Internet Speed Report Cape Town July 2024

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

Total Tests

33

Avg. Download

25.88Mbps

Avg. Upload

15.66Mbps

Avg. Ping

142.8ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
MTNSA 5.5 Mbps
Afrihost SP 8.3 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 28.6 Mbps
Vodacom Cape Town Western Cape Public NAT 68.4 Mbps
Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd - Optinet 20.6 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd. 15.4 Mbps
Lightspeed/Cybersmart 60.6 Mbps
Vox Telecom 95.6 Mbps
Liquid Telecommunications South Africa (Pty) Ltd 12.0 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
MGA-LX9 18.2%
Generic Smartphone 15.2%
TEL-1013GIQA 3.0%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Chrome 24.2%
Chrome Mobile WebView 18.2%
Chrome Mobile 15.2%
Firefox 12.1%
Chrome 9.1%
Chrome 9.1%
Chrome 6.1%
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.