Internet Speed Report Cape Town March 2024

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

Total Tests

42

Avg. Download

84.59Mbps

Avg. Upload

85.41Mbps

Avg. Ping

57.1ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
Telkom SA Ltd. 10.9 Mbps
Vox Telecom 82.8 Mbps
Vodacom Cape Town Western Cape Public NAT 96.2 Mbps
Liquid Telecommunications South Africa (Pty) Ltd 349.3 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd. 5.0 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 47.7 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 33.0 Mbps
Afrihost SP 89.9 Mbps
Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd - Optinet 101.4 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 5.7 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
iPad 4.8%
Generic Smartphone 4.8%
Generic Smartphone 2.4%
Apple iPhone 2.4%
iPhone 2.4%
Generic Android 2.0 2.4%
iPhone 2.4%
Generic Smartphone 2.4%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Chrome 31.0%
Chrome 16.7%
Chrome 11.9%
Chrome 4.8%
Chrome Mobile iOS 4.8%
Chrome 4.8%
Chrome 2.4%
Chrome Mobile 2.4%
Safari 2.4%
Opera 2.4%

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.