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Johannesburg network latency (JNB)

Round-trip measurements between Johannesburg (JNB) and 19 Hats Network PoPs, with route comparisons and downloadable probe data.

Open Data

Johannesburg (JNB) is the African PoP in this dataset. Its published routes connect it with every other measurement origin.

Measurement round: 2026-08-16T04:07:28Z.

The published round covers 19 outbound routes from Johannesburg. Incoming routes are measured separately; neither direction describes last-mile performance.

Fastest routes from Johannesburg

Average round-trip time · lowest first

  1. London LON158.0 ms
  2. Amsterdam AMS163.2 ms
  3. Paris PAR164.4 ms
  4. Frankfurt FRA166.0 ms
  5. Marseille MRS172.0 ms
  6. Berlin BER172.1 ms
  7. Moscow MOW200.7 ms
  8. New York NYC221.8 ms
  9. Ashburn IAD229.0 ms
  10. Miami MIA259.9 ms
9 more routes
  1. Seattle SEA281.2 ms
  2. Los Angeles LAX285.5 ms
  3. Singapore SIN311.6 ms
  4. Hong Kong HKG318.0 ms
  5. São Paulo GRU328.7 ms
  6. Taipei TPE329.8 ms
  7. Tokyo TYO360.5 ms
  8. Melbourne MEL406.2 ms
  9. Sydney SYD412.6 ms
Minimum, maximum and variation
RTT in milliseconds. Standard deviation is calculated within each probe round.
PoPMinMaxStdev
London151.59170.894.48
Amsterdam158.68177.434.23
Paris158.64177.464.15
Frankfurt156.26186.267.97
Marseille168.24182.063.29
Berlin168.33187.753.76
Moscow196.07218.524.34
New York213.14261.728.43
Ashburn223.41246.685.30
Miami252.44275.295.02
Seattle267.91315.609.73
Los Angeles274.60308.958.74
Singapore301.09347.059.83
Hong Kong302.56363.6212.41
São Paulo319.02366.869.87
Taipei316.93358.319.77
Tokyo339.64427.1016.20
Melbourne391.17483.6416.40
Sydney391.98456.6616.76

Fastest routes into Johannesburg

Average round-trip time · lowest first

  1. Amsterdam AMS171.9 ms
  2. Berlin BER172.1 ms
  3. London LON179.6 ms
  4. Paris PAR180.9 ms
  5. Frankfurt FRA188.4 ms
  6. Marseille MRS198.5 ms
  7. Moscow MOW201.9 ms
  8. New York NYC221.5 ms
  9. Ashburn IAD228.3 ms
  10. Miami MIA259.8 ms
9 more routes
  1. Seattle SEA282.1 ms
  2. Los Angeles LAX287.2 ms
  3. Singapore SIN312.6 ms
  4. Hong Kong HKG316.7 ms
  5. Taipei TPE331.0 ms
  6. São Paulo GRU333.8 ms
  7. Tokyo TYO359.2 ms
  8. Melbourne MEL405.5 ms
  9. Sydney SYD412.5 ms
Minimum, maximum and variation
RTT in milliseconds. Standard deviation is calculated within each probe round.
PoPMinMaxStdev
Amsterdam163.56197.476.53
Berlin163.72199.657.34
London171.60203.665.96
Paris176.39195.603.41
Frankfurt182.33218.936.75
Marseille194.33207.863.18
Moscow192.01232.177.94
New York209.09252.449.18
Ashburn216.38264.3910.74
Miami252.44277.906.11
Seattle273.42300.556.90
Los Angeles281.06306.435.36
Singapore303.47332.307.16
Hong Kong301.28350.2511.99
Taipei322.36356.126.31
São Paulo321.14369.0610.62
Tokyo339.59411.3615.79
Melbourne387.75464.7816.64
Sydney399.32451.8612.82
RTT and geographic distance
Outbound RTT against city-centre distance. Distance alone does not identify the cable path.

