Mobile
Rank
83 +1
Download
46.10 Mbps
Upload
18.15 Mbps
Latency
24 ms
Fixed Broadband
Rank
95 +4
Download
83.45 Mbps
Upload
27.37 Mbps
Latency
21 ms
Mobile
Rank
79 -1
Download
32.61 Mbps
Upload
15.08 Mbps
Latency
20 ms
Fixed Broadband
Rank
88 +6
Download
60.84 Mbps
Upload
18.53 Mbps
Latency
10 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.

Market Analysis

Fastest Providers - Download

Speedtest Intelligence® reveals that among top fixed broadband providers in El Salvador in Q4 2023, Cable Color delivered the fastest median download speed at 55.57 Mbps.

Median Download Speed Mbps
Provider

55.57

Cable Color

52.84

Tigo

36.25

Claro

0204060
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Fastest Providers - Upload

Calculating median upload speed for top fixed broadband providers in El Salvador during Q4 2023, Cable Color had the fastest median upload speed at 57.04 Mbps.

Median Upload Speed Mbps
Provider

57.04

Cable Color

17.70

Tigo

6.06

Claro

0204060
Error bars indicate 95% CI

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 El Salvador at 51 ms.

Median Multi-Server Latency ms
Provider

51

Cable Color

77

Tigo

79

Claro

020406080
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Consistency

In measuring the consistency of each fixed broadband provider’s performance, we found that Tigo had the highest Consistency in El Salvador during Q4 2023, with 80.9% of results showing at least a 25 Mbps minimum download speed and 3 Mbps minimum upload speed.

Consistency (%)
Provider

80.9%

Tigo

68.2%

Cable Color

64.7%

Claro

City Speeds

Santa Tecla showed the fastest median download speed over fixed broadband among El Salvador's most populous cities during Q4 2023 at 54.98 Mbps.

Rank
City
Median
Download
Mbps
Median
Upload
Mbps
Median Multi-Server Latency
1Santa Tecla54.9817.0874
2San Salvador50.8416.4275
3Santa Ana49.6014.7677
4Soyapango49.4914.1578
5San Miguel36.4713.7282

Market Analysis

Fastest Providers - Download

Speedtest Intelligence® reveals that among top mobile operators in El Salvador in Q4 2023, Claro delivered the fastest median download speed at 40.97 Mbps.

Median Download Speed Mbps
Provider

40.97

Claro

21.78

Movistar

20.08

Tigo

16.54

Digicel

01020304050
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Fastest Providers - Upload

Calculating median upload speed for top mobile operators in El Salvador during Q4 2023, Movistar had the fastest median upload speed at 13.35 Mbps.

Median Upload Speed Mbps
Provider

13.35

Movistar

11.05

Tigo

10.23

Digicel

9.07

Claro

051015
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Median Multi-Server Latency

Our mobile multi-server latency results in Q4 2023 showed that among top providers, Movistar registered the lowest median multi-server latency in El Salvador at 73 ms.

Median Multi-Server Latency ms
Provider

73

Movistar

86

Claro

86

Tigo

88

Digicel

020406080100
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Consistency

In measuring the consistency of each operator’s performance, we found that Claro had the highest Consistency in El Salvador during Q4 2023, with 90.4% of results showing at least a 5 Mbps minimum download speed and 1 Mbps minimum upload speed.

Consistency (%)
Provider

90.4%

Claro

83.1%

Digicel

80.6%

Movistar

77.3%

Tigo

Device Information

An analysis of performance on some of the fastest phones in El Salvador 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 MaxApple48.5114.7286
Galaxy S23 UltraSamsung42.5712.3483
iPhone 13 ProApple41.909.4388
iPhone 13Apple41.8411.7688
iPhone 14 Pro MaxApple41.789.3988

Manufacturer Information

We examined combined performance by major cell phone manufacturers and found that devices from Apple had the fastest median download speed in El Salvador during Q4 2023 at 41.15 Mbps.

Manufacturer
Median
Download
Mbps
Median
Upload
Mbps
Median
Median Multi-Server Latency
ms
Apple41.159.3988
Samsung27.909.7784
Xiaomi22.2910.5485
HONOR21.0211.8985
Motorola20.969.7683

Chipset Information

Looking at five of the fastest chipsets in El Salvador, we found that there were no statistical winners during Q4 2023.

Chipset
Manufacturer
Median
Download
Mbps
Median
Upload
Mbps
Median
Median Multi-Server Latency
ms
Snapdragon X70 5GQualcomm45.4113.6787
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm42.6312.7883
Snapdragon 888 5GQualcomm41.7910.9186
Snapdragon X55 5GQualcomm41.769.9288
Snapdragon X65 5GQualcomm41.769.2988

City Speeds

Santa Tecla showed the fastest median mobile download speed among El Salvador’s most populous cities during Q4 2023 at 39.27 Mbps.

Rank
City
Median
Download
Mbps
Median
Upload
Mbps
Median Multi-Server Latency
1Santa Tecla39.2710.3982
2San Miguel37.5912.7087
3Santa Ana32.3910.8383
4San Salvador25.3410.1584
5Soyapango19.7710.2983

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