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 Mozambique in Q4 2023, SpaceX Starlink delivered the fastest median download speed at 36.13 Mbps.
36.13 SpaceX Starlink | ||||
14.41 TVCABO | ||||
10.12 Tmcel | ||||
9.57 YES | ||||
9.17 Vodacom | ||||
7.58 ClubNet | ||||
6.65 Movitel | ||||
| 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 |
Median Multi-Server Latency
Our fixed broadband multi-server latency results in Q4 2023 showed that among top providers, TVCABO registered the lowest median multi-server latency in Mozambique at 16 ms.
16 TVCABO | ||||
38 ClubNet | ||||
50 YES | ||||
56 Vodacom | ||||
72 Tmcel | ||||
73 Movitel | ||||
305 SpaceX Starlink | ||||
| 0 | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 |
Consistency
In measuring the consistency of each fixed broadband provider’s performance, we found that SpaceX Starlink had the highest Consistency in Mozambique during Q4 2023, with 49.7% of results showing at least a 25 Mbps minimum download speed and 3 Mbps minimum upload speed.
49.7% SpaceX Starlink | ||||||||
28.8% TVCABO | ||||||||
27.6% YES | ||||||||
22.4% Tmcel | ||||||||
16.3% Vodacom | ||||||||
10.7% Movitel | ||||||||
9.2% ClubNet |
City Speeds
Maputo showed the fastest median download speed over fixed broadband among Mozambique's most populous cities during Q4 2023 at 14.65 Mbps.
Rank | City | Median Download Mbps | Median Upload Mbps | Median Multi-Server Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maputo | 14.65 | 6.75 | 18 |
| 2 | Beira | 13.10 | 6.75 | 116 |
| 3 | Matola | 11.66 | 6.28 | 25 |
| 4 | Chimoio | 8.95 | 7.58 | 142 |
| 5 | Nampula | 7.15 | 6.98 | 127 |
Market Analysis
Fastest Providers - Download
Speedtest Intelligence® reveals that among top mobile operators in Mozambique in Q4 2023, Tmcel delivered the fastest median download speed at 27.80 Mbps.
27.80 Tmcel | ||||
23.81 Vodacom | ||||
14.43 Movitel | ||||
| 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 |
Median Multi-Server Latency
Our mobile multi-server latency results did not show a statistical winner in Mozambique during Q4 2023.
59 Vodacom | |||||
65 Tmcel | |||||
84 Movitel | |||||
| 0 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 100 |
Consistency
In measuring the consistency of each operator’s performance, we found that Tmcel had the highest Consistency in Mozambique during Q4 2023, with 91.6% of results showing at least a 5 Mbps minimum download speed and 1 Mbps minimum upload speed.
91.6% Tmcel | ||||||||
80.4% Vodacom | ||||||||
73.0% Movitel |
Device Information
An analysis of performance on some of the fastest phones in Mozambique 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 | 35.44 | 18.54 | 60 |
City Speeds
Maputo showed the fastest median mobile download speed among Mozambique’s most populous cities during Q4 2023 at 26.33 Mbps.
Rank | City | Median Download Mbps | Median Upload Mbps | Median Multi-Server Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maputo | 26.33 | 18.59 | 52 |
| 2 | Matola | 18.42 | 13.04 | 52 |
| 3 | Chimoio | 17.22 | 13.16 | 138 |
| 4 | Beira | 16.10 | 16.46 | 99 |
| 5 | Nampula | 15.87 | 12.70 | 123 |
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