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Internet Speed Report Gauteng July 2024

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

Total Tests

99

Avg. Download

39.25Mbps

Avg. Upload

32.08Mbps

Avg. Ping

139.8ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
MTNSA 29.0 Mbps
Afrihost SP 83.5 Mbps
Dimension Data 112.0 Mbps
Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd - Optinet 25.8 Mbps
Vox Telecom Ltd 5.7 Mbps
Vox Telecom 3.9 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 48.2 Mbps
The Internet Solution 27.9 Mbps
Vox Telecom 39.6 Mbps
Vodacom Pretoria Silverton North Gauteng Public NAT 4.5 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
Generic Smartphone 17.2%
iPhone 7.1%
Generic Smartphone 3.0%
Generic Android 2.0 2.0%
iPad 2.0%
Generic Smartphone 2.0%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Chrome 24.2%
Chrome Mobile 17.2%
Chrome 7.1%
Mobile Safari 7.1%
Firefox 6.1%
Safari 4.0%
Firefox 4.0%
Firefox Mobile 3.0%
Chrome 3.0%
Chrome 3.0%

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.