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Internet Speed Report Gauteng May 2024

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

Total Tests

134

Avg. Download

37.24Mbps

Avg. Upload

35.26Mbps

Avg. Ping

111.8ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
MTNSA 22.1 Mbps
Vox Telecom 53.8 Mbps
Afrihost SP 50.2 Mbps
Vox Telecom 46.3 Mbps
Vodacom 19.3 Mbps
Vodacom Pretoria Silverton North Gauteng Public NAT 35.5 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 34.9 Mbps
Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd - Optinet 56.7 Mbps
The Internet Solution 39.1 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd. 18.6 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
Generic Smartphone 23.9%
Generic Smartphone 8.2%
Generic Smartphone 3.0%
iPhone 2.2%
iPhone 2.2%
Generic Smartphone 1.5%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Chrome Mobile 23.9%
Chrome 23.1%
Chrome Mobile 8.2%
Chrome 8.2%
Chrome 5.2%
Chrome 4.5%
Chrome Mobile 3.0%
Firefox 2.2%
Mobile Safari 2.2%
Opera 2.2%

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.