Figures from the National Communications Authority (NCA) has showed telecom giant MTN still ahead of its competitors despite a decrease in its subscriber base.
At the end of October this year, the network still controlled 44.94% of the market despite the decrease in subscriber base from 13,546,678 at end-September to finish October at 13, 412, 525.
Vodafone’s subscriber base increased from 6,870, 223 to 7, 128 764, which pegs Vodafone’s market share as of October at 23.04%.
Similarly, Tigo, which now boasts a 13.53% market share, recorded an increase in its subscriber base from the September figure of 4,012,580 to end October at 4,056,322.
Airtel however recorded a decrease in its subscriber base of 1.3% from the previous month. The subscriber base of the telecom services provider decreased from 3,790,636 to 3,142,910 in the period under review.
Glo also suffered a decrease in its subscriber base. Its share decreased from the September figure of 1,474,988 to 1,465,829 by close of October 2014 – representing a market share of 4.89%.
In the case of Expresso, its subscriber base went down from 120,108 in September to 118,171 by close of October, representing a market share of 0.54%.