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Data Wars 2022: Nigeria's mobile Internet space needs more competition

Emmanuel Paul

1 year ago

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Internet Culture

NCC pricing control: Voice call tariffs do not influence customers’ choice of telco as much as data costs do

Mobile telephony came into Nigeria in 2001 with MTN -- first-mover -- and three other entrants remaining 19 years later. As NCC's pricing control promotes healthy competition among telcos, users are spoilt for choice.

Oluwanifemi Kolawole

4 years ago

Internet Culture

Data Wars 2019: Glo’s heavy loss and MTN’s continued dominance defines the battle for Internet supremacy

The battle for the share of Nigeria’s Internet market heated up in 2019 and after a closely fought battle, MTN once more pulled ahead of the pack but Glo’s loss of over a million internet subscribers had a ripple effect.

Emmanuel Paul

4 years ago

Internet Culture

The race for data supremacy in Nigeria appears to be narrowing down to just MTN and Airtel

For the first time in five months, MTN gained more data subscribers than Airtel, but both telcos have pulled ahead of the pack as Glo seems to be losing its foothold in the race for data supremacy

Emmanuel Paul

4 years ago

Internet Culture

Airtel is winning the battle for supremacy in Nigeria's internet market

In the month of September, Airtel maintained its push for the top, MTN slightly bounced back from its loss of Internet subscribers, Glo faced a surprising downtrend but it was business as usual for 9mobile.

Emmanuel Paul

4 years ago

Telecoms

Airtel and Glo slowly taking centre stage in Nigeria’s Internet market -- NCC report

In the month of August, the data grandmasters win, MTN is watching its weight, 9mobile is on a roll, and Airtel's 'gele' is definitely getting bigger

Emmanuel Paul

5 years ago

General

Data Wars: Episode II — MTN is losing mobile subscribers

With the current data prices, Glo seems to be winning the Data Wars. Going by reactions gotten so far from Nigerians, I can say customers are more than happy with the slash in the prices of data but the real war started last year when customers began migrating between...

Emmanuel Ogunsola

8 years ago

General

The fall of data prices in Nigeria and what it means for us

A few days ago, ₦3,000 would have gotten you 6GB of internet data on Globacom’s network. Today, that will fetch you 12GB. That is insanely cool. A month ago, ₦3,500 was enough to buy 4GB on the Airtel network; now it’ll buy 7GB. Both MTN and Etisalat have also r...

David Adeleke

8 years ago

Internet Culture

Data Wars: A race to the bottom

First, it was Airtel, then Glo. MTN and Etisalat maintained their data plan prices for a long time after, but eventually, they let up.

David Adeleke

8 years ago

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