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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A look at the Philippines' phenomenal growth in overall download speed
We've seen a lot of 4G progress in the Philippines since our first <a href="/reports/2017/03/philippines/state-of-the-mobile-network">State of Mobile Networks report </a>for the region came out in March of 2017, but we thought it would be interesting to take a closer look at the Philippines' gains by tracking the month-to-month changes in average overall download speed for Globe and Smart over the last year.
TIM leads Brazilian operators in 4G coverage experience
When it comes to LTE reach, TIM Brasil has its competitors beat on two counts.
What can overall speed tell us about US operators? A lot actually
It's been a tumultuous 18 months for the U.S.
T-Mobile and Sprint's network future in 3 easy steps
Now that Sprint and T-Mobile's proposed merger is up and running again, the two operators are revealing many more details about what their combined networks would look like.
Singapore, May 2018, State of Mobile Networks
We measured the fastest 3G and 4G download speeds, the fastest overall download speed and the fastest 4G upload speed on StarHub's networks.
Myanmar, May 2018, State of Mobile Networks
The first 4G services launched only two years ago, but in that limited time Myanmar's operators have managed to build powerful networks.
Italy, May 2018, State of Mobile Networks
LTE reach is improving in Italy, with three out of the four operators passing the 65% milestone in our 4G availability metric.
