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Internet Speed Report Province of the Western Cape August 2024

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

Total Tests

45

Avg. Download

49.63Mbps

Avg. Upload

29.49Mbps

Avg. Ping

139.8ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
Telkom SA Ltd 18.5 Mbps
Vodacom Cape Town Western Cape Public NAT 10.3 Mbps
Liquid Telecommunications South Africa (Pty) Ltd 6.5 Mbps
MTNSA 7.6 Mbps
Afrihost SP 53.4 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd. 10.3 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 83.3 Mbps
Dimension Data 89.0 Mbps
Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd - Optinet 79.2 Mbps
Dimension Data 67.2 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
Generic Smartphone 4.4%
Huawei Browser 2.2%
Generic Smartphone 2.2%
Generic Android 2.0 2.2%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Chrome 64.4%
Chrome 11.1%
Firefox 11.1%
Chrome Mobile 4.4%
Chrome 2.2%
Samsung Internet 2.2%
Android Webkit 2.2%
Chrome 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.