Location

  • Location: Johannesburg, South Africa (Africa)
  • Region: Africa
  • Role: Backbone interconnection point for Hats Network (AS203314)
  • Public city reference: GeoNames 993800; -26.20227, 28.04363
  • Coverage: RTT measurements to 19 other PoPs across 4 continents

Interconnection

  • Facility: JNB1
  • Upstream transit: HE Only
Source
Destination
🇿🇦 Johannesburg (JNB) → 🇩🇪 Berlin (BER)
172.1 msFair

Round Summary

MetricValue
Fastest Route🇿🇦 Johannesburg (JNB) → 🇬🇧 London (LON) (158 ms); Fair
Slowest Route🇿🇦 Johannesburg (JNB) → 🇦🇺 Sydney (SYD) (412.6 ms)
Average RTT260.1 ms
Average Jitter2.18 ms
Average Packet Loss0.06%
Best Fiber Efficiency57.5%
Intra-Region Peers0 PoP in Africa
Total Routes19 outbound / 19 inbound (100% coverage)

Jitter, packet-loss, percentile, and trend fields are estimated comparative indicators. Read the theoretical fiber latency methodology.

Regional Routes

Johannesburg is Hats Network's only PoP in Africa. The lowest RTT in this round is to London (LON) at 158 ms RTT.

Johannesburg is inland in northeastern South Africa.

Outbound Latency from Johannesburg (JNB)

Round-trip time in milliseconds from Johannesburg to all other backbone PoPs, sorted fastest to slowest.

DestinationRTT (ms)Fiber FloorEfficiencyJitterLossTier
🇬🇧 London (LON)15888.52 ms56%0.77 ms0.12%Fair
🇳🇱 Amsterdam (AMS)163.288.05 ms54%1.84 ms0%Fair
🇫🇷 Paris (PAR)164.485.17 ms51.8%1.05 ms0%Fair
🇩🇪 Frankfurt (FRA)16684.87 ms51.1%1.86 ms0.11%Fair
🇫🇷 Marseille (MRS)17278.71 ms45.8%1.53 ms0%Fair
🇩🇪 Berlin (BER)172.186.53 ms50.3%1.75 ms0.11%Fair
🇷🇺 Moscow (MOW)200.789.37 ms44.5%2.17 ms0.16%Fair
🇺🇸 New York (NYC)221.8125.67 ms56.7%2.01 ms0%Fair
🇺🇸 Ashburn (IAD)229128.11 ms55.9%1.29 ms0%Fair
🇺🇸 Miami (MIA)259.9126.78 ms48.8%3.06 ms0.1%High
🇺🇸 Seattle (SEA)281.2161.61 ms57.5%1.91 ms0.11%High
🇺🇸 Los Angeles (LAX)285.5163.35 ms57.2%2.14 ms0.01%High
🇸🇬 Singapore (SIN)311.684.85 ms27.2%3.35 ms0%High
🇭🇰 Hong Kong (HKG)318104.93 ms33%3.32 ms0.19%High
🇧🇷 São Paulo (GRU)328.772.88 ms22.2%2.32 ms0.06%High
🇹🇼 Taipei (TPE)329.8112.87 ms34.2%3.33 ms0%High
🇯🇵 Tokyo (TYO)360.5132.57 ms36.8%2.79 ms0.06%High
🇦🇺 Melbourne (MEL)406.2101.33 ms24.9%2.56 ms0%High
🇦🇺 Sydney (SYD)412.6108.32 ms26.3%2.3 ms0.07%High

Fastest Routes to Johannesburg (JNB)

The 10 fastest measured routes to Johannesburg, ranked by average RTT. Min / max / stdev are computed from the same measurement round (50 ICMP echo probes per route, 100 ms interval); routes without a published per-sample round show the measured average RTT only.

