Globacom has maintained its lead as the fastest growing network in a recently released analysis of the half year report on the operations of telecom companies in the country.
The report, which was posted on the website of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), shows that Globacom garnered the highest growth rate of 5.86 per cent in the second quarter of 2015. The number of its customers increased from 29,577,125 at the end of March to 31,256,677 at the end of June.
Etisalat emerged the second fastest growing network, moving from 22,235,557 in the first quarter to 22,852,232 in the second quarter of the year. Etisalat averaged 3.42 subscriber growth in the second quarter.
Etisalat was closely followed by Airtel, which grew its network by 3 per cent from 28,680,757 in the first quarter to 29,564,766 in the second quarter which ended in June, 2015.
South African operator MTN, and the biggest operator in the country by subscriber number, followed the growth trend by recording 2.72 per cent. It moved from 61,149,397 in the first quarter to 62,813,111 in the second quarter.
Source: ThisDay Newspaper
