MTN Nigeria Gains 35,154 Subscribers From Porting From Other Networks - NCC

The recent data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has shown that over 35,154 subscribers port their GSM lines from one network to another within one year.

In search of better service quality, subscribers had to port their lines from one network to another in search of better services. This cuts across MTN, Globacom, Airtel, and 9mobile.

The findings by THISDAYLIVE, which briefed a little about the NCC news, showed that for subscribers that port their lines to other networks, MTN recorded the highest market share of 38.58% and a subscriber base of 85,005,917 as of August 2023. MTN had the highest number of subscribers that ported from other networks to its network, followed by Airtel, Globacom, and 9mobile, which had the lowest number of subscribers that ported into their network last year

Number porting is transferring a subscriber's GSM number from its main network to another while retaining the same phone number on the newly changed network while looking for a good service provider.  Whenever a network gets additional GSM numbers in the porting process, it is called inward porting, but when it loses phone numbers, it is regarded as outward porting.  

According to the statistics from NCC,  in August 2022, 2,389 subscribers ported their GSM lines from one network to another, while in September 2022, 2,934 subscribers also ported their GSM lines to other networks. In October, November, and December 2022, 2,790, 2,299, and 2,8269, they also ported their GSM lines to other networks.

In January 2023, 2,581 subscribers ported their lines to other networks, while 2,021, 2,253, and 3,076 subscribers ported their lines to other networks in February, March, and April 2023, respectively.

In May 2023, 2,992 subscribers ported their lines to other networks, while 2,321 ported their lines to other networks in June 2023.

In July 2023, 4,077 subscribers ported their lines to other networks, while 2,592 subscribers ported their GSM lines to other networks in August 2023 in search of better service quality, according to the current statistics released by the NCC.

According to the statistics, MTN is leading in the number of inward portings and subscribers that ported to its network last year.

The statistics showed that in August last year, 1,617 subscribers were ported from other networks to the MTN network, the highest number of ports that month. Also, in September, October, November, and December 2022, the total number of subscribers that ported their lines to the MTN network was 2,040, 1,935, 1,680, and 1,812, respectively, and the figures were the highest among the subscribers that ported their lines in those months.

In January 2023, MTN had 1,688 subscribers that switched to its network, while in February, a total of 1,522 subscribers also switched to the MTN network, the highest in number porting (inward porting) for those months, according to NCC’s statistics.

In March, April, and May 2023, MTN had the highest number of inward porting, 1,555, 2,096, and 2,138, respectively. Then, in June, July, and August 2023, MTN again had the highest number of inward portings, 1,545, 3,410, and 1,682, according to NCC’s statistics.