Internet and speed in Kampala
Home to around 1.650.000 people, Kampala sits in Central, Uganda. Use the test above to measure your connection's real speed here — download, upload and latency — and compare it with the references below.
Across the country (Uganda), fixed broadband typically shows an approximate median of 20 Mbps download and 12 Mbps upload, according to global speed indexes; on mobile, the median hovers around 20 Mbps.
If your result above is higher than these figures, your connection is among the fastest in the region; if it is well below, check your Wi‑Fi, router and cable before contacting your provider.
Major internet providers available in the country include MTN, Airtel, Roke. Availability and speeds vary by neighborhood, so the reading at your own address is what counts.
In a city the size of Kampala, fiber coverage keeps growing but still coexists with cable and fixed‑wireless connections in some areas.
Run the speed test as many times as you like — it is free and unlimited.
- Testul de viteză este gratuit?
- Da, testul este complet gratuit și nelimitat, fără înregistrare sau instalare.
- Cum măsor viteza în Kampala?
- Deschide această pagină în Kampala și testul pornește automat.
- Ce înseamnă o viteză bună de internet?
- Pentru streaming 4K și apeluri video se recomandă cel puțin 25 Mbps la descărcare; pentru gaming, latența mică este esențială.
Network tools
Run ping, traceroute and a DNS propagation check from our server to any host or IP.
Measures the round-trip time (latency) from our server to a host — lower is better.
Reveals every network hop (router) between our server and the destination.
Checks the DNS record across public resolvers worldwide to see propagation.
Checks whether common service ports (HTTP, SSH, databases…) are open on a host.