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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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!
The state of rural Canada’s Mobile Network Experience
For the second largest country in the world by land mass, mobile experience in rural areas is a hot topic, particularly when considering the high relative prices that rural Canadians pay for communication services compared to urban Canadians.
