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.
Filter Insights based on network type, content type or topic.
India, April 2019, Mobile Network Experience
Jio continues to astound, growing its 4G Availability to 97.5% — the highest national score we have ever recorded.
Rio de Janeiro: 4G Availability surges thanks to 700 MHz rollout
<span>The infusion of the 700 MHz airwaves into operators’ 4G networks produced visible improvements in the national scores of our latest </span><a href="https://www.opensignal.com/reports/2019/01/brazil/mobile-network-experience">Brazil report</a> as operators activated the new frequency band across Brazilian cities.
Japan, April 2019, Mobile Network Experience
Japan's mobile consumers aren't lacking for LTE connections.
South Africa’s smartphone users experience faster download speeds on mobile than Wifi
<span>Opensignal analyzed the download speeds that South African users experience when they connect to mobile networks compared to Wifi, and found that cellular technology provided faster download speeds at all times of the day.
Mexico, April 2019, Mobile Network Experience
Telcel led in our new Video Experience metric with a score of 60.3 out of 100.
UK, April 2019, Mobile Network Experience
EE swept the board in our analysis, winning all five national award categories.
Smartphone users’ daytime experience depends on their choice of operator in Santiago
<span>Opensignal analyzed the fluctuations in 4G Download Speeds that our users in Santiago experienced throughout the day across different mobile operators.
