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 is starting to close the gap with global 5G leaders
Japan is still at an early stage in its 5G deployment and this is reflected in how the 5G experience compares globally.
Canada, August 2021, 5G Experience
Our latest analysis shows that one operator has emerged as the early market leader. Rogers has pulled ahead of the pack in the 5G race and wins four out of seven 5G awards outright.
The European smartphone speed race: How Apple, OnePlus, Oppo, Samsung and Xiaomi compare
Across all brands we see that the overall speed for 5G devices is significantly higher compared with 4G smartphone models of the same brand.
USA, July 2021, 5G User Experience
While there are some new 5G winners in this report, overall Opensignal’s awards table has seen few changes since our previous 5G report. T-Mobile maintains a clear edge on our two measures of a network’s extent — 5G Availability and 5G Reach — as well as a firm lead on 5G Download Speed and 5G Upload Speed.
Quantifying the mmWave 5G experience in the US — July update
Opensignal analyzed the U.S. mobile experience on mmWave 5G, a subset of 5G experience which is significantly different to other types of 5G services. We found the fastest average mmWave 5G download speed of 618.4 Mbps using Verizon.


