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 winner of the Opensignal Copa América hails from outside South America
<span>In the </span><a href="https://www.worldfootball.net/winner/copa-america/">103-year history</a> of the Copa América, no team outside of <a href="http://www.conmebol.com/">CONMEBOL</a> has won South America's most prestigious national football tournament, despite the fact that squads from other federations have been participating in the competition since the 1990s.
Costa Rica, June 2019, Mobile Network Experience
In the last 6 months, Kölbi improved its 4G Availability score by more than 5 percentage points to catch up with its rival Movistar, with users on both operators spending close to 70% of the time connected to 4G.
Costa Rica, Junio 2019, Experiencia de red móvil
En los últimos 6 meses, Kölbi mejoró su puntaje de disponibilidad 4G en más de 5 puntos porcentuales para ponerse al día con su rival Movistar.
Germany's rural 4G users still spend one-fourth of their time on 3G and 2G networks
<span>In the first quarter of 2019, our smartphone users in Germany could on average access the internet over 4G networks 82.2% of the time when they were in the urban districts, but this dropped to just 73.5% of the time in the rural districts.
Cyclone Fani’s impact on India’s mobile networks lasted three weeks
<span>On Friday 3 May, Eastern India was battered by </span><a href="https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/disaster-preparedness-limits-toll-from-cyclone-fani">Cyclone Fani</a>, one of the strongest storms to hit the country in the last 20 years.
Singapore, June 2019, Mobile Network Experience
For the last year, all three Singapore operators have been edging closer to the 90% 4G Availability milestone, and in our latest test period, the first of them finally crossed the line.
Canada's 4G networks are well prepared for the 5G revolution
<span id="docs-internal-guid-7a46853a-7fff-7028-c742-97b25c8d2fce">Canada may not be </span><a href="https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/mainstream-launch-of-5g-expected-in-canada-in-2021/417579">moving as quickly</a> as its larger neighbor to the south in rolling out 5G, but given the power of its 4G networks, Canada isn't likely feeling the same pressure as the U.S.
