Internet Speed Report Cape Town May 2024

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

Total Tests

52

Avg. Download

25.74Mbps

Avg. Upload

17.01Mbps

Avg. Ping

87.4ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
The Internet Solution 14.1 Mbps
Vox Telecom 28.2 Mbps
Dimension Data 9.3 Mbps
Vodacom Cape Town Western Cape Public NAT 34.2 Mbps
Afrihost SP 41.8 Mbps
MTNSA 33.0 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 28.5 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd. 9.5 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 92.9 Mbps
SEACOM Limited Networks 29.0 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
Generic Smartphone 7.7%
Generic Smartphone 5.8%
Generic Smartphone 3.8%
Generic Android 2.0 1.9%
Generic Smartphone 1.9%
Generic Smartphone 1.9%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Chrome 25.0%
Chrome 23.1%
Chrome 15.4%
Chrome Mobile 7.7%
Chrome Mobile 5.8%
Chrome Mobile 3.8%
Firefox 3.8%
Firefox 3.8%
Chrome 1.9%
Android Webkit 1.9%

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.