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Internet Speed Report Gauteng October 2024

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

Total Tests

88

Avg. Download

52.45Mbps

Avg. Upload

49.59Mbps

Avg. Ping

67.1ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
Afrihost SP 55.6 Mbps
MTNSA 55.9 Mbps
Vox Telecom 35.4 Mbps
Liquid Telecommunications South Africa (Pty) Ltd 1.6 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 69.5 Mbps
Neology (Pty) Ltd 12.0 Mbps
Vox Telecom 85.5 Mbps
Neology (Pty) Ltd 7.6 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 31.5 Mbps
Dimension Data 42.3 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
Generic Smartphone 13.6%
Generic Smartphone 4.5%
iPhone 3.4%
Generic Smartphone 2.3%
iPhone 2.3%
iPhone 2.3%
Generic Smartphone 2.3%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Chrome 23.9%
Chrome 20.5%
Chrome Mobile 13.6%
Firefox 6.8%
Chrome Mobile 4.5%
Chrome 3.4%
Mobile Safari 3.4%
Chrome 2.3%
Firefox 2.3%
Chrome Mobile 2.3%

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.