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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TPG users’ download speed and video experience evolve in different directions
New mobile network operator, TPG, launched a new service at the start of 2019 in an unusual way.
Indonesian users in sparsely-populated rural areas connect to 4G more than 70% of the time
Opensignal found that despite 4G networks approaching near-ubiquitous level, a connectivity gap exists between sparsely populated rural areas and densely populated urban areas of Indonesia.
Deutschland, November 2019, Mobile Network Experience
In our latest report on Germany, Telekom continues to dominate our awards table, keeping hold of four of our national awards. But it's not all plain sailing for Telekom, as we're seeing its lead eroding in several of our metrics, while its 4G Availability and Download Speed Experience scores have statistically not improved.
Germany, November 2019, Mobile Network Experience
Telekom won five of our six national awards — keeping hold of four while grabbing our new Voice App Experience medal.
Understanding why so many German smartphone users are still 3G-only
Opensignal analyzed the mobile experience of our German users who have never accessed mobile data on a 4G network, and found that 81.4% of those 3G-only users likely chose not to upgrade to a 4G subscription or have disabled 4G connections on their phones.
Hong Kong, November 2019, Mobile Network Experience
Hong Kong is a small but well-developed mobile market that is among the world’s elite territories in terms of Mobile Network Experience. While the city is embarking on the path to 5G, Opensignal used real-world data to compare the performance of Hong Kong’s four operators in their existing 3G and 4G networks across our six key award metrics.
Thailand, November 2019, Mobile Network Experience
The mobile network experience in Thailand is improving. In this report, we've seen 4G Availability in the country continue to grow — passing the 90% milestone for one operator.
