MTN secures the top spot as South Africa's best mobile network in 2024, outperforming competitors Vodacom, Cell C, Telkom, and Rain. The report, based on 1.17 million speed tests, highlights MTN's impressive average download speed of 80.88 Mbps and consistent performance across major cities. Vodacom excels in 5G performance, while Cell C demonstrates remarkable network speed growth.
Mobile service provider MTN was the best mobile network in South Africa in 2024, followed by Vodacom , Cell C and Telkom in fourth place.The report covers the period from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024 and comprises 1.17 million speed tests performed by 18,649 mobile data users.It had the highest average download speed, 80.88 Mbps, followed by Vodacom , 65.14 Mbps; Cell C , 54.43 Mbps; Telkom , 34.07 Mbps; and Rain, 21.82 Mbps.
Cell C was the biggest surprise of 2024. Its network speeds doubled over the last eighteen months, and it is closing in on Vodacom in second place.To determine the best mobile network in South Africa, each network was given a “Network Quality Score” based on download speed, upload speed and latency. The Network Quality Score out of 10 then shows how a network performed in relation to other networks.
MTN reigned supreme with a Network Quality Score of 9.9, followed by Vodacom at 7.72, Cell C at 7.12, Telkom at 5.07, and Rain at 4.51.
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