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NCC telecom stats vs OpenCelliD Nigeria

A verified, side-by-side comparison. Both records are status-checked by Wycord, so you are comparing what each actually offers today, not a stale listing.

Category
Datasets
Datasets
Type
Telecom
Telecom
Country
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Docs status
Docs live
Docs live
Licensing
Pricing
Free (HTML/PDF only)
Free (registration)
Verified
Verified
Verified
Last verified
10 Oct 2026
10 Oct 2026
Tags
telecom, stats, no-api
telecom, geographic, cell-towers
Summary
Rich Nigerian telecom industry stats (188M+ subscriptions, ~87% teledensity) published only as HTML web tables and annual PDF reports.
Free cell-tower location dataset (CSV) covering all four Nigerian operators (MCC 621) with tower lat/lng, operator, RAT and signal strength on a rolling 18-month window. Rural coverage is sparse.

NCC telecom stats vs OpenCelliD Nigeria at a glance

NCC telecom stats and OpenCelliD Nigeria are both listed under Telecom in Wycord's Datasets index.

Both are based in Nigeria.

Both currently show the status "Docs live".

On access, both are marked "No approval needed".

Over the last 30 days Wycord's probes measured 94.44% uptime for NCC telecom stats (36 checks) and 100% for OpenCelliD Nigeria (36 checks).

Average response time on live probes was 1211 ms for NCC telecom stats and 121 ms for OpenCelliD Nigeria.

Uptime and latency come from Wycord's own probes of each resource's website, documentation and repository, run every six hours.

How they differ

  • Pricing: NCC telecom stats, Free (HTML/PDF only); OpenCelliD Nigeria, Free (registration).
  • 30-day uptime: NCC telecom stats, 94.44%; OpenCelliD Nigeria, 100%.
  • Average latency: NCC telecom stats, 1211 ms; OpenCelliD Nigeria, 121 ms.

Topics

Both are tagged: telecom.

Only NCC telecom stats: stats, no-api.

Only OpenCelliD Nigeria: geographic, cell-towers.

Common questions

Which has better uptime, NCC telecom stats or OpenCelliD Nigeria?
OpenCelliD Nigeria leads over the last 30 days: NCC telecom stats 94.44%, OpenCelliD Nigeria 100%.
Do NCC telecom stats or OpenCelliD Nigeria need approval before use?
Both are marked "No approval needed".
Is the documentation for NCC telecom stats and OpenCelliD Nigeria working?
Both show "Docs live" at the last check.
Where are NCC telecom stats and OpenCelliD Nigeria based?
Both are based in Nigeria.

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