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Internet Speed Report Province of the Western Cape September 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

149

Avg. Download

38.73Mbps

Avg. Upload

30.29Mbps

Avg. Ping

132.1ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
Dimension Data 19.9 Mbps
Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd - Optinet 109.5 Mbps
Vodacom Cape Town Western Cape Public NAT 91.1 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd. 2.8 Mbps
Liquid Telecommunications South Africa (Pty) Ltd 33.1 Mbps
Afrihost SP 38.5 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 49.3 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 45.9 Mbps
MTNSA 70.0 Mbps
Dimension Data 95.7 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
Generic Android 2.0 64.4%
Generic Smartphone 5.4%
iPhone 2.0%
iPhone 2.0%
iPhone 1.3%
iPhone 0.7%
Generic Smartphone 0.7%
Generic Smartphone 0.7%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Android Webkit 64.4%
Chrome 14.8%
Chrome Mobile 5.4%
Chrome 2.7%
Mobile Safari 2.0%
Chrome Mobile iOS 2.0%
Chrome 2.0%
Mobile Safari 1.3%
Chrome 0.7%
Chrome Mobile iOS 0.7%

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.