Mobile
Rank
99 +1
Download
36.11 Mbps
Upload
17.63 Mbps
Latency
23 ms
Fixed Broadband
Rank
38 -
Download
224.40 Mbps
Upload
79.25 Mbps
Latency
15 ms
Mobile
Rank
91 +4
Download
26.15 Mbps
Upload
14.78 Mbps
Latency
19 ms
Fixed Broadband
Rank
32 +1
Download
158.18 Mbps
Upload
14.95 Mbps
Latency
10 ms

Starting June 2024, location inclusion criteria use the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband. Results are updated mid-month for the previous three months.

Market Analysis

Fastest Providers - Download

Speedtest Intelligence® reveals that there was no statistical winner among top providers in Panama in Q4 2023.

Median Download Speed Mbps
Provider

147.58

Tigo

146.95

MasMovil

050100150
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Fastest Providers - Upload

Calculating median upload speed for top fixed broadband providers in Panama during Q4 2023, MasMovil had the fastest median upload speed at 33.38 Mbps.

Median Upload Speed Mbps
Provider

33.38

MasMovil

14.70

Tigo

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, MasMovil registered the lowest median multi-server latency in Panama at 16 ms.

Median Multi-Server Latency ms
Provider

16

MasMovil

18

Tigo

05101520
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Consistency

In measuring the consistency of each fixed broadband provider’s performance, we found that there was no statistical winner for highest Consistency in Panama during Q4 2023.

Consistency (%)
Provider

86.8%

MasMovil

85.9%

Tigo

City Speeds

La Chorrera showed the fastest median download speed over fixed broadband among Panama's most populous cities during Q4 2023 at 156.71 Mbps.

Rank
City
Median
Download
Mbps
Median
Upload
Mbps
Median Multi-Server Latency
1La Chorrera156.7114.0618
2Santiago146.5810.5520
3David140.9213.1095
4Panama City136.7414.8317
5Colon110.4514.9217

Market Analysis

Fastest Providers - Download

Speedtest Intelligence® reveals that among top mobile operators in Panama in Q4 2023, MasMovil delivered the fastest median download speed at 27.24 Mbps.

Median Download Speed Mbps
Provider

27.24

MasMovil

15.50

Tigo

10.36

Digicel

0102030
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Fastest Providers - Upload

Calculating median upload speed for top mobile operators in Panama during Q4 2023, MasMovil had the fastest median upload speed at 15.18 Mbps.

Median Upload Speed Mbps
Provider

15.18

MasMovil

11.07

Tigo

9.11

Digicel

05101520
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Median Multi-Server Latency

Our mobile multi-server latency results in Q4 2023 showed that among top providers, Digicel registered the lowest median multi-server latency in Panama at 34 ms.

Median Multi-Server Latency ms
Provider

34

Digicel

35

MasMovil

45

Tigo

01020304050
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Consistency

In measuring the consistency of each operator’s performance, we found that MasMovil had the highest Consistency in Panama during Q4 2023, with 79.3% of results showing at least a 5 Mbps minimum download speed and 1 Mbps minimum upload speed.

Consistency (%)
Provider

79.3%

MasMovil

73.7%

Tigo

61.7%

Digicel

Device Information

An analysis of performance on some of the fastest phones in Panama 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 MaxApple38.7920.1637
iPhone 13 Pro MaxApple33.6415.4538
iPhone 12 5GApple33.2517.1038
iPhone 14 Pro MaxApple31.2414.5439
iPhone 13 ProApple30.5016.5837

Manufacturer Information

We examined combined performance by major cell phone manufacturers and found that devices from Apple had the fastest median download speed in Panama during Q4 2023 at 26.77 Mbps.

Manufacturer
Median
Download
Mbps
Median
Upload
Mbps
Median
Median Multi-Server Latency
ms
Apple26.7713.3639
Samsung18.7911.8337
HONOR15.9812.5839
Xiaomi15.0412.0839
Huawei14.5210.8936

Chipset Information

Looking at five of the fastest chipsets in Panama, 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 5GQualcomm38.9720.0839
Snapdragon X60 5GQualcomm31.8215.7537
Snapdragon X55 5GQualcomm30.9715.2339
Exynos 2100Samsung30.5214.4734
Snapdragon X65 5GQualcomm30.3214.7338

City Speeds

David showed the fastest median mobile download speed among Panama’s most populous cities during Q4 2023 at 21.57 Mbps.

Rank
City
Median
Download
Mbps
Median
Upload
Mbps
Median Multi-Server Latency
1David21.5712.07109
2Panama City19.4313.8736
3Colon16.8914.6335
4Santiago14.299.8437
5La Chorrera11.929.7237

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