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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Algeria, April 2025, Mobile Network Experience
Ooredoo earns the title of Best Network and wins the Consistent Quality award, while Mobilis retains its win for Coverage Experience.
Morocco, April 2025, Mobile Network Experience
Maroc Telecom retains wins for all overall metrics; Orange wins Consistent Quality, while inwi — Reliability Experience.
U.K. households with ultrafast broadband connections have a more reliable experience than those with superfast
In this analysis, Opensignal has split its U.K. households in those with superfast or ultrafast home broadband connections and then measured the Consistent Quality, Reliability Experience and Video Experience of their connections.
The German mobile experience on motorways and railways: more bars on the Autobahn
Opensignal has analyzed the real-world mobile experience within 100 meters of Germany's federal motorways (Bundesautobahn) and operational railways.
Guatemala, March 2025, Mobile Network Experience
Claro wins all overall experience Awards outright. Tigo retains its win for Coverage Experience.
Netherlands, March 2025, Mobile Network Experience
Odido is the most awarded operator this time around, winning all 14 awards either outright or jointly. It wins 12 awards outright, including Reliability Experience and Consistent Quality. Vodafone shares first place with Odido for Video Experience and KPN is a joint winner for 5G Availability alongside Odido.
Analyst Take: Key takeaways from MWC 2025
This year’s MWC 2025 theme — Converge. Connect. Create. — set high expectations, but the event felt more like a transitional checkpoint rather than an event full of grand revelations. We cover the main topics of this year's event in this insight.
