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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Indonesia in focus: charting a path to network excellence
In this article, we explore Indonesia’s position in Opensignal’s Global Network Excellence Index, revealing the country’s strengths, persistent challenges, and policy levers that can accelerate progress toward digital excellence.
India, June 2025, Mobile Network Experience
In our latest analysis of the mobile network experience in India, Jio pulls ahead of Airtel to win our Upload Speed Experience award. Airtel is leading in India’s 5G experience, while download speeds are improving significantly in this rapidly maturing market.
Taiwan, June 2025, Mobile Network Experience
Chunghwa is the most awarded operator. Chunghwa wins 11 awards outright and shares victory in four more awards. FarEasTone follows with three shared awards and is the sole winner for 5G Availability.
Wi-Fi 7 vs. previous generations: Adoption trends and performance impact
In this blog, Jussi Kiviniemi, Founder & CEO of Hamina Wireless, reflects on the real-world performance and adoption of new Wi-Fi standards using Opensignal's data.
Hong Kong, May 2025, Mobile Network Experience
CMHK leads the award count with six awards won outright and four jointly. The operator earns the title of Best Network in Hong Kong, which recognizes operators providing outstanding overall experiences nationally.
Connectivity in the fast lane: the motorway and railway mobile experience in France, Italy and Switzerland
In this piece, Opensignal analyzes the experience of our users in France, Italy and Switzerland on or near motorways and railways. It reveals differences in which operators provide the best experience to our users when they’re on or near motorways and railways, compared to that seen nationally in our mobile experience reports.
Hanging onto the fading signal — the challenges of sunsetting 3G networks in New Zealand
Opensignal has analyzed the scale of how widely 3G services are still used in New Zealand several months before the planned switch-offs — and what the implications of 3G sunsets could be.
