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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Malaysian users in thinly-populated rural areas connect to 4G just 44% of the time
The increasing population density in urban centers has created a digital divide between thinly and densely populated areas. Opensignal measured our users’ experience across Malaysia and found that a connectivity gap exists between sparsely populated rural areas and densely populated urban areas.
Italy, October 2019, Mobile Network Experience
In our latest analysis of our Italian users’ mobile network experience, it would seem like the balance of power between the operators is shifting. From dominating our awards table with four wins in our last report, TIM now just wins two awards outright, being held to a draw in three others.
Comparing users across Singtel group highlights Voice, Video and Download speed differences
Opensignal has analyzed the experience of our users across Singtel group’s mobile operator subsidiaries and regional associates. We found that while there is a big gap between Singtel's wholly-owned entities in Singapore and Australia (Optus) and the rest in Download Speed Experience, the gap was narrower for both Voice App Experience and Video Experience.
In the Philippines, the urban-rural 4G Availability divide varies by region
Opensignal analyzed our users’ mobile experience in the urban and rural areas of the Philippines. We found that our rural users on average experienced 14 percentage points lower 4G Availability than their peers in the urban areas, which dramatically influenced their Download Speed Experience, with rural users having to rely more on 3G networks.
The rollout of 700 MHz spectrum is improving mobile network experience in Brazil
In the past year, since the rollout of 4G in the 700 MHz band, we've seen considerable growth in 4G Availability in all of Brazil's 10 largest cities.
Canada electoral results: How the mobile experience changes across party and location
Opensignal analyzed our smartphone users’ experience based on the electoral results and found that users on average have a better mobile experience in the ridings/districts where the Liberal Party won its seats.
Comparing the mobile experience between Germany’s MVNOs and the major operators
For the most part, our MVNO users experience significantly slower speeds than customers of the host network brands — O2, Telekom and Vodafone — although there are a few notable exceptions such as 1&1 Drillisch and Mobilcom-Debitel where the difference in experience is smaller.
