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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Oman, July 2025, Mobile Network Experience
In this report, Ooredoo takes the award for Consistent Quality and Reliability Experience while Vodafone wins all four Overall Experience Awards in Oman. Omantel wins the awards for Overall and 5G Coverage Experience.
Puerto Rico, July 2025, Mobile Network Experience
In this report, T-Mobile leads in Overall Experience, 5G Experience, and Consistency, while Claro takes the top spot for Coverage.
Ecuador, July 2025, Mobile Network Experience
In this report, Claro takes home the award for Coverage Experience, CNT wins both availability awards and Movistar secures the wins for both Consistency awards
Signals of progress: How CQ improvements in South Africa stack up ahead of the 2G/3G sunset
Ahead of plans to switch off South Africa’s 2G and 3G networks, we examine improvements in Consistent Quality and assess the operators’ readiness ahead of the shutdown.
Jordan, July 2025, Mobile Network Experience
Umniah is the winner of Opensignal’s Best Network award. Umniah is also most awarded, winning 8 out of 12 awards. Umniah wins Availability, after drawing with Zain in our last report. Zain pulls ahead of Umniah for Video Experience, also wins Fastest 5G Network.
More frequencies, higher impact: How spectrum band usage for 5G is expanding across Europe
Europe’s 5G landscape is on a rollercoaster. New Opensignal data reveals that Poland's average 5G Download Speed surged by over 57%, while Sweden experienced a decline of 23%. What’s behind these opposing trends? The answer lies deep in the airwaves: spectrum.
European startup hubs — which cities offer the best mobile experience?
Opensignal analyzes the mobile experience in the 15 most popular cities in Europe for founders to start their tech business.
