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 Jamaica in Q4 2023, SpaceX Starlink delivered the fastest median download speed at 84.10 Mbps.
84.10 SpaceX Starlink | |||||
61.76 Flow | |||||
51.76 Digicel+ | |||||
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Fastest Providers - Upload
Calculating median upload speed for top fixed broadband providers in Jamaica during Q4 2023, Digicel+ had the fastest median upload speed at 46.14 Mbps.
46.14 Digicel+ | |||||
43.45 Flow | |||||
12.45 SpaceX Starlink | |||||
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Median Multi-Server Latency
Our fixed broadband multi-server latency results in Q4 2023 showed that among top providers, Flow registered the lowest median multi-server latency in Jamaica at 25 ms.
25 Flow | |||||
40 Digicel+ | |||||
93 SpaceX Starlink | |||||
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Consistency
In measuring the consistency of each fixed broadband provider’s performance, we found that SpaceX Starlink had the highest Consistency in Jamaica during Q4 2023, with 77.8% of results showing at least a 25 Mbps minimum download speed and 3 Mbps minimum upload speed.
77.8% SpaceX Starlink | ||||||||
72.2% Flow | ||||||||
70.5% Digicel+ |
Video Score™
In measuring the Video Score of top fixed broadband providers, we found no statistical winner in the category.
77.98 SpaceX Starlink | ||||
75.42 Digicel+ | ||||
72.66 Flow | ||||
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Market Analysis
Fastest Providers - Download
Speedtest Intelligence® reveals that there was no statistical winner among top mobile operators in Jamaica in Q4 2023.
30.81 Flow | ||||
28.30 Digicel | ||||
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Fastest Providers - Upload
Calculating median upload speed for top mobile operators in Jamaica during Q4 2023, Digicel had the fastest median upload speed at 8.37 Mbps.
8.37 Digicel | |||||
6.33 Flow | |||||
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Median Multi-Server Latency
Our mobile multi-server latency results in Q4 2023 showed that among top providers, Flow registered the lowest median multi-server latency in Jamaica at 38 ms.
38 Flow | ||||
60 Digicel | ||||
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Consistency
In measuring the consistency of each operator’s performance, we found that Digicel had the highest Consistency in Jamaica during Q4 2023, with 81.9% of results showing at least a 5 Mbps minimum download speed and 1 Mbps minimum upload speed.
81.9% Digicel | ||||||||
75.3% Flow |
Video Score™
In measuring the Video Score of top mobile operators, we found no statistical winner in the category.
64.84 Digicel | ||||
60.90 Flow | ||||
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Manufacturer Information
We examined combined performance by major cell phone manufacturers and found that devices from Apple had the fastest median download speed in Jamaica during Q4 2023 at 36.08 Mbps.
Manufacturer | Median Download Mbps | Median Upload Mbps | Median Median Multi-Server Latency ms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | 36.08 | 7.78 | 58 |
| Samsung | 26.51 | 7.40 | 49 |
| Xiaomi | 15.97 | 4.88 | 52 |
Chipset Information
Looking at five of the fastest chipsets in Jamaica, 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 X65 5G | Qualcomm | 49.62 | 10.59 | 60 |
| Snapdragon X60 5G | Qualcomm | 42.06 | 10.38 | 57 |
| Snapdragon X55 5G | Qualcomm | 39.00 | 8.32 | 55 |
| Snapdragon 855 | Qualcomm | 37.14 | 7.35 | 51 |
| XMM 7560 | Intel | 33.80 | 6.51 | 61 |
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