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Internet Speed Report South Africa April 2024

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

Total Tests

592

Avg. Download

44.90Mbps

Avg. Upload

40.31Mbps

Avg. Ping

99.6ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
Reflex Solutions 19.3 Mbps
MTNSA 72.4 Mbps
Liquid Telecommunications South Africa (Pty) Ltd 29.2 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd. 12.7 Mbps
The Internet Solution 74.7 Mbps
Seacom Western Cape (Pty) Ltd 179.4 Mbps
Dimension Data 12.8 Mbps
Vox Telecom 56.4 Mbps
Vox Telecom 28.1 Mbps
Vodacom Cape Town Western Cape Public NAT 45.8 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
Generic Smartphone 24.7%
Generic Smartphone 4.9%
Generic Smartphone 3.0%
iPhone 2.7%
Generic Smartphone 2.0%
iPhone 1.2%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Chrome 29.7%
Chrome Mobile 24.7%
Chrome 7.3%
Samsung Internet 4.9%
Chrome Mobile 3.0%
Chrome 2.9%
Mobile Safari 2.7%
Opera 2.0%
Chrome Mobile 2.0%
Chrome 2.0%

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.