{"id":565339,"date":"2024-10-20T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=565339"},"modified":"2024-10-20T18:00:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T16:00:59","slug":"mobile-network-headquarters-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/565339-mobile-network-headquarters-surprise.html","title":{"rendered":"Mobile network headquarters surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MyBroadband tested the mobile data speeds at the major networks\u2019 headquarters in Gauteng and found that not all networks are the fastest at their own offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mobile operators\u2019 headquarters have traditionally been the place to test and roll out the latest network technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As such, the average network performance of the mobile operators at their headquarters was unmatched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, MyBroadband\u2019s recent tests showed that not all mobile operators achieved the best performance at their home base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We used five identical Samsung A34 5G smartphones for this testing, which ran a custom version of the MyBroadband Speed Test app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These devices performed a speed test every minute. This means multiple tests were performed at each of the mobile company headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MyBroadband\u2019s speed test servers are hosted in Teraco\u2019s vendor-neutral data centres to ensure a neutral testing environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NAPAfrica provides all network operators at its peering points a free 10Gbps connection to the MyBroadband Speed Test platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This allows us to fairly compare different network operators and achieve results that represent speeds that a normal consumer would achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to keep in mind that Cell C has network agreements with MTN and Vodacom, which have had a big effect on its network performance.

MyBroadband visited Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, and Telkom\u2019s campuses and performed tests in and around the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results revealed that Vodacom achieved the best performance, followed by MTN. Rain had the worst network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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World of Cell C \u2013 Buccleuch<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Vodacom achieved the fastest recorded speed at the Cell C headquarters, with 5G download speeds of over 500Mbps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MTN also had good 5G in the area, coming in just over 300Mbps, while Telkom 5G recorded speeds up to 270Mbps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cell C does not have a 5G network but recorded a very good LTE-A speed of 206Mbps at its headquarters, close to many of the 5G tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rain performed poorly and recorded a fastest speed of only 31Mbps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

World of Cell C<\/strong><\/td>Download (Mbps)<\/strong><\/td>Upload (Mbps)<\/strong><\/td>Latency (ms)<\/strong><\/td>Connection Type<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Vodacom<\/strong><\/td>548.24<\/td>80.30<\/td>15<\/td>5G<\/td><\/tr>
MTN<\/strong><\/td>310.80<\/td>53.87<\/td>15<\/td>5G<\/td><\/tr>
Telkom<\/strong><\/td>269.50<\/td>9.38<\/td>11<\/td>5G<\/td><\/tr>
Cell C<\/strong><\/td>206.42<\/td>55.11<\/td>18<\/td>LTE-A<\/td><\/tr>
Rain<\/strong><\/td>30.62<\/td>1.76<\/td>27<\/td>LTE<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Telkom Park \u2013 Highveld Technopark<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Telkom 5G speeds disappointed us at its headquarters, falling behind Vodacom and MTN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fastest test in the area was achieved on Vodacom’s network and reached a download speed of 569Mbps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MTN was close behind with 468Mbps, while Telkom only managed 207Mbps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cell C recorded an LTE-A speed of 163Mbps, while Rain came in last, with an LTE test reaching 59Mbps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telkom Park<\/strong><\/td>Download (Mbps)<\/strong><\/td>Upload (Mbps)<\/strong><\/td>Latency (ms)<\/strong><\/td>Connection Type<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Vodacom<\/strong><\/td>569.34<\/td>71.86<\/td>14<\/td>5G<\/td><\/tr>
MTN<\/strong><\/td>468.15<\/td>83.48<\/td>13<\/td>5G<\/td><\/tr>
Telkom<\/strong><\/td>206.98<\/td>48.12<\/td>10<\/td>5G<\/td><\/tr>
Cell C<\/strong><\/td>163.35<\/td>55.52<\/td>23<\/td>LTE-A<\/td><\/tr>
Rain<\/strong><\/td>58.74<\/td>31.04<\/td>24<\/td>LTE<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Vodaworld \u2013 Midrand<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Vodacom delivered the best performance at its head office, with a 5G download speed of 558Mbps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telkom also had surprisingly fast 5G at Vodaworld, closing the second-place gap with a download speed of 492Mbps. MTN also had decent 5G with speeds of up to 320Mbps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rain beat Cell C in fourth place, with LTE tests of up to 76Mbps, compared to Cell C\u2019s 67Mbps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vodaworld<\/strong><\/td>Download (Mbps)<\/strong><\/td>Upload (Mbps)<\/strong><\/td>Latency (ms)<\/strong><\/td>Connection Type<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Vodacom<\/strong><\/td>557.86<\/td>127.13<\/td>17<\/td>5G<\/td><\/tr>
Telkom<\/strong><\/td>491.82<\/td>26.13<\/td>10<\/td>5G<\/td><\/tr>
MTN<\/strong><\/td>320.00<\/td>35.04<\/td>16<\/td>5G<\/td><\/tr>
Rain<\/strong><\/td>76.11<\/td>9.83<\/td>16<\/td>LTE<\/td><\/tr>
Cell C<\/strong><\/td>66.83<\/td>18.84<\/td>19<\/td>LTE-A<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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MTN HQ – Roodepoort<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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We had a bit of trouble testing around the MTN headquarters, as we could not get a 5G connection on any of the networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MTN regularly tests different technologies and setups at their headquarters, so it is likely that the 5G on the nearby towers were down for this purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surprisingly, Cell C showed the highest speed during our testing, with download speeds up to 191Mbps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MTN was not far behind with speeds of 164Mbps, while Vodacom only reached 112Mbps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rain and Telkom were in a close battle to stay out of last place, with 67Mbps and 53Mbps, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MTN HQ<\/strong><\/td>Download (Mbps)<\/strong><\/td>Upload (Mbps)<\/strong><\/td>Latency (ms)<\/strong><\/td>Connection Type<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Cell C<\/strong><\/td>191.13<\/td>51.92<\/td>39<\/td>LTE-A<\/td><\/tr>
MTN<\/strong><\/td>164.46<\/td>34.54<\/td>40<\/td>LTE-A<\/td><\/tr>
Vodacom<\/strong><\/td>111.56<\/td>25.74<\/td>28<\/td>LTE<\/td><\/tr>
Rain<\/strong><\/td>66.70<\/td>10.30<\/td>15<\/td>LTE<\/td><\/tr>
Telkom<\/strong><\/td>52.64<\/td>3.18<\/td>20<\/td>LTE-A<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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MyBroadband tested the mobile data speeds at Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, and Telkom’s headquarters, and the results had a few surprises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341074,"featured_media":537129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[355,42,97238,43716,109,41],"class_list":["post-565339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cellular","tag-cell-c","tag-mtn","tag-mybroadband-speedtest","tag-rain","tag-telkom","tag-vodacom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565339"}],"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\/341074"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565339"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":565507,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565339\/revisions\/565507"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/537129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}