Nigerians may be in for better days as far as internet access is concerned. This is predicated upon the fact that quite a handful of providers in Nigeria are luring subscribers with affordable unlimited data access. There has actually been unlimited data access from most providers in the past but the cost has been prohibitive. Hence, a few of the providers are now crashing prices to attract subscribers.
Nigerians for long have groaned under the weight of the expensive internet access. However, in recent times, competition in the industry has forced providers to crash their subscription process. The Nigerian Communications Commission did not help matters when it placed a ceiling below which the providers cannot go.
This was a controversial decision by the NCC but the regulator maintained that the decision was necessary to protect smaller operators who may be forced out of business. That decision by the NCC ended up halting the competition on its tracks.
However, the operators have found a new way to compete and win the soul of subscribers through affordable unlimited data access. Providers who have offered unlimited data access to subscribers include dedicated ISPs like SwiftNetworks, Smile Telecoms and Spectranet. All the GSM operators are as well offering unlimited data acess yo subscribers.
The operators include, Glo which prides itself as the grandmaster of data as a result of its Glo1 submarine cable which enables it to offer data access at rock-bottom prices. MTN, Airtel, 9Mobile and Ntel also offer unlimited date access.
As streaming services become common in Nigeria, unlimited data access is required to be able to access the services at an affordable rate. Video streaming services currently available in Nigeria presently, include Neflix and of course Youtube. There are also audio streaming services including Apple Music and Deezer..
