1&1’s Journey: From MVNO to Germany’s Newest MNO
This insight examines how far 1&1 has progressed, what Opensignal data reveals about its performance, and how this reshapes the market outlook.
Building ASEAN Digital Infrastructure: The Role of Spectrum
ASEAN nations are advancing toward inclusive digital infrastructure through spectrum harmonisation and 5G expansion. In this report, we reflect on how ASEAN countries fare in terms of legacy network shutdowns, spectrum allocation strategies, and 5G performance uplifts.
Users in Brazil’s state capitals enjoy 5G Download Speed exceeding 250Mbps
In this new analysis, Opensignal has compared the 5G experience of our smartphone users in Brazil’s 27 capitals — federal capital Brasília and 26 state capitals. While our users across different capitals enjoy average 5G download speeds of over 250Mbps, there are substantial differences between the cities, up to around 150Mbps. We also see large differences in 5G Upload Speed and 5G Games Experience across these 27 capitals.
Usuários nas capitais do Brasil contam com velocidade de download 5G superior a 250 Mbps
Nessa nova análise, a Opensignal comparou a experiência de nossos usuários de smartphones com 5G nas 27 capitais do Brasil – a capital federal Brasília e 26 capitais estaduais. Embora nossos usuários em diferentes capitais contem com velocidades médias de download em 5G de mais de 250 Mbps, há diferenças substanciais entre as cidades, de até cerca de 150 Mbps. Também observamos grandes diferenças na velocidade de upload em 5G e na experiência com jogos em 5G nessas 27 capitais.
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Japan, September 2021, 5G Experience
In Opensignal's first report into the 5G mobile network experience across Japan's mobile operators, we see the awards shared across three brands: NTT DoCoMo, SoftBank and Rakuten.
Ireland, September 2021, 5G Experience
The fastest 5G speeds were experienced on eir and 3’s networks.
mmWave 5G provides a big capacity boost to US users in high-traffic areas
Opensignal has analyzed the amount of mobile data our users consumed on mmWave 5G networks and compared that to the amount of mobile data used on sub-6 GHz 5G and 4G.
Faster 5G speeds helped by 4G spectrum bandwidth in South Korea
Our analysis shows that strong 4G network foundations still remain essential for 5G deployment in its early stages. 4G continues to boost the 5G experience even for a market like South Korea, hailed as one of the 5G frontrunners. Part of the reason for the 5G success story of Korea’s operators is their use of 4G spectrum and having an excellent 4G network that helps to boost 5G download speeds.
5G Global Mobile Network Experience Awards 2021
Now for the first time Opensignal ranks the world's 5G operators using our leading measures of the real-world mobile network experience.


