Mobile voice subscriptions drop to 41.4m

At  the  end  of  August  2021,  the  total  number  of  mobile voice  subscriptions  was  41,486,196, the latest industry figures from the National Communications Authority (NCA) indicate.

This  represents  a  percentage  decrease  of  0.81%  from  August  2021’s  figure  of 41,825,055.

The total penetration rate  for  the  month under review  was 132.03%.

MTN’s voice  subscriptions  for  the  period was  23,449,452 representing a  percentage decrease  of  0.33%  from  July  2021’s  figure  of  23,527,225.

MTN’s  market  share  for the month under review  was 56.96%.

Vodafone’s  mobile  voice  subscriptions  decreased  from  9,608,090  as  at  the  end  of  July 2021  to  9,413,261  as  at  the  end  of  August  2021.

This  represents  a  percentage decrease of  2.03%.

Vodafone’s market  share for  August  2021  was  22.86%.

AirtelTigo’s  voice  subscriptions  decreased  from  7,537,514  as  at  the  end  of  July  2021 to  7,461,031  as  of the  end  of  August  2021  indicating  a  percentage  decrease  of  1.01%.

Their  market  share  for  the  month  under  review  was  18.12%  as  compared  to  18.16% in  July  2021.

Voice  subscriptions  of  Glo  increased  from  836,198  as  at  the  end  of  July  2021  to 845,326  at  the  end  of  August  2021.

With  a  percentage  increase  of  1.09%,  their  total market  share for  the month under review  was 2.05%.

Source: classfmonline.com