South Africa, April 2026, Fixed Broadband Experience
Vox leads South Africa’s fixed broadband market with the best overall home internet experience, combining the fastest speeds with the strongest reliability, video, and consistency performance. rain follows closely on download speed, reliability, and video experience.
Feb 2026
Global Mobile Network Experience Awards 2026
Opensignal sheds light on the difference in the experience seen by our users on different operators across the globe — to better inform users, operators and regulators.
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South Africa’s 5G challenge is spectrum usage, not performance
South Africa was an early African 5G mover, with launches in 2019 and 2020. Yet in Q1 2026, users spent just 3.7% of their connected time on 5G. Even among South Africans equipped with 5G-capable devices, time spent on 5G was limited to only 11.1% of their connectivity — 4G still anchors the daily mobile experience.
The Surge of the Challengers: Closing the Quality gap Is Reshaping South Africa’s Telecom Market
Opensignal data reveals a significant market realignment in South Africa. As challenger operators close the reliability gap, localized network experience and targeted CVM are driving a new wave of high-value subscriber acquisition.
South Africa, April 2026, Fixed Broadband Experience
Vox leads South Africa’s fixed broadband market with the best overall home internet experience, combining the fastest speeds with the strongest reliability, video, and consistency performance. rain follows closely on download speed, reliability, and video experience.
Africa’s Digital Divide: Insights from the Global Network Excellence Index
Mobile networks are Africa’s digital backbone, but gaps in coverage, quality, and affordability remain. Read this insight to see where African countries rank in the Global Network Excellence Index and how spectrum policy and infrastructure can drive digital inclusion and growth.
High-end devices unlock superior mobile experiences in South Africa
In this article, we compared our users' mobile performance across three key metrics: Excellent Consistent Quality (ECQ), download, and upload speed across different device tiers. The results show not only how networks perform, but how well operators’ device strategies support their ambitions.
South Africa, August 2025, Mobile Network Experience
MTN wins 11 out of 15 possible awards, with seven outright wins. Vodacom takes home the second highest number of awards with five. Telkom wins the Availability award outright.
Signals of progress: How CQ improvements in South Africa stack up ahead of the 2G/3G sunset
Ahead of plans to switch off South Africa’s 2G and 3G networks, we examine improvements in Consistent Quality and assess the operators’ readiness ahead of the shutdown.
