Japan, May 2026, Fixed Broadband Experience
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.
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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Following our recent analysis of the 5G SA market in Singapore, we now turn our attention to Japan — one of the global frontrunners in 5G SA commercial rollouts. We examine the experience of our users on 5G SA networks in Japan, compared to 5G NSA
Experienced Speed Tiers vs. Subscribed Speed Tiers: The Bottleneck of Home Wi-Fi
In this insight, we look at the percentage of households in a country achieving specific broadband speed levels, based on real-world measurements taken from users’ devices. Unlike operators’ and regulators’ reported data on speed tier adoption, these indicators reflect the entire delivery path, from content source to household to device, offering a more accurate and comprehensive picture of a country’s broadband reality.
Japan, July 2025, Fixed Broadband Experience
In the Wireline Experience contest in Japan, NURO Hikari leads the award count with three awards won outright and one jointly. J:COM is the sole winner for Consistent Quality. In the FWA Experience category, au comes first in all five awards.
Our NTT docomo users see the most resilient network experience in rural parts of Japan
Opensignal has explored the experience of our Japanese users in Q4 2024 and Q1 2025 across several key metrics to quantify the scale of the rural-urban gap in mobile experience.
NTTドコモのユーザーは、日本の地方で最もレジリエンスなネットワーク・エクスペリエンスをしています。
Opensignalは、モバイル・エクスペリエンスにおける地方と都市部の格差の規模を定量化するために、いくつかの主要な指標にわたって、2024年第4四半期と2025年第1四半期における日本のユーザー・エクスペリエンスの分析をしました。
