The latest Speedtest.net statistics reveal that Sandton, Fietas and Kingsmead have the highest average broadband speed in South Africa.<\/p>\n
According to the Net Index<\/a> website, which uses data from millions of recent test results from Speedtest.net, Sandton\u2019s broadband users enjoy an average broadband speed of 5.99Mbps. This is well above the national average of 3.21Mbps.<\/p>\n Sandton\u2019s high average broadband speed is not surprising considering that many businesses in the area are served by high speed fibre and 10Mbps ADSL<\/a> connections. High speed broadband connections in the area, including MTN\u2019s<\/a> LTE<\/a> trial users, further drive up the average speed.<\/p>\n The top 10 broadband suburbs in South Africa according to Net Index are:<\/p>\n Despite growing broadband speeds in South Africa, the results in the country\u2019s top suburbs look pedestrian compared to the top international cities.<\/p>\n Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, leads the charts with an average speed of 40.65Mbps, followed by the central district of Hong Kong with 39Mbps and Taipei with 33.67Mbps.<\/p>\n The top broadband cities in the world according to Net Index are:<\/p>\n Related articles<\/strong><\/p>\n SA breaks 3Mbps broadband average<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 10Mbps: the global broadband standard<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Broadband speeds: South Africa versus Africa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Broadband value in SA improving, but only a little<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n
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