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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Jakarta’s blackout had a nationwide impact on 3 and Indosat’s networks
Opensignal observed an impact on our Indonesian users’ experience following the massive electrical blackout which began just before midday on Sunday, August 4, local time.
How the smartphone affects Mobile Network Experience
All smartphones are not created equal; they vary in network capability as well as cameras and displays. To analyze the differences, Opensignal split smartphone users into three groups — low, mid and high-tier — based on a smartphone’s mobile network capabilities.
Understanding Switzerland’s super fast 4G Download Speeds with operators’ use of spectrum
When it comes to great mobile network experience, Switzerland holds a strong position among the global leaders.
Ecuador, July 2019, Mobile Network Experience
Claro won our Download Speed Experience award, following a draw with Movistar six months ago, as the Telefónica subsidiary's growth in this metric has stalled.
Competition intensifies as Singapore approaches 90% 4G Availability
<span>In Opensignal’s analysis of 4G Availability in Singapore, our measurements have shown an upward trend in the past 12 months for all three national operators, but the greatest improvement was experienced by our users on StarHub’s network.
Brazil, July 2019, Mobile Network Experience
TIM became the first Brazilian operator to surpass the 80% mark in our 4G Availability metric.
Spain, July 2019, Mobile Network Experience
Vodafone kept our 4G Availability award, increasing its score by 2 percentage points to fall just shy of the 90% mark.
