{"id":309580,"date":"2019-04-08T08:05:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T06:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=309580"},"modified":"2019-04-08T08:43:35","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T06:43:35","slug":"the-best-mobile-networks-in-south-africa-mtn-vs-vodacom-vs-cell-c-vs-telkom-vs-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/309580\/the-best-mobile-networks-in-south-africa-mtn-vs-vodacom-vs-cell-c-vs-telkom-vs-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"The best mobile networks in South Africa: MTN vs Vodacom vs Cell C vs Telkom vs Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"

MyBroadband Insights has released its Q1 2019 Mobile Network Quality Report, which shows that MTN has the best mobile network in South Africa.<\/p>\n

The report is based on 345,700 speed tests which were performed by thousands of MyBroadband Android Speed Test App users across South Africa between 1 January and 31 March 2019.<\/p>\n

The research shows that South Africa had an average mobile download speed of 24.20 Mbps, up from 22.18Mbps in the previous quarter.<\/p>\n

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MTN had the highest average download speed at 32.99Mbps, followed by Vodacom on 27.21Mbps, Rain on 21.62Mbps, Telkom on 21.99Mbps, and Cell C on 17.19Mbps.<\/p>\n

MyBroadband Insights director Marius Hollenbach said the ranking of operators were the same as the previous quarter, but with a higher average performance.<\/p>\n

Considering that there was widespread load-shedding over the quarter, it pays testament to the resilience of South African mobile networks.<\/p>\n

Hollenbach highlighted that MTN’s network investment over the past few years was significantly higher than Vodacom’s, and the rankings continue to track the capital expenditure of the operators.<\/p>\n

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

To determine the best mobile network in South Africa, a Network Quality Score was calculated for each network using download speed, upload speed, and latency.<\/p>\n

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

MTN reigned supreme with a Network Quality Score of 10.00, followed by Vodacom on 8.33, Rain on 7.01, Telkom on 6.26, and Cell C on 5.89.<\/p>\n

The table below provides an overview of the mobile network rankings in South Africa.<\/p>\n

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Read: MTN launches new Huawei P30, P30 Lite and P30 Pro deals<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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