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Market Analysis
Fastest Providers - Download
Speedtest Intelligence® reveals that among top mobile operators in Afghanistan in Q4 2023, Afghan Wireless delivered the fastest median download speed at 6.68 Mbps.
6.68 Afghan Wireless | ||||
4.77 MTN | ||||
4.45 Etisalat | ||||
4.23 Roshan | ||||
1.46 Afghan Telecom | ||||
| 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Median Multi-Server Latency
Our mobile multi-server latency results in Q4 2023 showed that among top providers, Afghan Wireless registered the lowest median multi-server latency in Afghanistan at 77 ms.
77 Afghan Wireless | ||||
91 MTN | ||||
92 Etisalat | ||||
125 Roshan | ||||
147 Afghan Telecom | ||||
| 0 | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 |
Consistency
In measuring the consistency of each operator’s performance, we found that Afghan Wireless had the highest Consistency in Afghanistan during Q4 2023, with 51% of results showing at least a 5 Mbps minimum download speed and 1 Mbps minimum upload speed.
51.0% Afghan Wireless | ||||||||
43.1% MTN | ||||||||
39.6% Etisalat | ||||||||
33.8% Roshan | ||||||||
5.6% Afghan Telecom |
Device Information
An analysis of performance on some of the fastest phones in Afghanistan found that there was no statistical winner during Q4 2023.
Device Name | Manufacturer | Median Download Mbps | Median Upload Mbps | Median Median Multi-Server Latency ms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 14 Pro Max | Apple | 6.63 | 2.17 | 79 |
| iPhone 13 Pro Max | Apple | 6.42 | 2.49 | 94 |
| iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G | Apple | 5.58 | 1.73 | 94 |
| iPhone 11 Pro Max | Apple | 5.50 | 1.64 | 96 |
| iPhone Xs Max | Apple | 5.42 | 1.85 | 104 |
Manufacturer Information
We examined combined performance by major cell phone manufacturers and found that devices from Apple had the fastest median download speed in Afghanistan during Q4 2023 at 5.57 Mbps.
Manufacturer | Median Download Mbps | Median Upload Mbps | Median Median Multi-Server Latency ms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | 5.57 | 1.93 | 97 |
| Samsung | 4.53 | 1.76 | 100 |
| Xiaomi | 4.14 | 1.70 | 134 |
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