Beyond roaming: how Japanese operators can win the inbound traveller
Most people visiting Japan are paying more for a worse mobile experience — and don't know it. Travellers' choice of staying on a home network's roaming service might be convenient but could come at a cost — not just in bill terms, but in experience terms.
Canada, June 2026, Fixed Broadband Experience
Looking at fixed broadband experience in Canada, Bell takes the awards for Reliability, Consistent Quality, and Upload Speed. Meanwhile, Rogers leads for Download Speed and Video.
South Africa’s 5G challenge is spectrum usage, not performance
South Africa was an early African 5G mover, with launches in 2019 and 2020. Yet in Q1 2026, users spent just 3.7% of their connected time on 5G. Even among South Africans equipped with 5G-capable devices, time spent on 5G was limited to only 11.1% of their connectivity — 4G still anchors the daily mobile experience.
5G Standalone in Europe: Where deployment stands and what it means for consumers – June 2026
In this report we assess the scale of 5G Standalone deployment across 29 European markets in Q1 2026, revealing wide disparity between operators' progress and how their strategies translate into real user experience.
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LTE: How US operators stack up by region
Last week OpenSignal released its semi-annual State of Mobile Networks report for the U.S., comparing the 3G and 4G performance of the big 4 nationwide.
4G speeds are on the rise in US cities
Today OpenSignal published its State of Mobile Networks report for the U.S., breaking down the network performance of the four major operators both nationwide and in cities across the country.
USA, February 2017, State of Mobile Networks
Six months ago T-Mobile had just edged ahead of Verizon in our 4G speed rankings, but in our fourth quarter tests Verizon regained ground.
Brazil, January 2017, State of Mobile Networks
Claro has made big gains in our performance rankings since OpenSignal's last report, winning both our 4G and 3G download speed awards as well as our overall speed prize.
Canada, January 2017, State of Mobile Networks
We measured average LTE download speeds on Telus's LTE network of 30.5 Mbps and on Bell's network of 28.4 Mbps, which due to overlapping statistical margins resulted in a draw.
Argentina, December 2016, State of Mobile Networks
We recorded the fastest 4G speeds in Argentina on Personal's LTE network.
Italy, November 2016, State of Mobile Networks
If Italy's networks stand out in one way it's in connection speed.
