{"id":237113,"date":"2018-04-11T08:59:17","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T06:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=237113"},"modified":"2018-04-11T08:59:17","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T06:59:17","slug":"mtn-has-the-best-mobile-network-in-south-africa-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/237113\/mtn-has-the-best-mobile-network-in-south-africa-research\/","title":{"rendered":"MTN has the best mobile network in South Africa: research"},"content":{"rendered":"

Research by MyBroadband shows that MTN has the best mobile network in South Africa, and also tops the quality rankings in Gauteng, Cape Town, and Durban.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

This is according to MyBroadband\u2019s Q1 2018 Mobile Network Quality Report, which is based on 142,537 speed tests recorded through the MyBroadband Android Speed Test App between 1 January 2018 and 31 March 2018.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

The report shows that South Africa had an average mobile download speed of 20.03Mbps during the period.\u00a0<\/u><\/u>MTN had the highest average download speed at 24.12Mbps, followed by Vodacom on 21.26Mbps, Cell C on 15.95Mbps, and Telkom on 15.20Mbps.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Best mobile network in South Africa<\/strong><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

To determine the best mobile network in South Africa, a \u201cNetwork Quality Score\u201d was calculated for each network using a range of performance measurements.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

The Network Quality Score out of 10 shows how the network performed in relation to other networks.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

MTN topped the ranking with a Network Quality Score of 9.92, followed by Vodacom on 9.01, Cell C on 6.72, and Telkom on 6.54.<\/p>\n

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Best mobile network in Gauteng<\/strong><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

MTN has the best network in Gauteng with a Network Quality Score of 9.99, followed by Vodacom on 9.34, Cell C on 7.37, and Telkom on 6.18.<\/p>\n

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Best mobile network in Cape Town<\/strong><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

MTN has the best network in Cape Town with a Network Quality Score of 9.59, followed by Vodacom on 8.86, Telkom on 6.11, and Cell C on 5.82.<\/p>\n

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Best mobile network in Durban<\/strong><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

MTN has the best network in Durban with a Network Quality Score of 9.93, followed by Vodacom on 6.77, Cell C on 5.98, and Telkom on 5.29.<\/p>\n

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Read:\u00a0MTN CEO scores massive R40 million payday<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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