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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UK, March 2016, State of Mobile Networks
New network upgrades gave 3 a substantial LTE performance boost at the end of 2015, so much that 3's LTE network is challenging EE's LTE-Advanced network in terms of speed.
Malaysia, March 2016, State of Mobile Networks
Maxis won OpenSignal's award for best 4G availability hands down.
USA, February 2016, State of Mobile Networks
T-Mobile traditionally has fallen short of its larger rivals Verizon and AT&T in coverage, but it's a problem CEO John Legere has vowed to fix.
Brazil, February 2016, State of Mobile Networks
Vivo was the fastest operator in Brazil in our October to January testing period, with an average LTE download speed of 15.3 Mbps.
Canada, January 2016, State of Mobile Networks
Canada certainly isn’t lacking for 4G capacity.
Argentina, November 2015, State of Mobile Networks
Less than a year after securing their 4G spectrum, all three of Argentina's operators have LTE networks up and running.
Brazil, August 2015, State of Mobile Networks
América Móvil’s Claro outpaced its competitors in raw 4G bandwidth, delivering average speeds of 17.82 Mbps.