RankSourceAvg RTTMinMaxStdev
1🇳🇱 Amsterdam (AMS)171.9 ms163.56 ms197.47 ms6.53 ms
2🇩🇪 Berlin (BER)172.1 ms163.72 ms199.65 ms7.34 ms
3🇬🇧 London (LON)179.6 ms171.6 ms203.66 ms5.96 ms
4🇫🇷 Paris (PAR)180.9 ms176.39 ms195.6 ms3.41 ms
5🇩🇪 Frankfurt (FRA)188.4 ms182.33 ms218.93 ms6.75 ms
6🇫🇷 Marseille (MRS)198.5 ms194.33 ms207.86 ms3.18 ms
7🇷🇺 Moscow (MOW)201.9 ms192.01 ms232.17 ms7.94 ms
8🇺🇸 New York (NYC)221.5 ms209.09 ms252.44 ms9.18 ms
9🇺🇸 Ashburn (IAD)228.3 ms216.38 ms264.39 ms10.74 ms
10🇺🇸 Miami (MIA)259.8 ms252.44 ms277.9 ms6.11 ms

Inbound Latency to Johannesburg (JNB)

Round-trip time in milliseconds from all other PoPs to Johannesburg. The measurement origin matters: inbound and outbound RTT can differ for the same pair.

SourceRTT (ms)Fiber FloorEfficiencyJitterLossTier
🇳🇱 Amsterdam (AMS)171.988.05 ms51.2%1.1 ms0.1%Fair
🇩🇪 Berlin (BER)172.186.53 ms50.3%1.56 ms0%Fair
🇬🇧 London (LON)179.688.52 ms49.3%0.86 ms0%Fair
🇫🇷 Paris (PAR)180.985.17 ms47.1%0.94 ms0.17%Fair
🇩🇪 Frankfurt (FRA)188.484.87 ms45%1.61 ms0.1%Fair
🇫🇷 Marseille (MRS)198.578.71 ms39.7%1.78 ms0%Fair
🇷🇺 Moscow (MOW)201.989.37 ms44.3%1.29 ms0%Fair
🇺🇸 New York (NYC)221.5125.67 ms56.7%2.09 ms0%Fair
🇺🇸 Ashburn (IAD)228.3128.11 ms56.1%1.05 ms0.04%Fair
🇺🇸 Miami (MIA)259.8126.78 ms48.8%1.51 ms0.19%High
🇺🇸 Seattle (SEA)282.1161.61 ms57.3%1.53 ms0.15%High
🇺🇸 Los Angeles (LAX)287.2163.35 ms56.9%1.6 ms0.08%High
🇸🇬 Singapore (SIN)312.684.85 ms27.1%1.51 ms0.19%High
🇭🇰 Hong Kong (HKG)316.7104.93 ms33.1%3.12 ms0%High
🇹🇼 Taipei (TPE)331112.87 ms34.1%1.92 ms0%High
🇧🇷 São Paulo (GRU)333.872.88 ms21.8%3.1 ms0.07%High
🇯🇵 Tokyo (TYO)359.2132.57 ms36.9%2.19 ms0.05%High
🇦🇺 Melbourne (MEL)405.5101.33 ms25%3.75 ms0.06%High
🇦🇺 Sydney (SYD)412.5108.32 ms26.3%3.8 ms0%High

Questions

What is the fastest route to Johannesburg?

The fastest measured route to Johannesburg (JNB) is Amsterdam (AMS) → Johannesburg (JNB), averaging 171.9 ms RTT (Fair).

What is the fastest route from Johannesburg?

The fastest measured route from Johannesburg (JNB) is Johannesburg (JNB) → London (LON), averaging 158 ms RTT (Fair).

How well connected is Johannesburg to the Hats Network backbone?

Johannesburg (JNB) maintains measured routes to all 19 other PoPs across 4 continents. The slowest route, Johannesburg (JNB) → Sydney (SYD), averages 412.6 ms RTT.

Round published August 16, 2026. All 20 PoPs · Dataset and licence.

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