Glo/Airtel Records Gain as MTN/Etisalat Records Loss in June 2016 Internet Subscriber Count

The new subscriber acquisition report released by the telecom industry regulator for the month of June has shown that data grandmasters, Globacom, once more soared high above other telecoms operators in the country.

Globacom has a total of 26,628,065 data users in June which is an increase from the 26,355,391 it had in May, showing an additional 272,674 new data subscribers. Recall that the telecoms company gained only 49,124 new data users in April.

Airtel trailed behind with a total of 17,325,423 subscribers in June as against the 17,280,089 new subscribers it had in May. The figures showed that Airtel increased its data users by 45,334.

MTN Nigeria recorded a loss of 134,609 in June in the period under review. The company pulled a total of 32,974,177 as against the 33,108,786 internet users it recorded in May.

Etisalat also recorded a loss as a total of 254,511 left the network in the same period. The company garnered a total of 15,253,513 data users down from the 15,508,024 internet users it had in May.