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Opensignal reports and analyses are the definitive guide to understanding the true experience consumers receive on mobile and broadband networks.

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Japan, May 2026, Fixed Broadband Experience

By Robert Wyrzykowski, May 2026

In the Wireline Experience analysis in Japan, NURO Hikari wins across all five categories — either outright or jointly. It also earns the Best Home Internet award for fixed-line services.

山手線沿線のモバイル・ネットワーク・エクスペリエンス - 2026年

By Robert Wyrzykowski, May 2026

Opensignalは、世界で最も利用者の多い地下鉄路線の1つである山手線周辺における、2026年第1四半期のユーザーのモバイルネットワーク体験を分析します。

The mobile network experience around the Yamanote line - 2026

By Robert Wyrzykowski, May 2026

Opensignal analyzes the mobile network experience of our users in Q1 2026 around the Yamanote Line: one of the busiest metro lines in the world.

Japan, April 2026, Mobile Network Experience

By Robert Wyrzykowski, April 2026

In our latest Japan Mobile Network Experience report, au leads the national award count with ten sole and one joint win. It achieves a clean sweep for experiential awards in Japan, while also winning Consistent Quality and Reliability Experience outright.

The long goodbye: why is 3G still present in Asia Pacific?

By Robert Wyrzykowski, April 2026

It’s been 25 years since the world’s first commercial 3G launch. Today, 4G is universal, 5G rapidly expands, and 6G already looms on the horizon. And yet … 3G is still very much alive. So why hasn’t it disappeared, even in some developed markets in APAC?

One region, two paths: the opposing forces in data consumption across Asia Pacific

By Robert Wyrzykowski, February 2026

Using our data across 12 Asia–Pacific markets, this analysis shows how opposing forces are reshaping how smartphone users consume data, and why the balance between Wi-Fi and mobile is increasingly market-specific rather than universal.

Japan, October 2025, Mobile Network Experience

By Robert Wyrzykowski, October 2025

au leads the national award count with nine outright and two shared wins. NTT Docomo retains all of its awards from the previous report, while. SoftBank increases its tally from one outright win in the previous report to two sole and one shared victories.