{"id":512734,"date":"2023-10-27T13:56:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T11:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=512734"},"modified":"2023-10-27T14:01:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T12:01:28","slug":"comparing-4g-network-performance-in-tshwane-without-loadshedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/512734-comparing-4g-network-performance-in-tshwane-without-loadshedding.html","title":{"rendered":"Comparing 4G network performance in Tshwane without load-shedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

MyBroadband recently tested network performance in high-density parts of Tshwane to see how mobile networks perform for the average consumer when there is no load-shedding.<\/p>\n

Testing included voice quality and 4G data speeds, which remains the most commonly used technology by consumers in South Africa.<\/p>\n

Our testing was performed while load-shedding was suspended to compare how networks performed under normal circumstances without relying on backup power.<\/p>\n

The data throughput results did not offer any major surprises, with Vodacom and MTN trading blows for the top spot in many areas.<\/p>\n

Telkom showed significant improvements compared to historic performance over the last three months, beating Vodacom in Pretoria.<\/p>\n

Compared to tests of Telkom’s download speed earlier in the year, there was a notable enhancement in its Pretoria performance from 28Mbps to 39Mbps in the latest test.<\/p>\n

The call quality results offered a few more surprises, with MTN suffering from a few dropped calls.<\/p>\n

Networks are ranked by an ETSI-calculated call quality score, which values voice metrics and consistent performance. A network with a better average performance that suffers significant drops could lower its score relative to a more consistent-performing counterpart.<\/p>\n

All the networks performed well with minimal issues, with dropped calls becoming a significant differentiator on the final scores.<\/p>\n

Telkom took the top spot in Centurion, edging out a win over Vodacom.<\/p>\n

Call quality for all operators was slightly worse in Pretoria compared to Centurion, where Vodacom took the win, followed by Telkom and MTN.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Centurion data tests<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Network<\/strong><\/td>\nDownload (Mbps)<\/strong><\/td>\nUpload (Mbps)<\/strong><\/td>\nLatency (ms)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vodacom<\/td>\n63.27<\/td>\n14.91<\/td>\n28.86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MTN<\/td>\n57.07<\/td>\n15.32<\/td>\n23.51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom<\/td>\n42.61<\/td>\n8.74<\/td>\n18.68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cell C<\/td>\n32.22<\/td>\n9.90<\/td>\n25.48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Pretoria data tests<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Network<\/strong><\/td>\nDownload (Mbps)<\/strong><\/td>\nUpload (Mbps)<\/strong><\/td>\nLatency (ms)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MTN<\/td>\n47.75<\/td>\n26.40<\/td>\n26.64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom<\/td>\n38.64<\/td>\n12.35<\/td>\n20.06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vodacom<\/td>\n32.48<\/td>\n13.06<\/td>\n30.63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cell C<\/td>\n21.59<\/td>\n14.79<\/td>\n28.81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Centurion voice quality tests<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Network<\/strong><\/td>\nPerformance score<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom<\/td>\n95.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vodacom<\/td>\n94.90%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cell C<\/td>\n82.70%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MTN<\/td>\n80.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Pretoria voice quality tests<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Network<\/strong><\/td>\nPerformance score<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vodacom<\/td>\n77.10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telkom<\/td>\n67.40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MTN<\/td>\n62.50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cell C<\/td>\n58.60%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MyBroadband tested the network performance of mobile operators in Tshwane when there is no load-shedding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":512736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[21115,42,109,41],"class_list":["post-512734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cellular","tag-mobile-network","tag-mtn","tag-telkom","tag-vodacom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512734"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512734"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":512906,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512734\/revisions\/512906"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/512736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=512734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}