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Internet Speed Report South Africa July 2024

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

Total Tests

334

Avg. Download

45.09Mbps

Avg. Upload

38.29Mbps

Avg. Ping

125.5ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
MTNSA 25.6 Mbps
Afrihost SP 61.2 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd. 7.3 Mbps
Dimension Data 85.4 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 95.1 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 20.5 Mbps
Vox Telecom 45.6 Mbps
Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd - Optinet 7.7 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 39.8 Mbps
Dimension Data 77.8 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
Generic Smartphone 15.3%
iPhone 4.2%
Generic Smartphone 2.7%
MGA-LX9 1.8%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Chrome 32.6%
Chrome Mobile 15.3%
Chrome 6.0%
Chrome 4.5%
Mobile Safari 4.2%
Chrome 3.9%
Firefox 3.0%
Samsung Internet 2.7%
Firefox 2.4%
Opera 1.8%

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.