The world’s third largest telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Africa and Asia Bharti Airtel, on Friday, August 7, announced a significant milestone in its African operation when it acquired its 30th million customer in Nigeria.
In acquiring 30 million subscribers in Africa’s most populous nation, the company has hit another milestone of achieving a 20 per cent market penetration in the country.
Making the announcement, Airtel Africa CEO Christian de Faria, noted that the company’s success was mainly driven by its reliable GSM network and a stable internet growth from its residential and business segments, that have further accelerated its subscriber base.
He said: “This is a great milestone for Airtel Nigeria which has been successful despite the numerous challenges in the market, notwithstanding the increasingly competitive telecoms landscape. This is a testament of our focus on delivering quality products and services backed by innovations, that impact the day to day lives of our customers.”
According to the Nigerian Communications Commission, the total number of mobile subscribers in the country has soared from 144 million in May 2015 to 146 million in June 2015.
In addition, Nigeria’s mobile operators added 2.1 million new subscribers in June 2015 with the subscriptions to fixed networks increasing from 181,625 in May 2015 to 182,643 within the same period.
