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Internet Speed Report South Africa February 2024

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

Total Tests

486

Avg. Download

58.01Mbps

Avg. Upload

50.87Mbps

Avg. Ping

81.4ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
MTNSA 41.9 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 36.6 Mbps
Afrihost SP 127.6 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 23.5 Mbps
MTN SA 108.6 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd. 7.0 Mbps
Liquid Telecommunications South Africa (Pty) Ltd 24.8 Mbps
Dimension Data 49.9 Mbps
Vox Telecom 37.8 Mbps
Vodacom Midrand PT Southern Gauteng Public NAT 56.0 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
Generic Android 2.0 16.5%
iPhone 8.2%
iPhone 3.3%
Generic Smartphone 2.3%
Generic Smartphone 1.6%
Generic Android 2.0 1.2%
iPhone 1.2%
iPhone 1.0%
iPhone 0.8%
Mozilla Firefox for Android 0.8%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Chrome 32.9%
Android Webkit 16.5%
Mobile Safari 8.2%
Chrome 4.3%
Mobile Safari 3.3%
Chrome 3.1%
Firefox 2.9%
Chrome Mobile 2.3%
Samsung Internet 1.6%
Android Webkit 1.2%

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.