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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South Africa leads the continent in mobile network experience
<p dir="ltr">Opensignal's recent <a href="https://cdn.opensignal.com/public/data/reports/global/data-2019-05/the_state_of_mobile_experience_may_2019_0.pdf">State of Mobile Network Experience report</a> ranked 87 of the world's mobile nations across our key metrics, with the usual suspects – Canada, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, and South Korea – topping our global rankings.
5G boosts the maximum real-world download speed by up to 2.7 times 4G users’ top speeds
<p dir="ltr"><span>In Opensignal’s latest analysis of 5G, we've looked at the maximum real-world speeds seen in eight countries which have launched 5G services.
Smartphone users in Melbourne and Sydney experience 4G Download Speeds 15 Mbps slower during busy times
<span>Opensignal analyzed 4G Download Speeds experienced by our users in Australia’s two most populous cities — Melbourne and Sydney.
Indonesia, July 2019, Mobile Network Experience
Telkomsel won both our Download and Upload Speed Experience awards.
Indonesia, Juli 2019, Pengalaman Jaringan Seluler
Telkomsel memenangkan penghargaan Pengalaman Kecepatan Pengunduhan dan Pengunggahan kami.
Cricket fans at this summer's World Cup can expect a Very Good Video Experience
<p dir="ltr"><span>Millions of sports fans are flocking to the </span><a href="https://www.cricketworldcup.com/">Cricket World Cup</a> in England and Wales this summer for six weeks of the best ODI action.
The fastest cities in Mexico for mobile broadband are in the north
<span>The city of Chihuahua has quite the namesake.
