Beyond roaming: how Japanese operators can win the inbound traveller
Most people visiting Japan are paying more for a worse mobile experience — and don't know it. Travellers' choice of staying on a home network's roaming service might be convenient but could come at a cost — not just in bill terms, but in experience terms.
Canada, June 2026, Fixed Broadband Experience
Looking at fixed broadband experience in Canada, Bell takes the awards for Reliability, Consistent Quality, and Upload Speed. Meanwhile, Rogers leads for Download Speed and Video.
South Africa’s 5G challenge is spectrum usage, not performance
South Africa was an early African 5G mover, with launches in 2019 and 2020. Yet in Q1 2026, users spent just 3.7% of their connected time on 5G. Even among South Africans equipped with 5G-capable devices, time spent on 5G was limited to only 11.1% of their connectivity — 4G still anchors the daily mobile experience.
5G Standalone in Europe: Where deployment stands and what it means for consumers – June 2026
In this report we assess the scale of 5G Standalone deployment across 29 European markets in Q1 2026, revealing wide disparity between operators' progress and how their strategies translate into real user experience.
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The State of Mobile Video Experience 2019
In one year mobile Video Experience has significantly improved in 59% of 100 countries analyzed. But the U.S. is lagging behind on mobile video as carriers face a spectrum crunch. Uniquely, Opensignal tests mobile video streaming at scale and does not estimate video experience based on speed tests or other indirect measurements.
Qatar, November 2019, Mobile Network Experience
Our second report on Qatar’s mobile market shows just how dynamic and rapidly changing the telecoms industry can be, with Ooredoo now claiming 5 of our 6 awards, from being behind in most of them just six months ago.
Argentina, November 2019, Mobile Network Experience
High competition, high scores, and high 4G focus are just some of the things we see in our latest look at Argentina. With the advent of our Voice App Experience scores, we saw a third winner join our awards table, helping paint the picture of a highly competitive – if so far rather one-sided – battle for Argentina’s best mobile network experience.
2020 Predictions — what's in Opensignal's crystal ball for the next year?
In the world of telecoms, 2019 will probably be remembered as the year 5G got serious. So what can we expect from the next generation, and the rest of the mobile world, in 2020?
UAE, November 2019, Mobile Network Experience
Once again Etisalat was the big winner in our U.A.E. mobile network experience report. Etisalat won five of our national awards and continued to dominate in the Download and Upload Speed Experience categories.
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.
