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Internet Speed Report South Africa March 2024

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

Total Tests

752

Avg. Download

59.14Mbps

Avg. Upload

50.87Mbps

Avg. Ping

96.3ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
Telkom SA Ltd 18.5 Mbps
Seacom Western Cape (Pty) Ltd 62.4 Mbps
Dimension Data 65.2 Mbps
Afrihost (Pty) Ltd 48.3 Mbps
Afrihost SP 51.7 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd. 21.3 Mbps
Dimension Data 50.3 Mbps
Vox Telecom 67.8 Mbps
The Internet Solution 84.2 Mbps
MTNSA 22.4 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
Generic Smartphone 18.4%
iPhone 3.5%
Generic Smartphone 2.4%
Generic Smartphone 1.1%
Generic Android 2.0 0.9%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Chrome 35.1%
Chrome Mobile 18.4%
Chrome 8.6%
Chrome 6.6%
Mobile Safari 3.5%
Chrome 2.8%
Chrome Mobile 2.4%
Opera 1.6%
Firefox 1.5%
Chrome 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.