Nexttel reaches 2 million subscribers within 8 months of operation in Cameroon

The first in Cameroon to receive a 3G licence, Nexttel has announced that it has nabbed an estimated 2 million customers in only eight months after launching in September 2014.

The Viettel telecom company has just launched a raffle to “celebrate” its two million subscribers to win a total of 30 million FCFA in prizes.

Taking into account the number of subscribers announced by Nexttel, Cameroon now has approximately 18.3 million mobile subscribers out of a population of 20 million. At the end of 2014, MTN Cameroon, the market leader, announced a customer base of 10.1 million subscribers compared to 6.2 million for Orange Cameroon.