MTN Nigeria has emerged as the dominant player in Nigeria’s fibre broadband market, accounting for more than half of all Fibre to the X (FTTX) subscriptions in the second quarter of 2026.
This is according to the latest fibre market data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
The data shows that MTN had 176,468 FTTX subscriptions as of Q2 2026, representing 55.2% of the 319,735 subscriptions recorded across the market.
This puts the telecoms giant well ahead of traditional internet service providers (ISPs), with its closest competitor, FiberOne Broadband, recording 56,486 subscriptions, equivalent to about 17.7% of the market.
ipNX Nigeria ranked third with 14,698 subscriptions, while Broadbased Communication had 10,761 and Ngcom recorded 5,958 subscriptions.
Legend Internet Plc had 3,101 subscriptions, followed by Amdeetel Nigeria with 2,824 and Swift Networks with 2,509.
The data also shows a highly concentrated market, with the top two operators alone accounting for about 73% of all FTTX subscriptions.
Beyond the leading operators, the market remains fragmented, with dozens of smaller providers accounting for relatively small numbers of subscriptions.
The NCC data covers 100 operators, although the majority of them recorded relatively small subscriber numbers compared with MTN and the leading ISPs.
Last year, MTN Nigeria rebranded its fibre broadband service from MTN Fibre Broadband to FibreX, saying the new name reflected its dedication to supporting Nigeria’s digital transformation journey.
MTN added that FibreX was expected to contribute to the expansion of the national fibre capacity from 35,000 km to 125,000 km, a plan that includes laying an additional 90,000 km of fibre.
Meanwhile, despite the rapid expansion of fibre infrastructure by telecom operators, access to fibre internet remains concentrated in major cities.
According to the recently released data by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), operators have deployed a total of 101,148.36 kilometres of fibre optic cable across its 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), but nearly one-fifth of that infrastructure is concentrated in just Lagos and Abuja.
An analysis of state-by-state infrastructure data released by the Commission shows that Lagos and the FCT together account for 18,559.83km of fibre, representing 18.35% of Nigeria’s total deployed fibre network.
