MyBroadband Insights has released its Q1 2020 Mobile Network Quality Report, highlighting the best mobile networks in South Africa right now.<\/p>\n
The report is based on 310,868 speedtests which were performed by thousands of MyBroadband speedtest app users across South Africa between 1 January and 31 March 2020.<\/p>\n
The research shows that South Africa had an average mobile download speed of 25.57Mbps and an average upload speed of 9.07Mbps.<\/p>\n
MTN had the highest average download speed at 43.47Mbps, followed by Vodacom on 29.79Mbps, Telkom on 19.11Mbps, Cell C on 17.52Mbps and Rain on 15.20Mbps.<\/p>\n
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 9.69, followed by Vodacom on 7.13, Rain on 5.51, Cell C on 5.00, and Telkom on 4.61.<\/p>\n The latest MyBroadband mobile network quality report also includes network quality rankings for South Africa\u2019s major cities.<\/p>\n The data shows that MTN was a clear winner in all major South African cities – Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg and Tshwane.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n Network operator<\/th>\n Download speed (Mbps)<\/th>\n Upload speed (Mbps)<\/th>\n Network Quality Score<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n MTN<\/td>\n 43.47<\/td>\n 14.40<\/td>\n 9.69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Vodacom<\/td>\n 29.79<\/td>\n 10.77<\/td>\n 7.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Rain<\/td>\n 15.20<\/td>\n 10.13<\/td>\n 5.51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Cell C<\/td>\n 17.52<\/td>\n 8.13<\/td>\n 5.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Telkom<\/td>\n 19.11<\/td>\n 4.49<\/td>\n 4.61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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