9mobile Gains The Highest Number Of Ported Subscribers In September – NCC

A report released by the Nigerian
Communications Commission (NCC) during the
week reveals that telecoms subscribers on other
networks are massively porting to the new "kid"
in town.
9Mobile has recorded the highest number of
subscribers that ported to its network in the
month of September 2017.
This is contained in NCC's "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.
Incoming (Inward) Porting means the number of
numbers ported from another service provider's
network into a service provider's own network.
**Outgoing (Outward) Porting means the
number of numbers ported to another service
provider's network from a service provider's
own network.
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.