Mobile
Rank
79 +1
Download
52.50 Mbps
Upload
14.71 Mbps
Latency
28 ms
Fixed Broadband
Rank
68 +1
Download
139.13 Mbps
Upload
107.34 Mbps
Latency
16 ms
Mobile
Rank
68 +3
Download
37.40 Mbps
Upload
10.20 Mbps
Latency
22 ms
Fixed Broadband
Rank
49 +3
Download
96.65 Mbps
Upload
56.14 Mbps
Latency
6 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 Costa Rica in Q4 2023, Metrocom delivered the fastest median download speed at 225.94 Mbps.

Median Download Speed Mbps
Provider

225.94

Metrocom

117.31

Claro

94.31

Telecable

87.19

Liberty

75.53

Tigo

47.14

Kolbi

0100200300
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Fastest Providers - Upload

Calculating median upload speed for top fixed broadband providers in Costa Rica during Q4 2023, Metrocom had the fastest median upload speed at 179.66 Mbps.

Median Upload Speed Mbps
Provider

179.66

Metrocom

105.87

Claro

93.13

Telecable

43.42

Kolbi

14.40

Liberty

13.10

Tigo

050100150200
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Median Multi-Server Latency

Our fixed broadband multi-server latency results in Q4 2023 showed that among top providers, Metrocom registered the lowest median multi-server latency in Costa Rica at 6 ms.

Median Multi-Server Latency ms
Provider

6

Metrocom

7

Telecable

9

Claro

9

Kolbi

18

Liberty

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 Costa Rica during Q4 2023.

Consistency (%)
Provider

93.9%

Metrocom

93.3%

Claro

87.2%

Telecable

83.9%

Liberty

79.5%

Tigo

67.9%

Kolbi

City Speeds

Aserri showed the fastest median download speed over fixed broadband among Costa Rica's most populous cities during Q4 2023 at 98.11 Mbps.

Rank
City
Median
Download
Mbps
Median
Upload
Mbps
Median Multi-Server Latency
1Aserri98.1154.817
2Alajuelita93.9128.7614
3Alajuela72.8438.8911
4Barranca68.3011.8419

Market Analysis

Fastest Providers - Download

Speedtest Intelligence® reveals that among top mobile operators in Costa Rica in Q4 2023, Claro delivered the fastest median download speed at 40.56 Mbps.

Median Download Speed Mbps
Provider

40.56

Claro

25.70

kölbi

23.24

Liberty

01020304050
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Fastest Providers - Upload

Calculating median upload speed for top mobile operators in Costa Rica during Q4 2023, Liberty had the fastest median upload speed at 10.73 Mbps.

Median Upload Speed Mbps
Provider

10.73

Liberty

9.98

Claro

5.14

kölbi

051015
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Median Multi-Server Latency

Our mobile multi-server latency results in Q4 2023 showed that among top providers, Liberty registered the lowest median multi-server latency in Costa Rica at 33 ms.

Median Multi-Server Latency ms
Provider

33

Liberty

35

Claro

41

kölbi

01020304050
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Consistency

In measuring the consistency of each operator’s performance, we found that Liberty had the highest Consistency in Costa Rica during Q4 2023, with 78.6% of results showing at least a 5 Mbps minimum download speed and 1 Mbps minimum upload speed.

Consistency (%)
Provider

78.6%

Liberty

72.7%

Claro

71.0%

kölbi

Device Information

An analysis of performance on some of the fastest phones in Costa Rica 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
Galaxy A34Samsung49.0310.8434
Honor 90HONOR46.3213.4036
iPhone 15 Pro MaxApple46.3112.3636
Galaxy S21 5GSamsung45.849.8035
iPhone 14 ProApple45.6911.3737

Manufacturer Information

We examined combined performance by major cell phone manufacturers and found that devices from Apple had the fastest median download speed in Costa Rica during Q4 2023 at 31.91 Mbps.

Manufacturer
Median
Download
Mbps
Median
Upload
Mbps
Median
Median Multi-Server Latency
ms
Apple31.918.0638
Samsung28.188.2536
HONOR24.669.4537
Xiaomi21.608.1436
Motorola19.596.2137

Chipset Information

Looking at five of the fastest chipsets in Costa Rica, 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 8+ Gen 1Qualcomm49.018.6537
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Qualcomm46.3212.3036
Snapdragon X65 5GQualcomm45.6511.2336
Snapdragon X70 5GQualcomm43.1611.2336
Exynos 2100Samsung42.899.0934

City Speeds

Alajuela showed the fastest median mobile download speed among Costa Rica’s most populous cities during Q4 2023 at 24.05 Mbps.

Rank
City
Median
Download
Mbps
Median
Upload
Mbps
Median Multi-Server Latency
1Alajuela24.058.9635
2Alajuelita20.298.4333

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