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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How to accelerate Malaysia’s 3G switch-off to help 5G rollout
While Malaysian mobile operators are trying to achieve nationwide retirement of 3G networks by the end of 2021, there are still users who rely on 3G, which could make it harder for Malaysian operators to switch off legacy 3G networks and improve users’ mobile experience as there is a risk of digital exclusion.
Swiss daytime speeds have increased more than evening speeds
To assess how increases in network capacity are keeping up with larger volumes of mobile traffic, Opensignal has examined how the average 4G download speeds observed by our Swiss users vary over the course of the day.
Pakistan, July 2021, Mobile Network Experience
A quick look at our latest award table shows that Zong remains the dominant operator when it comes to mobile network experience in Pakistan. The operator wins four of Opensignal’s awards outright. However, this time Zong has to share the Games and Upload Speed Experience awards with other operators.
Spain, July 2021, Mobile Network Experience
The contest for the 4G Availability award narrows, as Movistar falls out of contention — but Movistar has successfully defended its five outright wins.
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.
Portugal, July 2021, Mobile Network Experience
MEO wins the Download Speed Experience award, while NOS draws level with Vodafone on upload speeds.
Reporte sobre la experiencia de red móvil: Colombia, Julio 2021
Tigo continúa dominando nuestra tabla de premios: el operador rompió con éxito el empate estadístico con Claro para el premio Experiencia en Juegos Móviles que existía en el reporte anterior y aseguró este premio como único ganador. Además de eso, Tigo defendió sus títulos en cinco categorías reclamadas anteriormente, mientras que Claro mantiene su premio a la mejor Experiencia en Cobertura 4G
