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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Belgium, March 2018, State of Mobile Networks
We recorded a draw between BASE and Orange in 4G speed as both averaged LTE downloads over 38 Mbps in our measurements.
The State of LTE (February 2018)
The world is still waiting for its next big infusion of speed. For more than a year now, the fastest countries in the world seem to be stuck in a holding pattern, getting close but not surpassing the 50 Mbps threshold for average 4G speed.
Europe’s 4G speeds rise while the rest of the world stalls
While much of the world witnessed a stall in 4G speeds in 2017, Europe managed to provide faster download speeds to users than ever before.
Tracking upload speeds in Spain
When it comes to the direction of mobile data, we're becoming a much more symmetrical society.
Peru, February 2018, Mobile Networks Update
It's been six months since Opensignal published its State of Mobile Networks report for Peru, but in that short time the country's operators have made considerable progress in their 4G rollouts.
Cambodia, February 2018, Mobile Networks Update
When Opensignal published its State of Mobile Networks: Cambodia report in August, we discovered a single operator, Cellcard, had established a formidable lead in 4G speed.
Canada, February 2018, State of Mobile Networks
A year ago Bell and Telus were evenly matched in OpenSignal's 4G speed metric, but no longer.
