Starting June 2024, location inclusion criteria use the Precision Validity Score (PVS) for mobile and fixed broadband. Results are updated mid-month for the previous three months.
Market Analysis
Fastest Providers - Download
Speedtest Intelligence® reveals that among top fixed broadband providers in Guatemala in Q4 2023, SpaceX Starlink delivered the fastest median download speed at 54.32 Mbps.
54.32 SpaceX Starlink | |||
48.45 Claro | |||
40.59 Tigo | |||
37.38 Cable Color | |||
| 0 | 20 | 40 | 60 |
Fastest Providers - Upload
Calculating median upload speed for top fixed broadband providers in Guatemala during Q4 2023, Cable Color had the fastest median upload speed at 33.45 Mbps.
33.45 Cable Color | ||||
15.30 Claro | ||||
14.35 Tigo | ||||
8.54 SpaceX Starlink | ||||
| 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 |
Median Multi-Server Latency
Our fixed broadband multi-server latency results in Q4 2023 showed that among top providers, Cable Color registered the lowest median multi-server latency in Guatemala at 27 ms.
27 Cable Color | |||
72 Tigo | |||
75 Claro | |||
139 SpaceX Starlink | |||
| 0 | 50 | 100 | 150 |
Consistency
In measuring the consistency of each fixed broadband provider’s performance, we found that Claro had the highest Consistency in Guatemala during Q4 2023, with 73.1% of results showing at least a 25 Mbps minimum download speed and 3 Mbps minimum upload speed.
73.1% Claro | ||||||||
67.4% Tigo | ||||||||
66.4% Cable Color | ||||||||
64.8% SpaceX Starlink |
City Speeds
Villa Nueva showed the fastest median download speed over fixed broadband among Guatemala's most populous cities during Q4 2023 at 60.83 Mbps.
Rank | City | Median Download Mbps | Median Upload Mbps | Median Multi-Server Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villa Nueva | 60.83 | 17.13 | 73 |
| 2 | Villa Canales | 53.66 | 15.24 | 68 |
| 3 | Guatemala City | 49.61 | 16.06 | 72 |
| 4 | Quetzaltenango | 37.10 | 14.51 | 69 |
| 5 | Escuintla | 33.61 | 13.90 | 67 |
Market Analysis
Fastest Providers - Download
Speedtest Intelligence® reveals that among top mobile operators in Guatemala in Q4 2023, Claro delivered the fastest median download speed at 41.63 Mbps.
41.63 Claro | |||||
22.17 Tigo | |||||
| 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 |
Fastest Providers - Upload
Calculating median upload speed for top mobile operators in Guatemala during Q4 2023, Claro had the fastest median upload speed at 19.61 Mbps.
19.61 Claro | |||
13.78 Tigo | |||
| 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
Median Multi-Server Latency
Our mobile multi-server latency results in Q4 2023 showed that among top providers, Tigo registered the lowest median multi-server latency in Guatemala at 79 ms.
79 Tigo | |||||
80 Claro | |||||
| 0 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 100 |
Consistency
In measuring the consistency of each operator’s performance, we found that Claro had the highest Consistency in Guatemala during Q4 2023, with 87.9% of results showing at least a 5 Mbps minimum download speed and 1 Mbps minimum upload speed.
87.9% Claro | ||||||||
82.1% Tigo |
5G Performance
Looking only at tests taken on a 5G connection, Claro had the fastest median 5G download speed in Guatemala during Q4 2023 at 388.34 Mbps. The bars shown in the chart below are 95% confidence intervals, which represent the range of values in which the true median is likely to be.
388.34 Claro | ||||
99.30 Tigo | ||||
| 0 | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 |
Device Information
An analysis of performance on some of the fastest phones in Guatemala 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 15 Pro | Apple | 143.14 | 33.30 | 71 |
| iPhone 15 Pro Max | Apple | 117.19 | 23.45 | 74 |
| iPhone 14 Pro | Apple | 84.20 | 19.21 | 79 |
| iPhone 14 Pro Max | Apple | 79.52 | 22.74 | 79 |
| iPhone 13 Pro | Apple | 73.02 | 17.84 | 77 |
Manufacturer Information
We examined combined performance by major cell phone manufacturers and found that devices from Apple had the fastest median download speed in Guatemala during Q4 2023 at 54.14 Mbps.
Manufacturer | Median Download Mbps | Median Upload Mbps | Median Median Multi-Server Latency ms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | 54.14 | 17.86 | 80 |
| Samsung | 27.41 | 15.41 | 79 |
| HONOR | 25.09 | 18.39 | 80 |
| Xiaomi | 24.71 | 16.34 | 81 |
| Motorola | 20.40 | 13.39 | 79 |
Chipset Information
Looking at five of the fastest chipsets in Guatemala, we found that Snapdragon X70 5G had the fastest median download speed during Q4 2023 at 119.56 Mbps.
Chipset | Manufacturer | Median Download Mbps | Median Upload Mbps | Median Median Multi-Server Latency ms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snapdragon X70 5G | Qualcomm | 119.56 | 25.72 | 74 |
| Snapdragon X65 5G | Qualcomm | 85.83 | 22.46 | 78 |
| Snapdragon X60 5G | Qualcomm | 71.22 | 19.65 | 78 |
| Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm | 63.54 | 23.55 | 75 |
| Snapdragon X55 5G | Qualcomm | 60.13 | 18.03 | 80 |
City Speeds
Escuintla showed the fastest median mobile download speed among Guatemala’s most populous cities during Q4 2023 at 44.16 Mbps.
Rank | City | Median Download Mbps | Median Upload Mbps | Median Multi-Server Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Escuintla | 44.16 | 19.29 | 78 |
| 2 | Quetzaltenango | 36.01 | 19.31 | 79 |
| 3 | Guatemala City | 35.04 | 18.70 | 79 |
| 4 | Villa Canales | 30.33 | 10.35 | 75 |
| 5 | Villa Nueva | 26.40 | 17.14 | 77 |
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