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Research have revealed that out of the over 180 million Nigerians in the country, 146 million who are active subscribers spend about N212 billion on calls every month.
The findings were arrived at using the current active mobile subscriptions in the country and the subsisting Average Revenue Per User (ARPU), the financial performance benchmark in the telecoms industry that measures the average monthly revenue generated by operators from telecoms subscribers, for Nigeria.
With the latest statistics released by the telecoms regulatory body, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), active telephone lines in the nation’s telecommunication industry stood at 146, 561. 744 by May 2015.
According to data released by industry leading operators, ARPU in Nigeria’s telecoms market is estimated at around $6 (N1, 452), given the foreign exchange rate at N242.
It was gathered that with an ARPU of N1,452 and a subscriber base of 146 million, Nigeria’s telephone users now pay an estimated N212 billion monthly in accessing telecom service, especially calls making.The NCC, shedding more light on the growth witnessed in the sector, revealed that the tele-density of the nation’s telecommunication industry increased to 104.69 per cent in May, from 103.91 per cent in April, showing an increase of 0.78 per cent.
Similarly, the commission revealed that no fewer than 88.13 million Nigerians currently browse the Internet on telecom networks in the country. The commission’s monthly Internet subscriber data for the month of May showed that there was an increase of 1,131,775 (one million, one hundred and thirty-one thousand, seven hundred and seventy-five) internet users on the GSM networks in May.
With the latest statistics released by the telecoms regulatory body, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), active telephone lines in the nation’s telecommunication industry stood at 146, 561. 744 by May 2015.
According to data released by industry leading operators, ARPU in Nigeria’s telecoms market is estimated at around $6 (N1, 452), given the foreign exchange rate at N242.
It was gathered that with an ARPU of N1,452 and a subscriber base of 146 million, Nigeria’s telephone users now pay an estimated N212 billion monthly in accessing telecom service, especially calls making.The NCC, shedding more light on the growth witnessed in the sector, revealed that the tele-density of the nation’s telecommunication industry increased to 104.69 per cent in May, from 103.91 per cent in April, showing an increase of 0.78 per cent.
Similarly, the commission revealed that no fewer than 88.13 million Nigerians currently browse the Internet on telecom networks in the country. The commission’s monthly Internet subscriber data for the month of May showed that there was an increase of 1,131,775 (one million, one hundred and thirty-one thousand, seven hundred and seventy-five) internet users on the GSM networks in May.
Source: bizwatchnigeria
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