South African smartphone users experience the best download speeds and consistent quality in Africa, says Opensignal.
With a penetration rate90%, South African smartphone users experience the best download speeds and consistent quality .
The mobile analytics company analysed 27 African markets to establish how each nation compares to its peers,based on data collected between 1 June and 29 August. On the other hand, in more than half of compared African markets, CQ scores are below 30%. This suggests connectivity struggles to maintain the stable performance needed for even basic digital services in many African countries – especially in Mali, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon and Ethiopia, where it’s lower than 10%.
In Mali and Zimbabwe, users spend over 6% of their time on 2G, restricting data-intensive service usage. “Device affordability is another challenge, especially with 4G/5G-enabled devices. Low digital literacy and skills are also holding back mobile internet adoption in the region.
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