Germany, November 2025, Fixed Broadband Experience
Vodafone leads Germany’s fixed broadband market with the fastest throughput network speed and best reliability, thanks to its cable network. 1&1 excels in Consistent Quality and Video Experience, while regional FTTH players outperform in key states.
Feb 2026
Global Mobile Network Experience Awards 2026
Opensignal sheds light on the difference in the experience seen by our users on different operators across the globe — to better inform users, operators and regulators.
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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.
Nutzererlebnis in 5G-Netzen: Deutschland, August 2021
In unserem ersten Report zur 5G-Nutzungserfahrung die Telekom eine starke Performance gezeigt – mit dem glatten Gewinn in sechs von sieben Kategorien, aber O2 holt den Sieg in der Kategorie 5G-Download-Geschwindigkeit.
Mobile download speed recovery stories vary in markets around the world
To understand what the new normal looks like for mobile experience, Opensignal is updating our previous analysis of the impact of the pandemic and changed user behavior on the mobile experience with new data.
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.
Quantifying the Impact of 5G and COVID-19 on Mobile Data Consumption
Opensignal has analyzed data consumption in 20 leading 5G markets and discovered the extent to which 5G users are consuming more data than their 4G peers. We have also analyzed overall data consumption in 65 markets.
Quantifying the speed bar for a reliable mobile experience
Mobile users are all too familiar with the situation of having a good mobile signal but with a connection that is not good enough to stream video reliably, browse the web, share photos, or do whatever else with their phone. In Opensignal’s new analysis we quantify the level of experience which mobile users are able to rely upon across 20 international markets.
