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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The difference between Australian rural and urban mobile network experience
Opensignal’s latest analysis of Australian’s mobile network experience reveals striking differences in the experience of our users across the breadth of the country using the three major operators: Telstra, Optus and Vodafone.
Myanmar, October 2019, Mobile Network Experience
Download speeds on 4G continuing to fall as 4G Availability increases, and otherwise mixed results from the four operators is what we see in this look at Myanmar. With 2 draws and 3 winners, Mytel distinguishes itself as the only operator with 2 wins.
UK, October 2019, Mobile Network Experience
When it comes to consumer mobile network experience in the U.K., we’ve seen something of a one-man show from EE.
Switzerland’s topography hardly impacts mobile experience
With mobile operators reportedly looking to connect the countryside and mountains with 5G networks, Opensignal analyzed Switzerland users’ existing mobile experience in four different geographical areas. We found limited differences across the four regions, suggesting smartphone users enjoyed a similar experience regardless of the geographical landscape.
The State of Mobile Voice App Experience
Voice apps offer flexibility across a number of devices and networks, and have soared in popularity as smartphones become more and more ubiquitous.But what's the mobile user experience like on these voice apps
on today's mobile networks?
Japan, October 2019, Mobile Network Experience
With download speeds of 33.6 Mbps experienced by our users on au, the operator is slightly ahead of the 32.2 Mbps enjoyed by our users on SoftBank.
Mexico, October 2019, Mobile Network Experience
See who wins our new Voice App Experience award, as well as latest developments in the Mexican Mobile Market in our biannual report!
