The results of a survey released today show that, when it comes to speed, it’s hard to beat Cell C’s supersonic new HSPA+ network, which is currently being rolled out across major cities in South Africa.
The 2010 Broadband Survey, conducted by well-respected news site MyBroadband, found that Cell C offers the highest local download and upload speeds, clocking in at 7.21 Mbps and 2.01 Mbps respectively. Cell C’s local download speeds were on average 20% faster than the second-ranked broadband offering, and the upload speeds were 300% faster.
The survey found that Cell C offers the highest local download and upload speeds, as well as the fastest upload speed internationally
In addition, Cell C achieved an international download speed of 2.47 Mbps (third place overall) and an upload speed of 1.03 Mbps (first place overall).
A total of 1908 participants were asked to rate their broadband service according to a variety of criteria including support, service levels and overall satisfaction, as well as complete 2 web-based speed tests to record their speeds. These tests used the Speedtest.net servers.
For the full story as well as an overview of the results of the 2010 Broadband Survey click here.
