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Internet Speed Report California February 2024

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

Total Tests

6,487

Avg. Download

141.33Mbps

Avg. Upload

56.85Mbps

Avg. Ping

51.0ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless 117.5 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications 187.6 Mbps
Charter Communications 159.7 Mbps
Charter Communications 195.0 Mbps
Charter Communications 147.4 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 178.5 Mbps
Charter Communications 165.9 Mbps
Charter Communications 204.9 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 162.4 Mbps
Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless 28.6 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
iPhone 16.8%
Generic Android 2.0 12.3%
iPhone 11.4%
iPhone 3.8%
Generic Smartphone 2.7%
iPhone 0.9%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Mobile Safari 16.8%
Android Webkit 12.3%
Mobile Safari 11.4%
Chrome 9.3%
Mobile Safari 3.8%
Chrome 3.7%
Chrome Mobile 2.7%
Chrome 1.9%
Chrome 1.6%
Safari 1.5%

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.