The Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) most recent data, revealed that 5G subscriptions continued to rise steadily, reaching 1.24 percent as of March 2024, or 2.7 million of all connections in the nation.
According to the report, there were 219 million active mobile connections in the nation. In light of this, it can be estimated that 2.7 million Nigerians have subscribed to the newest technology, based on the 1.24 percent of 5G connections.
The country’s 5G penetration rate was 1.04 per cent as of December 2023. In January and February of this year, it rose to 1.11 and 1.18 percent, respectively.
The Commission reports that as of March, 32.74 per cent of subscribers were using 4G, which the operators began to roll out in 2016.
Statistics from the telecom sector also revealed that 9.04 percent of the 219 million subscriptions were on 3G, an upgraded network that was introduced in Nigeria in 2007.
