lines from other networks to its network (inward porting), followed by Airtel, Globacom, and 9mobile, which had the fewest number of subscribers that ported into their network in the past year.
Number porting is moving a subscriber's GSM number from one network to another while keeping the same number on the new network to obtain higher-quality service.
It is known as inward porting when a network obtains new GSM numbers while porting, and it is known as outward porting when a network loses its current GSM numbers.
The data showed that MTN took the top position regarding inward porting, or the number of users who have ported to its network during the past year.
According to the statistics, the largest number of users moving from other networks to the MTN network occurred in August of last year, with 1,617 total.
Additionally, 2,040, 1,935, 1,680, and 1,812 customers moved their lines to the MTN network in September, October, November, and December of 2022, respectively. These numbers were the highest among those who migrated their lines during those months.
According to NCC statistics, MTN had 1,688 subscribers who migrated to its network in January 2023 and 1,522 subscribers in February 2023. These numbers represent the highest porting (inward porting) for those months.
In that order, MTN also had the most significant number of inbound porting in March, April, and May of 2023—1,555, 2,096, and 2,138. Then, according to NCC data, MTN once more had the most significant number of inbound porting in June, July, and August of 2023—1,545, 3,410, and 1,682, respectively.
MTN, Airtel, Glo to block phone numbers without NIN In 2024, give deadlines for different categories
Legit.ng earlier reported that the NCC instructed telecommunications companies to implement a complete network ban on all phone lines not linked to national identification numbers (NINs).
According to the directive, the telecom operators must ensure all subscribers on their network must have submitted their NINs by February 28, 2024.
In addition, those who had submitted their NINs but have yet to be verified are also to be entirely barred.
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