Massive boost in SA’s broadband speed

The latest Ookla Net Index statistics show that South Africa’s average Internet download speed is 3.82Mbps – up from 3.35Mbps three months ago.

The Net Index website, which uses data from millions of recent test results from Speedtest.net, shows that the global average download speed is 13.09Mbps. This is just over three times the local speed.

South Africa’s average upload speed of 1.57Mbps is also significantly higher than the December value of 1.4Mbps.

These higher speeds are likely linked to the launch of LTE in South Africa, which offers significantly higher upload and download speeds than 3G access.

Telkom’s ADSL speed upgrades in 2012 and the company’s 20Mbps and 40Mbps VDSL trial may also be to thank for the country’s higher broadband speeds.

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