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Internet Speed Report South Africa January 2024

A comprehensive analysis of broadband performance in South Africa based on real user speed tests conducted on Bandwidth Place.

Total Tests

535

Avg. Download

47.26Mbps

Avg. Upload

45.16Mbps

Avg. Ping

91.0ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
Telkom SA Ltd 45.0 Mbps
Vox Telecom Ltd 28.9 Mbps
Vodacom Pretoria Silverton North Gauteng Public NAT 20.9 Mbps
Afrihost SP 50.0 Mbps
Vox Telecom 27.4 Mbps
The Internet Solution 55.6 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd. 9.6 Mbps
MTNSA 52.1 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 12.7 Mbps
Dimension Data 15.6 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
Generic Android 2.0 20.4%
iPhone 7.7%
iPhone 7.1%
Generic Android 2.0 2.4%
Apple iPhone 1.3%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Chrome 21.3%
Android Webkit 20.4%
Chrome 12.9%
Mobile Safari 7.7%
Mobile Safari 7.1%
Chrome 3.0%
Android Webkit 2.4%
Firefox 1.9%
Samsung Internet 1.5%
Safari 1.3%

Analysis Methodology

The data presented in this report is aggregated directly from real user speed tests performed on the Bandwidth Place platform testing network nodes globally during 2024. We calculate the localized metrics using strict data sanity checks to prevent skewed results from anomalies or extreme outliers.

SEO & Location Routing Structure: Because location data is structurally rigid, caching data dynamically to static hierarchy (Country -> State -> City) provides significant improvements to PageSpeed metrics and Time to First Byte (TTFB). This strategy ensures optimum indexing for search engines processing localized queries.