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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The State of LTE (November 2016)
LTE continues its march across the world, not just expanding to new countries but also gaining in strength in regions the technology already calls home.
Costa Rica, November 2016, State of Mobile Networks
Movistar continues to dominate our 3G and 4G metrics, winning all of OpenSignal's speed, availability and latency awards.
UK, October 2016, State of Mobile Networks
Though EE tied with 3 for fastest LTE performance in our last report, our speed measurements show the mega-operator now has the lead.
Mexico, October 2016, State of Mobile Networks
OpenSignal measured average LTE download speeds on Telcel's LTE network at 23.3 Mbps.
Chile, September 2016, State of Mobile Networks
Both our availability prizes were shared by Movistar and WOM.
USA, August 2016, State of Mobile Networks
It was a close contest, but T-Mobile walked away with OpenSignal's award for fastest LTE speeds, averaging 16.3 Mbps in our summer download tests.
Global State of Mobile Networks (August 2016)
LTE may be the technology du jour, but 4G can only tell us so much about a country's overall mobile networking progress.
