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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Explaining the huge gap between fastest and slowest 4G upload speeds in the US
With our summer U.S. report around the corner, we wanted to take the opportunity to highlight a metric that will feature in OpenSignal's U.S. reports going forward.
AT&T looks to content as Verizon signals a shift to 5G
The approval of AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner signals big changes in the US telecoms market.
Welcome to the OpenSignal World Cup, where 32 countries compete in our speed metrics
World Cup fever is upon us! Starting Thursday, 32 countries will vie against one another in the tournament of tournaments with the goal of lifting the most coveted trophy in football (or as we yanks call it, soccer).
Airtel and Jio trade leads in India's overall speed race
As the <a href="/blog/2018/04/17/lte-availability-in-india-soars-as-impressive-rollout-of-4g-continues/">4G race in India continues to heat up</a>, it's perhaps an opportune time to look at an OpenSignal metric that doesn't get quite the attention as 4G speed but is arguably far more important to Indian consumers.
Portugal, June 2018, Mobile Networks Update
In January Opensignal took our first look at Portugal in our State of Mobile Networks report.
Costa Rica, Junio 2018, Actualización del estado de las redes móviles
En nuestro más reciente reporte El estado de las redes móviles: Costa Rica publicado hace seis meses, encontramos que la competencia entre los operadores floreció debido al incremento tanto de las velocidades 3G como de las 4G y estamos felices al reportar que esta tendencia continúa.
Costa Rica, June 2018, Mobile Networks Update
In our most recent State of Mobile Networks: Costa Rica report six months ago, we found competition flourishing as 3G and 4G speeds increased, and we're happy to report that trend continues.
