The fastest broadband service in SA

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Broadband survey reveals which broadband service in South Africa has the highest download and upload speeds

The 2009 Broadband Survey was launched recently, asking local broadband users to rate their service and Internet Service Provider on speed, reliability, general service levels and customer support.  The survey attracted more than 2 000 respondents, making it one of the largest surveys of its kind in South Africa.

The survey included two web based speed tests – Speedtest.net and Speakeasy.net - where respondents were asked to test their broadband service and provide details about their local and international download and upload speeds.

ADSL subscribers use a multitude of upstream providers where the upload and download speeds can vary significantly from the advertised speed.  The ADSL results in this article provide an average performance across all upstream bandwidth providers.

The following table gives an overview of the average download and upload results from the 2009 Broadband Survey.

Service Local Download Speed (Kbps) Local Upload Speed (Kbps)
ADSL 4 Mbps 2950 360
Telkom HSDPA 2570 320
MTN HSDPA 1550 490
Vodacom HSDPA 1420 400
Neotel NeoFlex 1050 410
iBurst WiMax 1030 1080
NeoConnect Prime 1020 90
iBurst Wireless 630 220
Telkom WiMax 590 180
ADSL 512 420 200
ADSL 384 350 100
 
  International Download Speed (Kbps) International Upload Speed (Kbps)
ADSL 4 Mbps 1971 309
MTN HSDPA 1241 391
Vodacom HSDPA 1045 222
Telkom HSDPA 1038 194
iBurst WiMax 989 922
Neotel NeoFlex 832 287
NeoConnect Prime 691 84
iBurst Wireless 569 189
Telkom WiMax 510 168
ADSL 512 367 171
ADSL 384 309 99

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