From last resort to first choice: Why Starlink is gaining new customers worldwide
For decades, satellite internet in rural areas was a reluctant compromise. However, by early 2026, this dynamic has changed. Starlink is no longer just filling broadband gaps — it’s actively disrupting the market as a compelling alternative.
The Urban Fortress Strategy: Navigating India’s Localized 5G Landscape
India’s telecom market is shifting toward experience-led differentiation. Opensignal’s data shows competitive advantage is increasingly local, with operators winning where network performance and commercial strategy align to drive acquisition and retention.
TIM and Vodafone 5G RAN sharing — quantifying coverage gains and network experience improvements
The 5G RAN sharing agreement announced on 7 January 2026 by TIM and Fastweb+Vodafone is set to deliver immediate network-level benefits in rural Italy: better 5G experience, wider 5G rural coverage, and improved consistency without any increase in spectrum holdings.
5G Standalone State of Play: Architecture Deployed, Monetisation Pending
5G Standalone is scaling globally — but performance and monetisation remain uneven. Opensignal’s latest analysis reveals where SA is delivering real latency and consistency gains, and how operators can turn measurable local experience improvements into competitive advantage ahead of MWC 2026.
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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.
Oman, July 2025, Mobile Network Experience
In this report, Ooredoo takes the award for Consistent Quality and Reliability Experience while Vodafone wins all four Overall Experience Awards in Oman. Omantel wins the awards for Overall and 5G Coverage Experience.
Puerto Rico, July 2025, Mobile Network Experience
In this report, T-Mobile leads in Overall Experience, 5G Experience, and Consistency, while Claro takes the top spot for Coverage.
Ecuador, July 2025, Mobile Network Experience
In this report, Claro takes home the award for Coverage Experience, CNT wins both availability awards and Movistar secures the wins for both Consistency awards
Signals of progress: How CQ improvements in South Africa stack up ahead of the 2G/3G sunset
Ahead of plans to switch off South Africa’s 2G and 3G networks, we examine improvements in Consistent Quality and assess the operators’ readiness ahead of the shutdown.
Jordan, July 2025, Mobile Network Experience
Umniah is the winner of Opensignal’s Best Network award. Umniah is also most awarded, winning 8 out of 12 awards. Umniah wins Availability, after drawing with Zain in our last report. Zain pulls ahead of Umniah for Video Experience, also wins Fastest 5G Network.
More frequencies, higher impact: How spectrum band usage for 5G is expanding across Europe
Europe’s 5G landscape is on a rollercoaster. New Opensignal data reveals that Poland's average 5G Download Speed surged by over 57%, while Sweden experienced a decline of 23%. What’s behind these opposing trends? The answer lies deep in the airwaves: spectrum.
