Internet Speed in South Africa

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Broadband Internet Providers results based on real users tests performed through ethernet or Wi-Fi connection.

Mobile Internet Providers results based on real users tests performed in mobile apps through 3G, 4G or 5G connections.

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Broadband Internet in South Africa

In the third quarter of 2024, the fastest broadband internet in South Africa was provided by Vox Telecom with an average download speed of 65,7 Mb/s. The highest data upload speed was achieved by Vox Telecom (107,1 Mb/s). The lowest ping was recorded with the Optinet at 24 milliseconds.

ISP Download [Mb/s] Upload [Mb/s] Latency [ms]
Vox Telecom 65,7 107,1 25
Vodacom Business 46,7 40,4 25
Webafrica 45,8 33,1 27
Optinet 45,7 41,9 24
Home-Connect 37,9 25,0 45
rain 33,5 10,5 56
Telkom 25,2 20,5 50
Vodacom 21,5 10,3 55
MTN 20,5 14,5 57
Herotel 20,3 21,8 38
All ISP 40,0 34,9 41

Mobile Internet in South Africa

During the same quarter, the fastest mobile internet in South Africa was delivered by MTN with an average download speed of 77,8 Mb/s. The highest data upload speed was recorded with the MTN operator (19 Mb/s). The lowest ping was observed with the Vodacom at 41 milliseconds.

ISP Download [Mb/s] Upload [Mb/s] Latency [ms]
MTN 77,8 19,0 43
Vodacom 70,7 14,6 41
Cell C 31,2 10,7 50
Telkom 26,2 7,9 52
All ISP 62,0 14,5 45

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