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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How the 5G experience compares across 50 states and 250 US cities
Opensignal has analyzed smartphone users’ 5G mobile experience across all 50 U.S. states and as many as 250 cities. We found that 5G varied significantly across U.S. geographies, with our 5G users on the East Coast generally having a better 5G experience, followed by users on the West Coast and in the Great Lakes region.
Switzerland, September 2021, 5G Experience
In Opensignal's first 5G Experience Report on Switzerland, Sunrise dominates the awards table. The operator wins both 5G speeds awards outright and shares the victory with Salt for the three experiential awards. However, Swisscom wins the two measures of the extent of 5G, which means our Swisscom users were able to connect to 5G more frequently and in more places than those on its competitors’ networks.
Netherlands, September 2021, 5G Experience
KPN wins 5G Download Speed for the second time, and shares the 5G Upload Speed award with T-Mobile.
A great 5G experience benefits from a strong 4G foundation in Germany, Italy & the UK
Opensignal analyzed the impact of different amounts of 5G and 4G spectrum on the overall 5G mobile experience of our users. Our research shows that users in Germany, Italy and the UK saw significantly faster 5G average download speeds when they were also connected to additional amounts of 4G spectrum, through older 4G technology.
Germany, August 2021, 5G Experience
In our first report on the 5G user experience in Germany, Telekom showed a strong performance - with a smooth win in six out of seven categories, but O2 took the win in the 5G download speed category.


