South Africa’s mobile networks are constantly improving, but with many new technologies being introduced in 2020, which network is the best? We’ve got you covered! The report ranked Vodacom and MTN as having the best mobile networks in South Africa.
The report rated Vodacom and MTN as the best mobile networks in South Africa.
- MTN: The report rated Vodacom and MTN as the best mobile networks in South Africa. They rated Vodacom number one with an average speed of 21.5Mbps, while MTN came out second with 20Mbps.
- Cell C: Cell C received an average LTE speed of 17.3Mbps and was ranked sixth on the list of South African mobile networks. They ranked Telkom Mobile third with 15Mbps, while Virgin Mobile ranked fourth on the list with 13Mbps.
Cell C and Telkom Mobile were ranked in third and fourth place, respectively. MTN was rated as having the best mobile network for 2021, followed by Vodacom and MTN being rated as having the best mobile networks for 2021.
The report is based on data from the MyBroadband Speed Test Android app, which measures latency, download speed, upload speed, packet loss and jitter.
The report is an annual report released in June each year.
The ranking is based on multiple criteria, including latency, download speed, upload speed, packet loss, and jitter.
Latency is the time to send a packet of data from one point to another and is determined by the distance between two points. Download speed refers to how fast data is sent from your device to other users on the network while upload speed refers to how fast data can be sent back to you.
Packet loss refers to instances where there are errors in communication between two points on a network (usually because of congestion). A good line should have minimal packet loss as this means better quality of service for users accessing content online via that specific connection – however, even with zero packet loss, there will still be some amount of jitter (or variation) in your connection. Jitter occurs when packets arrive at different times than expected because of fluctuations in network conditions such as traffic volume or signal congestion – this can cause stuttering playback or buffering issues when streaming video content over an internet connection which has high jitter values.
Conclusion
If you’re looking for the best mobile network in South Africa, we recommend you go with MTN. MyBroadband Insights has ranked it as the number one network for 2021.
