According to the latest Ookla Quality Index statistics, Durban has the best quality Internet connections in South Africa, with an R-Factor rating of 86.35.<\/p>\n
This is followed by Cape Town (82.97), Pretoria (82.68), and Johannesburg (78.51).<\/p>\n
Ookla’s Household Broadband Quality Index is based on recent test results from Pingtest.net. The R-factor is an indication of the quality of VoIP calls on a network, and is calculated using various metrics including latency, jitter and packet loss.<\/p>\n
An R-Factor of between 80 and 94 is considered desirable, while values of between 70 and 80 are acceptable. These R-Factor metrics are also important indicators of line quality for the purposes of online gaming, for which a stable and reliable connection can be more important to the gaming experience than sheer bandwidth.<\/p>\n
Looking at bandwidth measurements, South Africa’s current average download speed is 3.14Mbps, and average upload speed is 1.28Mbps.<\/p>\n
By city, the average download and upload speeds see the cities reverse their ranking.<\/p>\n
Durban’s average download speed is 2.42Mbps, and average upload is 0.79Mbps.<\/p>\n
Cape Town’s average download speed is 2.80Mbps, and average upload is 1.10Mbps.<\/p>\n
Pretoria’s average download speed is 3.14Mbps and average upload speed is 1.23Mbps.<\/p>\n
Johannesburg tops the results with an average download speed of 3.76Mbps and average upload speed of 1.53Mbps.<\/p>\n
All of the above-mentioned results are based on the last 30 days of testing and analysis conducted by Ookla, available at the time of publication.<\/p>\n
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