Telkom previously explained to MyBroadband that it has taken a considered approach to its 5G deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe core of our 5G deployment strategy is to enhance network efficiency by offloading traffic from our 4G network where congestion is identified,\u201d Telkom said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe actively monitor our 4G sites, and where conditions are met, including demand pressure and feasibility, we prioritise 5G rollout to improve the customer experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Telkom said the penetration of 5G-enabled devices was a key consideration for the expansion of the technology. \u201cIn many areas, device penetration remains relatively low,\u201d it stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHowever, we are confident that as the adoption of 5G devices increases, we will reach a critical mass where 5G deployment becomes both commercially viable and operationally necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As 5G coverage is expanded, it is important to maintain a high quality of service for all customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MyBroadband performed a test at one of the first sites where Telkom rolled out 5G connectivity to determine if we could still achieve reasonable speeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The testing was conducted in proximity to Telkom headquarters in Highveld, Centurion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A test bench of Samsung Galaxy S24 devices was used, and allowed to connect to any technology. These phones then performed tests as we drove around the headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We were pleasantly surprised with the results of this test, with very consistent high-speed 5G coverage. On average, 5G testing yielded download speeds of more than 205 Mbps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the few places where 5G was not available, Telkom fell back to 4G, offering very fast LTE-A technology, achieving an average speed of 141 Mbps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While reliability and a consistent connection are key, we also achieved some super-fast results, with the fastest 5G test coming in at 427 Mbps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The table below summarises the results of our tests around Telkom’s headquarters in Centurion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Telkom is expanding its 5G coverage nationwide. MyBroadband testing shows great speeds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":570416,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,18],"tags":[19420,52869,109],"class_list":["post-623481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cellular","category-internet","tag-5g","tag-coverage","tag-telkom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623481"}],"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=623481"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":624401,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623481\/revisions\/624401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/570416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Telkom-Gauteng-5G-coverage-1143x800.png\")
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nTelkom 5G test results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Telkom<\/th> Download Speed (Mbps)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Average 5G test<\/td> 205.51<\/td><\/tr> Average 4G test<\/td> 140.59<\/td><\/tr> Fastest 5G test<\/td> 426.90<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"