{"id":362412,"date":"2020-08-04T07:58:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T05:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=362412"},"modified":"2020-08-04T08:01:53","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T06:01:53","slug":"how-mtn-crushed-its-competitors-in-network-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/362412-how-mtn-crushed-its-competitors-in-network-quality.html","title":{"rendered":"How MTN crushed its competitors in network quality"},"content":{"rendered":"

MyBroadband Insights\u2019 Q2 2020 Mobile Network Quality Report showed that MTN has by far the best mobile network in South Africa<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

MTN\u2019s average download speed in Q2 was 52.28Mbps, well ahead of Vodacom on 29.08Mbps, Telkom on 20.16Mbps, Cell C on 17.62Mbps, and Rain on 10.64Mbps.<\/p>\n

MTN\u2019s average upload speed of 18.92Mbps was also much higher than Vodacom (11.36Mbps), Rain (9.68Mbps), Cell C (8.49Mbps), and Telkom (6.24Mbps).<\/p>\n

What is particularly impressive is that the average download speed on MTN\u2019s network increased by 20% during the lockdown.<\/p>\n

This was despite a big increase in mobile traffic. MTN said its data traffic more than doubled from this time last year, mainly due to many businesses adopting a work-from-home policy.<\/p>\n

The lockdown also resulted in a shift in geographic consumption, with very low usage in business CBDs and higher than normal usage in residential areas.<\/p>\n

MTN SA spokesperson Jacqui O’Sullivan said their network remained stable throughout the lockdown thanks to the continuous end-to-end monitoring of network capacity across their entire operation.<\/p>\n

The images below provide an overview of the comparative network performance of South Africa\u2019s five mobile operators.<\/p>\n

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How MTN became the best network in South Africa<\/h3>\n

MTN\u2019s exceptional network performance did not happen by accident. The company invested over R50 billion in its network in the past five years and made sure it optimised this spend.<\/p>\n

This money was spent on growing the operator\u2019s 4G and 5G footprint, modernising its network, and rolling out new features for consumers. This included the following:<\/p>\n