Nigeria’s indigenous telecom giant, Glo is closing on its rival in the telecom industry as more data subscribers dumped MTN and Airtel, losing a combined 3.52 million data subscribers in the second quarter of 2021, according to latest statistics obtained from the Nigerian Communications Commission.
MTN Nigeria was the highest loser during the second quarter of 2021, losing 1.98 million in total, as its subscriber base declined for three months consecutively, to end June with 59.59 million users, below the 61.57 million it started April with, according to NCC data.
In April, MTN lost its largest during the period under review, as 1.12 million customers stopped using the network’s service, in May, the loss dropped to 243,203 subscribers, and 607,511 was wiped off in June.
Airtel Nigeria was next on the losers table, as 1.54 million users abandoned the Bharti Airtel subsidiary between April and June this year, dragging the firm further away from its closest rival Globacom.
Airtel ended June with 36.23 million data subscribers, which fell from 37.77 million, which it started April with, as 115,462 internet users were lost in the former, and 751,457 gained in the latter – however, it lost 906,669 in May.