Saturday, July 7, 2018
OUT DATED Nigeria’s 3G Telecommunications Providers Data Service Reviewed Prices and Data Allowance
OUT DATED Nigeria’s 3G Telecommunications Providers Data Service Reviewed Prices and Data Allowance
It�s finally here! Admittedly I�ve been on this topic for a while and it has taken a little longer than I anticipated to put-up this article. Today I�ll compare the data bundles and price of the data services provided by the county�s leading telecommunication providers, namely Globacom, MTN, Etisalat and the latest addition to the 3G spectrum Airtel Nigeria.
These data service account for a sizable portion of their turnover, this is why they invest so much money into branded USB modems, routers and Mifi dongles.
For the purpose of this article only the most popular and accessible data plans were taking into consideration. Plans including time caps or windows of access (night and weekend plans) were excluded. The minimum cut off mark per bundle is five hundred naira (N500). This is a strict comparison between price and data allowance to give you a real Idea of the cost of a Megabyte in Nigeria today.
Mtn Nigeria
Mtn Nigeria can boast of having the largest market share in Nigeria with about 42 million active subscribers as of the end of the Q4 2011. They offer a variety of data plans, their largest being eight thousand naira (N8,000) for 5 Gigabytes (5GB). Supported devices include basic handsets, Smartphones, USB modem sticks, routers and Mifi dongles. Here�s a brief summary of MTNs data offering.
In comparison to other mobile providers MTN plans are few and less confusing but some plans tend to overlap. For example it is possible to pay five hundred naira (N500) for 150 Megabytes and one thousand naira (N1000) for 100 Megabytes. Although the latter option has a 24hour limit it would be more logical because you would be entitled 300MB for a thousand naira.
Globacom Nigeria
Golbacom Nigeria has the second largest market share in Nigeria with an active use base of about 20 million subscribers at the end of Q4 2011. They have even a larger variety of data plans, their largest being eighteen thousand naira (N18,000) for twenty Gigabytes (20GB). Supporting similar devices as their rivals, we summarised their mobile offering below.
Even though at a glance they seem to have more options their plans are tailored for specific devices, as a result some plans seem redundant and you could get more megabytes for the same amount of money, or even pay more and get less megabytes for your money.
For example, depending on the device you wish to subscribe with, you may be advised to pay six thousand naira (N6000) for 3 Gigabytes when an option is available to pay five thousand naira (N5000) also for 3 Gigabytes.
Etisalat Nigeria
Labelled the fastest growing network of 2011 with a growth rate of 13.02% at the end of the Q4 2011 and an active user base of about 11 million subscribers, Etisalat Nigeria recently acquired its 3G licence allowing it to compete evenly with other mobile providers. With data plans similar to MTN in scope and size Etisalat largest data option is eight thousand naira (N8,000) for 6 Gigabytes. Supporting identical devices as their competition, here�s a summary of their data offerings.
Awfully similar to the offerings of MTN Nigeria, Etisalat seems to give you a little bit more in terms of megabytes for your naira. Having similar support for devices, plans never clash or overlap but as a result may be a little bit more expensive.
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