The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that about 115 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) shared a total of 213,876 active customers at the end of September this year.
With special offerings including satellite broadband and fibre-to-the-home (FTTH), among other services, these ISPs are anticipated to assist the nation in reaching the Nigeria National Broadband Plan’s (NNBP 2020–2025) aim of 70 per cent broadband penetration by 2025.
According to the latest data by the NCC, a total of 115 ISPs whose data were made available had a total of 213,876 active customers at the end of September this year.
For instance the data disclosed that Spectranet topped the list with 113,747 subscribers at the end of Q3 2023, followed by Tizeti with 19,126 subscribers and IPNX with 14,871 subscribers.
Elon Musk’s Starlink, which jumped ahead of several older ISPs in Nigeria to occupy the number fourth position with 11,207 subscribers; followed by VDT Communications with 6,611 subscribers; next is Cyberspace Network.
Limited with 4,130 subscribers and Ngcom Limited with 3,956 subscribers.
Others are Radical Technology Network Ltd with 3,647 subscribers; Suburban Broadband Ltd with 3,627 subscribers and Cobranet Limited with 3,401 subscribers.