While Vodacom is crowned the most consistent network, the differences between it, MTN, Telkom, and Cell C are minimal. Gaming on a mobile network is a frustrating experience even on MTN which was crowned the winner in that category.The key findings from the report found that Vodacom is the most consistent mobile network in South Africa achieving the minimum threshold in 62.7 percent of OpenSignal’s tests.
MTN follows closely behind Vodacom thanks to improvements to its network, but when looking at the numbers, it’s hard not to feel like this ranking obscures the actual experience. First we need to dig into OpenSignal’s metrics. The firm uses a scale of 0 – 100 to rank various aspects of a mobile network. This includes:Each network is assigned a score for each metric with the 40 – 50 range being a middling and sometimes serviceable experience. Lower than that and we start to approach the unusable area. In the areas of Video, Live Video, and Games, not a single mobile network scored above a 60 putting them Good, Fair and Poor range depending on the mobile network and metri