MyBroadband’s latest Speedtest statistics show that Vodacom offers the best South African latency, at an average of 103ms. Neotel is the worst ranked in SA latency, at 253ms.<\/p>\n
On the international Speedtest results, Cell C secured the top spot with an average latency of 302ms, while MTN is the worst ranked for international latency, at 460ms.<\/p>\n
For online gamers, an internet connection with consistently low latency and minimal data packet loss is paramount – many games can operate well over a low bandwidth connection, but poor latency can be the downfall of an online match.<\/p>\n
While ADSL is the preferred connection type among gamers, unfortunately it is not widely available in South Africa due to a number of factors, meaning that many gamers rely on a wireless internet connection.<\/p>\n
MyBroadband\u2019s Speedtest<\/a> filters results based on IP address ranges, user survey input, and other variables to ensure accurate results are achieved. Tests are made to Johannesburg and London Speedtest servers to differentiate between local and international network performance.<\/p>\n SA Speedtest results<\/strong><\/p>\n According to the results for the Johannesburg server over the last few months, not only did Vodacom have the best average latency (103ms), but also achieved the highest average download speed (4,837kbps).<\/p>\n The following table provides an overview of the average local download speed, upload speed, and latency for local wireless and mobile broadband providers.<\/p>\n