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Understanding & measuring 5G

The promise of 5G to revolutionize the mobile industry started years before the first commercial networks even launched.

Download speeds measured in Gbps. Latencies reduced to single digit milliseconds. Bandwidths capable of serving an ever-growing mobile-first population. How much of the promise of 5G is reality now that the first commercial networks have begun rolling out?

Opensignal seeks to answer that question, using real-world 5G measurements from actual users to reality-check the hype.

We are tracking the 5G rollouts around the world and aim to be the single source of truth on the true 5G experience users receive as adoption grows in markets around the world.

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Blog Entry | No | USA | Kevin Fitchard

Owners of the newest, most popular iPhone don't experience the best speeds

By Ian Fogg, February 2019

Two of the leading smartphone makers, Apple and Samsung, have both recently reported a slowing smartphone market because consumers are struggling to see the benefits of the latest models and are choosing to hold onto their existing smartphones.

Blog Entry | No | USA | Ian Fogg

What’s in store for mobile in 2019? Opensignal’s predictions for the coming year

By Ian Fogg, January 2019

It’s been a <a href="https://opensignal.com/blog/2018/12/20/opensignals-12-days-of-christmas-a-review-of-2018/">pretty busy year</a> here at Opensignal.

Blog Entry | No | Global | Ian Fogg

The US may yet catch its global peers in 4G speeds

By Peter Boyland, August 2018

OpenSignal recently published its <a href="/reports/2018/07/usa/state-of-the-mobile-network">State of Mobile Networks</a> report for the U.S., and in it we tracked some significant increases in 4G speed across the country's mobile networks.

Blog Entry | No | USA | Peter Boyland

T-Mobile and Sprint's network future in 3 easy steps

By Kevin Fitchard, May 2018

Now that Sprint and T-Mobile's proposed merger is up and running again, the two operators are revealing many more details about what their combined networks would look like.

Blog Entry | No | USA | Kevin Fitchard

How mobile is boosting LATAM economies

By Andrea Toth, October 2017

In just a few days, Bogotá will be hosting the GSMA’s annual mobile conference in Latin America as part of the Mobile 360 Series.

Blog Entry | No | Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costarica, Mexico | Andrea Toth