Mobile
Rank
112 -2
Download
13.15 Mbps
Upload
5.61 Mbps
Latency
47 ms
Fixed Broadband
Rank
157 +3
Download
10.87 Mbps
Upload
12.34 Mbps
Latency
50 ms
Mobile
Rank
111 -1
Download
8.57 Mbps
Upload
3.75 Mbps
Latency
32 ms
Fixed Broadband
Rank
156 +4
Download
3.61 Mbps
Upload
2.71 Mbps
Latency
29 ms

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.

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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.

Median Download Speed Mbps
Provider

6.68

Afghan Wireless

4.77

MTN

4.45

Etisalat

4.23

Roshan

1.46

Afghan Telecom

02468
Error bars indicate 95% CI

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.

Median Multi-Server Latency ms
Provider

77

Afghan Wireless

91

MTN

92

Etisalat

125

Roshan

147

Afghan Telecom

050100150200
Error bars indicate 95% CI

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.

Consistency (%)
Provider

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 MaxApple6.632.1779
iPhone 13 Pro MaxApple6.422.4994
iPhone 12 Pro Max 5GApple5.581.7394
iPhone 11 Pro MaxApple5.501.6496
iPhone Xs MaxApple5.421.85104

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
Apple5.571.9397
Samsung4.531.76100
Xiaomi4.141.70134

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