T2 Mobile adds internet users for third straight month, NCC data shows

T2 Mobile, formerly known as 9mobile and Nigeria’s fourth-largest mobile network operator, has posted its first full quarter of consecutive internet subscriber growth, according to the latest data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). 

The operator added 9,202 internet users in December 2025, bringing its total to 780,237 and marking a modest but notable rebound in a market increasingly dominated by MTN Nigeria and Airtel. 

After years of steady declines and a sharp drop following its 2025 rebrand, this three-month rebound signals that T2’s recent network upgrades, its roaming partnership with MTN, and its refreshed brand strategy may finally be gaining traction with customers.

While growth remains small, the momentum suggests T2 Mobile is beginning to stabilise and carve out a sustainable position rather than slipping further behind in an increasingly consolidated telecom landscape.

T2 Mobile rebranded in August 2025, unveiling its new name and identity in Lagos shortly after securing a national roaming agreement with MTN Nigeria. The partnership allows T2 customers to connect to MTN’s wider 2G, 3G, and 4G networks in areas where T2’s coverage is weak, boosting service quality without requiring SIM swaps or number changes.

However, that momentum faced an early setback. In September, one month after the rebrand, T2’s internet subscriber base fell sharply in August to 744,044, marking the first time it fell below the one-million mark.

The recovery began in October, when 10,918 new subscribers joined, bringing the total to 754,962. Growth continued in November, with 16,073 additional users, lifting the base to 771,035 subscribers.

NCC’s Q4 2025 Industry Performance Report paints T2 Mobile as a small but technically strong operator. It ranked first in rural download speeds at about 24.9 Mbps and second nationally for overall user experience, gains linked to new spectrum, roaming support, and recent network upgrades. 

Still, it held just around 1.8% market share with 3.22 million total subscribers and posted the highest net port-out losses in 2025, with about 28,000 customers leaving and fewer than 100 porting in.