71% of Nigerians lack regular mobile internet access – GSMA

71% of Nigerians lack regular mobile internet access – GSMA

A Groupe Special Mobile Association report has revealed that about 71 per cent of Nigerians do not have regular access to mobile Internet. The GSMA report was launched recently in Abuja amid ongoing debate over Nigerian telecom operators’ demand for a tariff increase. While the operators said an increment was expedient to mitigate the impacts …

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GSMA says 71% of Nigerians have no regular access to mobile internet 

GSMA says 71% of Nigerians have no regular access to mobile internet 

Groupe Special Mobile Association (GSMA), the umbrella body of mobile operators globally, has said that only 29% of Nigerians have regular access to mobile internet, leaving out 71.  The body disclosed this in its Digital Economy Report focusing on Nigeria. According to the report, this is due to several industry challenges limiting telecom coverage expansion.   …

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