More subscribers ported to 9Mobile in September – NCC
9Mobile has recorded the highest number of subscribers that ported to its network in the month of September, 2017.
The telecom regulatory body, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), made this known in its Incoming and Outgoing Porting Activities of Mobile Network Operators Report posted on its website.
The commission noted that 9Mobile led in the incoming porting table for September with an additional 11,517 customers joining its network. Meanwhile, Airtel came second on the gainers’ list with 2,660 subscribers, adding that 1,928 subscribers moved to MTN, while Globacom got 704 customers.
Industry watchers are of the view that users still have confidence in the 9Mobile network despite its metamorphosis from Etisalat and the re-branding exercise that followed.
NCC also reported that Mobile Number Portability (MNP) activities carried out by telecommunications operators decreased from 34,837 in August to 33,514 in September, signifying 1,323 declines.
On a different note, the commission reported that 2,926 customers of 9Mobile ported to other networks within the same period, indicating an increase of 696 from the 3,622 recorded in August.
In Airtel’s case, 4,840 subscribers moved from the network to other networks in the month under review signifying 288 increases compared to 4,552 in August.
For MTN, 4,625 customers moved from the network in September, showing a decrease of 703 subscribers, from the 5,328 that left the service provider in August.
Also, 4,314 subscribers moved from Globacom in September, representing an increase of 613 customers that left the network from a total 3,701 that left in August.
NCC launched Mobile Number Portability across the country’s GSM networks in 2013, to enable customers change their subscription to other mobile networks while retaining their mobile digits. Since the launch, competition among the telcos has become intense.
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