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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India, April 2020, Mobile Network Experience
Operators in India are now finding new ways to differentiate their services rather than undercutting each other, a strategy that was prevalent in the Indian mobile industry couple of years ago. The operators are now focused on growing their 4G subscriber bases by building up coverage and capacity.
UK, April 2020, Mobile Network Experience
EE is closing in on 95% 4G Availability. The operator has extended its lead in terms of Download Speed Experience and still dominates our award table. Meanwhile, Vodafone has retained the Voice App Experience Award and all four operators have made great strides in terms of Video Experience.
Vietnam, March 2020, Mobile Network Experience
In Opensignal’s third report on Vietnam’s Mobile Network Experience, one mobile operator continues to remain head and shoulder above its rivals.
Analyzing Mobile Experience during the coronavirus pandemic: Time on Wifi
The amount of time that smartphone users spend on Wifi connections has increased in many countries.
Egypt, March 2020, Mobile Network Experience
When it comes to mobile network experience in Egypt, we have seen something of a two-horse race as shown by a quick look at our latest awards table. We saw a fierce competition between two operators — Vodafone and Orange — with awards split nearly equally. That said, the mobile network experience in Egypt is improving overall, but some of the greatest improvements were observed by users on the other two operators — WE and Etisalat — who also came neck-and-neck on several measures.
South Africa, March 2020, Mobile Network Experience
MTN is now the leader in our Video Experience measurements scoring 72.0 points, which means the operator falls within the Very Good category (65-75).
Declining 4G Download Speeds in quarantined Italy indicate rising mobile congestion
Opensignal observed that our Italian users experienced significantly lower 4G Download Speeds during daytime in the week commencing on Monday, March 9 — following the government’s restrictions imposed on the population on March 10 as part of its response to the coronavirus crisis.
