Broadband19.06.2017
Top 20 mobile broadband speeds recorded in South Africa
The latest MyBroadband Speed Test App results reveal that the MTN network recorded the highest mobile broadband speed test – 284Mbps.
MyBroadband launched its free speed test app for Android in April, which offers users an easy and ad-free way to test their Internet connection.
The app also provides a map of where users conduct their tests and makes it possible to record and export the speed test results.
In May, 52,685 tests were conducted from thousands of mobile devices – providing a good overview of the operators’ performance.
Top 20 mobile broadband speeds
The May 2017 MyBroadband Speed Test App results show that MTN recorded 9 of the top 10 results.
Vodacom was the only other operator which broke into the top 20, with a peak speed of 251Mbps.
- The highest speed recorded on Cell C’s network was 83Mbps.
- The peak speed on Telkom’s network was 60Mbps.
| Network | Download (kbps) | Upload (kbps) | Latency (ms) | Connection |
| MTN-SA | 283,957 | 50,179 | 24 | LTE |
| MTN-SA | 280,083 | 45,399 | 25 | LTE |
| MTN-SA | 269,351 | 44,497 | 25 | LTE |
| MTN-SA | 267,966 | 45,809 | 25 | LTE |
| MTN-SA | 261,828 | 44,420 | 25 | LTE |
| MTN-SA | 257,139 | 45,089 | 24 | LTE |
| Vodacom-SA | 251,080 | 24,338 | 20 | LTE |
| MTN-SA | 249,729 | 45,417 | 26 | LTE |
| MTN-SA | 249,576 | 45,196 | 24 | LTE |
| MTN-SA | 247,394 | 45,954 | 25 | LTE |
| Vodacom-SA | 245,157 | 24,878 | 20 | LTE |
| Vodacom-SA | 244,822 | 24,857 | 20 | LTE |
| MTN-SA | 244,116 | 44,004 | 24 | LTE |
| Vodacom-SA | 236,943 | 25,522 | 20 | LTE |
| MTN-SA | 235,784 | 32,323 | 24 | LTE |
| MTN-SA | 235,526 | 44,844 | 24 | LTE |
| Vodacom-SA | 232,287 | 24,768 | 35 | LTE |
| Vodacom-SA | 228,811 | 24,939 | 35 | LTE |
| MTN-SA | 225,825 | 29,366 | 25 | LTE |
| MTN SA | 225,702 | 31,217 | 24 | LTE |
Now read: Speed battle between Vodacom and MTN
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