Glo retains position as Nigeria’s 2nd largest telecom operator

Digital transformation leader, Globacom, has consolidated its industry leadership position as the second largest telecoms operator.

Following a blazing performance in November last year, when it topped the gainers table with an additional 1,691,133 subscribers, Globacom, again, in December, grossed 1,982,109 subscribers to move up from 43,273,188 to a new high of 45,255,297 subscribers.

The latest figure represents 26.24 per cent of total industry subscriber figure, which has seen it firmly in the second place.

The latest figures released by the regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on its official website show that Airtel remained in third place after increasing by 1,061,330 subscribers to 44,180,484 in December, pushing its market position to 25.61 per cent of total industry subscriber base, 9mobile added 555,344 subscribers to move up to 15,917,015 in December, from 15,361,671 in November, while MTN stands at 67,133,009, having added 158,017 in December.

Globacom in a statement yesterday said it was working round the clock to further enhance the network experience of its subscribers this year.