Mobile
Rank
49 -4
Download
104.93 Mbps
Upload
24.45 Mbps
Latency
30 ms
Fixed Broadband
Rank
104 +1
Download
72.58 Mbps
Upload
22.80 Mbps
Latency
27 ms
Mobile
Rank
67 -3
Download
39.04 Mbps
Upload
18.23 Mbps
Latency
20 ms
Fixed Broadband
Rank
97 +1
Download
52.04 Mbps
Upload
16.25 Mbps
Latency
12 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 Guatemala in Q4 2023, SpaceX Starlink delivered the fastest median download speed at 54.32 Mbps.

Median Download Speed Mbps
Provider

54.32

SpaceX Starlink

48.45

Claro

40.59

Tigo

37.38

Cable Color

0204060
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Fastest Providers - Upload

Calculating median upload speed for top fixed broadband providers in Guatemala during Q4 2023, Cable Color had the fastest median upload speed at 33.45 Mbps.

Median Upload Speed Mbps
Provider

33.45

Cable Color

15.30

Claro

14.35

Tigo

8.54

SpaceX Starlink

010203040
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 Guatemala at 27 ms.

Median Multi-Server Latency ms
Provider

27

Cable Color

72

Tigo

75

Claro

139

SpaceX Starlink

050100150
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Consistency

In measuring the consistency of each fixed broadband provider’s performance, we found that Claro had the highest Consistency in Guatemala during Q4 2023, with 73.1% of results showing at least a 25 Mbps minimum download speed and 3 Mbps minimum upload speed.

Consistency (%)
Provider

73.1%

Claro

67.4%

Tigo

66.4%

Cable Color

64.8%

SpaceX Starlink

City Speeds

Villa Nueva showed the fastest median download speed over fixed broadband among Guatemala's most populous cities during Q4 2023 at 60.83 Mbps.

Rank
City
Median
Download
Mbps
Median
Upload
Mbps
Median Multi-Server Latency
1Villa Nueva60.8317.1373
2Villa Canales53.6615.2468
3Guatemala City49.6116.0672
4Quetzaltenango37.1014.5169
5Escuintla33.6113.9067

Market Analysis

Fastest Providers - Download

Speedtest Intelligence® reveals that among top mobile operators in Guatemala in Q4 2023, Claro delivered the fastest median download speed at 41.63 Mbps.

Median Download Speed Mbps
Provider

41.63

Claro

22.17

Tigo

01020304050
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Fastest Providers - Upload

Calculating median upload speed for top mobile operators in Guatemala during Q4 2023, Claro had the fastest median upload speed at 19.61 Mbps.

Median Upload Speed Mbps
Provider

19.61

Claro

13.78

Tigo

0102030
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Median Multi-Server Latency

Our mobile multi-server latency results in Q4 2023 showed that among top providers, Tigo registered the lowest median multi-server latency in Guatemala at 79 ms.

Median Multi-Server Latency ms
Provider

79

Tigo

80

Claro

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 Guatemala during Q4 2023, with 87.9% of results showing at least a 5 Mbps minimum download speed and 1 Mbps minimum upload speed.

Consistency (%)
Provider

87.9%

Claro

82.1%

Tigo

5G Performance

Looking only at tests taken on a 5G connection, Claro had the fastest median 5G download speed in Guatemala during Q4 2023 at 388.34 Mbps. The bars shown in the chart below are 95% confidence intervals, which represent the range of values in which the true median is likely to be.

5G Median Download Speed Mbps
Provider

388.34

Claro

99.30

Tigo

0100200300400
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Device Information

An analysis of performance on some of the fastest phones in Guatemala 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 ProApple143.1433.3071
iPhone 15 Pro MaxApple117.1923.4574
iPhone 14 ProApple84.2019.2179
iPhone 14 Pro MaxApple79.5222.7479
iPhone 13 ProApple73.0217.8477

Manufacturer Information

We examined combined performance by major cell phone manufacturers and found that devices from Apple had the fastest median download speed in Guatemala during Q4 2023 at 54.14 Mbps.

Manufacturer
Median
Download
Mbps
Median
Upload
Mbps
Median
Median Multi-Server Latency
ms
Apple54.1417.8680
Samsung27.4115.4179
HONOR25.0918.3980
Xiaomi24.7116.3481
Motorola20.4013.3979

Chipset Information

Looking at five of the fastest chipsets in Guatemala, we found that Snapdragon X70 5G had the fastest median download speed during Q4 2023 at 119.56 Mbps.

Chipset
Manufacturer
Median
Download
Mbps
Median
Upload
Mbps
Median
Median Multi-Server Latency
ms
Snapdragon X70 5GQualcomm119.5625.7274
Snapdragon X65 5GQualcomm85.8322.4678
Snapdragon X60 5GQualcomm71.2219.6578
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm63.5423.5575
Snapdragon X55 5GQualcomm60.1318.0380

City Speeds

Escuintla showed the fastest median mobile download speed among Guatemala’s most populous cities during Q4 2023 at 44.16 Mbps.

Rank
City
Median
Download
Mbps
Median
Upload
Mbps
Median Multi-Server Latency
1Escuintla44.1619.2978
2Quetzaltenango36.0119.3179
3Guatemala City35.0418.7079
4Villa Canales30.3310.3575
5Villa Nueva26.4017.1477

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