{"id":328067,"date":"2019-07-09T07:53:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T05:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=328067"},"modified":"2019-07-09T07:53:29","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T05:53:29","slug":"south-africas-best-mobile-network-vodacom-vs-mtn-vs-cell-c-vs-telkom-vs-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/telecommunications\/328067\/south-africas-best-mobile-network-vodacom-vs-mtn-vs-cell-c-vs-telkom-vs-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa\u2019s best mobile network: Vodacom vs MTN vs Cell C vs Telkom vs Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"

MyBroadband Insights has released its Q2 2019 Mobile Network Quality Report, showing which company has the best mobile network in South Africa.<\/p>\n

The report is based on 330,596 speed tests which were performed by thousands of MyBroadband Android Speed Test App users across South Africa between 1 April and 30 June 2019.<\/p>\n

The research shows that South Africa had an average mobile download speed of 25.67 Mbps, up from 24.20Mbps in the previous quarter.<\/p>\n

MTN had the highest average download speed at 35.90Mbps, followed by Vodacom on 29.76Mbps, Telkom on 23.07Mbps, Rain on 17.91Mbps, and Cell C on 17.32Mbps.<\/p>\n

MyBroadband Insights director, Marius Hollenbach, said there has been a significant increase in network performance from MTN, Vodacom and Telkom in 2019.<\/p>\n

The increased network speeds are a result of improved LTE coverage and better HSPA availability in rural areas, he said.<\/p>\n

Rain is the only operator which saw a slump in performance during the second quarter of 2019, which is likely a result of more users joining the network.<\/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 \u201cNetwork Quality Score\u201d was calculated for each network using download speed, upload speed, and latency.<\/p>\n

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

MTN reigned supreme with a Network Quality Score of 9.78, followed by Vodacom on 8.24, Telkom on 6.16, Rain on 6.09, and Cell C on 5.35.<\/p>\n

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

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Read: South Africa backs Huawei in its fight against US restrictions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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