The internet performance report for the second quarter of Q2 is out. The assessment looks into Kenya’s mobile and fixed network performance, and how it ranks compared to other countries.
Going through the numbers reveals some interesting pointers.
First, Safaricom registered the highest Speed Score and Consistency Score in Kenya during Q2 2021, though both these scores were slightly lower than in Q1 2021.
Secondly, the coastal city of Mombasa recorded the fastest mean mobile download and upload speeds in Kenya’s most populous cities at 32.12 Mbps and 17.13 Mbps, respectively.
For fixed broadband, Faiba was the provider that had the best Speed Score (23.19) and Consistency Score (43.9%) in Kenya during Q2 2021.
Lastly, Eldoret had the fastest mean fixed broadband download speed in Kenya during Q2 2021 at 23.68 Mbps.
The rest of the results are summed up as shown:
Fastest Mobile Providers
| Provider | Speed Score |
| Safaricom | 27.54 |
| Airtel | 17.48 |
| Faiba | 14.38 |
| Telkom | 8.17 |
Latency
| Provider | Mean latency (ms) |
| Faiba | 27 |
| Telkom | 33 |
| Safaricom | 37 |
| Airtel | 38 |
Consistency Score
| Provider | Consistency Score |
| Safaricom | 84.0% |
| Airtel | 74.0% |
| Faiba | 63.3% |
| Telkom | 55.9% |
In terms of device information, Apple devices led the group in terms of mean download speeds for the quarter.
| Device | Mean download (Mbps) |
| iPhone 11 Pro Max | 39.02 |
| iPhone 12 Pro Max | 38.49 |
| iPhone X | 31.27 |
| iPhone XS Max | 30.67 |
| iPhone 11 Pro | 29.28 |
Speeds by City
| City | Mean Download (Mbps) |
| Mombasa | 32.12 |
| Nairobi | 21.79 |
| Kisumu | 21.02 |
| Nakuru | 19.41 |
| Eldoret | 13.72 |
For fixed connections, Faiba led the pack with a Speed Score of 23.19.
| Provider | Speed Score |
| Faiba | 23.19 |
| Safaricom | 11.51 |
| Telkom | 9.03 |
| Unwired Communications Limited | 8.83 |
| AccessKenya | 7.75 |
Latency
| Provider | Mean latency (ms) |
| Unwired Communications Limited | 18 |
| Faiba | 25 |
| Telkom | 34 |
| Safaricom | 35 |
| AccessKenya | 49 |
Consistency Score
| Provider | Consistency Score (%) |
| Faiba | 43.9 |
| Safaricom | 19.0 |
| Telkom | 16.5 |
| AccessKenya | 11.1 |
| Unwired | 10.3 |
Speeds by City
| City | Mean Download (Mbps) |
| Eldoret | 23.68 |
| Mombasa | 23.27 |
| Nairobi | 20.71 |
| Kisumu | 18.07 |
| Nakuru | 13.25 |
Fiba is fire!