Beyond roaming: how Japanese operators can win the inbound traveller
Most people visiting Japan are paying more for a worse mobile experience — and don't know it. Travellers' choice of staying on a home network's roaming service might be convenient but could come at a cost — not just in bill terms, but in experience terms.
Canada, June 2026, Fixed Broadband Experience
Looking at fixed broadband experience in Canada, Bell takes the awards for Reliability, Consistent Quality, and Upload Speed. Meanwhile, Rogers leads for Download Speed and Video.
South Africa’s 5G challenge is spectrum usage, not performance
South Africa was an early African 5G mover, with launches in 2019 and 2020. Yet in Q1 2026, users spent just 3.7% of their connected time on 5G. Even among South Africans equipped with 5G-capable devices, time spent on 5G was limited to only 11.1% of their connectivity — 4G still anchors the daily mobile experience.
5G Standalone in Europe: Where deployment stands and what it means for consumers – June 2026
In this report we assess the scale of 5G Standalone deployment across 29 European markets in Q1 2026, revealing wide disparity between operators' progress and how their strategies translate into real user experience.
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Egypt, March 2022, Mobile Network Experience
WE is the dominant operator when it comes to national mobile network experience in Egypt.
Vietnam, March 2022, Mobile Network Experience
In our latest assessment of the mobile network experience in Vietnam, we see a two-horse race between Viettel Mobile and Vinaphone.
Guatemala, March 2022, Mobile Network Experience
In our first ever analysis of the Guatemalan mobile market, Claro emerges as the commanding operator for mobile network experience in the country. The operator dominates the leaderboard being the outright winner for seven out of 10 awards including both speed awards and Consistent Quality awards.
Chile, March 2022, Mobile Network Experience
WOM wins the Excellent Consistent Quality and Core Consistent Quality awards outright.
Benchmarking the 5G Experience — Asia Pacific — March 2022
5G is the future of mobile services, although 4G remains in use everywhere, as do 3G and even 2G in some markets. Across Asia Pacific, operators are continuing to expand their 5G services. Here, we analyze how the 5G experience compares across the region.
The Smartphone Experience Shift from 4G to 5G
To understand why wireless operators — and the smartphone makers that supply them — are keen to switch users from older 4G-only smartphone models to 5G capable versions, Opensignal has analyzed the real-world smartphone experience of 4G and 5G smartphones.
How the 5G experience has improved across 50 US states and 300 cities
The 5G experience is changing rapidly in the U.S. as wireless carriers build out their 5G networks and expand the use of new 5G spectrum bands. In this insight we quantify how the 5G experience has changed compared to six-months ago across all 50 U.S. states and 300 cities.

