MyBroadband Insights has published its Q3 2020 Mobile Network Quality Report, highlighting the best and worst mobile networks in South Africa right now.<\/p>\n
The report is based on 334,257 speedtests conducted by MyBroadband Speed Test App users across the country between 1 July and 30 September 2020.<\/p>\n
The research shows an average mobile download speed of 29.16Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.46Mbps across all networks.<\/p>\n
MTN had the highest average download speed at 55.11Mbps, followed by Vodacom on 29.80Mbps, Telkom on 23.60Mbps, Cell C on 17.82Mbps and Rain on 10.02Mbps.<\/p>\n
“Over the last quarter the average network speed of South Africa\u2019s mobile operators increased despite the increased network traffic,” MyBroadband said.<\/p>\n
“This was made possible by temporary spectrum which was issued to mobile operators during the lockdown.”<\/p>\n
MyBroadband said this temporary spectrum helped mobile networks to increase their network capacity and improve their average speeds during the lockdown.<\/p>\n
There was one exception \u2013 Rain. The average download speed on Rain\u2019s network declined significantly during the lockdown because of congestion problems.<\/p>\n
Before the lockdown, Rain\u2019s average download speed was 15.20Mbps. After the lockdown started the average speed plummeted by 30%, to 10.02Mbps, which shows the impact of increased traffic on network performance.<\/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 9.68, followed by Vodacom on 5.99, Telkom on 5.16, Cell C on 4.27, and Rain on 3.74.<\/p>\n The table below provides an overview of the mobile network rankings in South Africa.<\/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 55.11<\/td>\n 22.78<\/td>\n 9.68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Vodacom<\/td>\n 29.80<\/td>\n 10.97<\/td>\n 5.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Telkom<\/td>\n 23.60<\/td>\n 6.70<\/td>\n 5.16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Cell C<\/td>\n 17.82<\/td>\n 8.67<\/td>\n 4.27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Rain<\/td>\n 10.02<\/td>\n 9.44<\/td>\n 3.74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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