Data consumption reached 721,522 terabytes, the highest monthly consumption ever recorded, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission.
Data obtained on Tuesday from the regulator’s website showed that this record surpassed December 2023, which stood at 713,200 terabytes.
Active Internet subscriptions totaled 161,977,883, reflecting a substantial increase from the 156,244,368 subscriptions recorded in January of the preceding year.
There are different service providers that make up the number of Internet subscriptions; they include telcos (mobile), Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Fixed.
Mobile subscriptions accounted for 161,504,390, with Internet service providers—wired or wireless—recording 213,876 subscriptions, fixed wire connections totaling 21,437, and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) reaching 238,180.
According to the NCC, January 2024 witnessed a decline of 1.9 million Internet users compared to December 2023, dropping from 163.8 million to 161.9 million.
Nonetheless, Internet penetration remained robust at 42.53 per cent, with broadband subscriptions totaling 92,195,937 million.
The data show that 2G connections remain predominant, but the proportion of 4G subscriptions has been steadily rising.
In terms of market share by network generations, 2G accounted for 57.78% in January 2024, 3G was 9.36 per cent in January, and in December 2023 it was 9.80%.
