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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USA, Fixed Broadband Experience, May 2025
This report focuses on national brand perception in the U.S. looking at five key measures of the broadband user experience: Download Speed, Upload Speed, Consistent Quality, Video Experience and Reliability Experience.
Survival of the biggest: Europe’s mobile operators’ push for consolidation
In this blog, Sam Fenwick discusses the recent chatter around mobile market consolidation in Europe, looking at the causes and the key drivers.
Our NTT docomo users see the most resilient network experience in rural parts of Japan
Opensignal has explored the experience of our Japanese users in Q4 2024 and Q1 2025 across several key metrics to quantify the scale of the rural-urban gap in mobile experience.
NTTドコモのユーザーは、日本の地方で最もレジリエンスなネットワーク・エクスペリエンスをしています。
Opensignalは、モバイル・エクスペリエンスにおける地方と都市部の格差の規模を定量化するために、いくつかの主要な指標にわたって、2024年第4四半期と2025年第1四半期における日本のユーザー・エクスペリエンスの分析をしました。
Bahrain, May 2025, Mobile Network Experience
In this Bahraini mobile network experience report, Batelco can’t be beat for download speeds, stc retains the Reliability Experience award and the most consistent experience is once again with Zain.
Finland, May 2025, Mobile Network Experience
DNA is the most awarded operator, as it wins or jointly wins 12 out of 14 awards. DNA also earns the title of Best Network as it wins Download Speed Experience and Consistent Quality outright, while also being a joint winner for Availability.
How ISP-issued gateways drive better home broadband in the U.S.
Customers using ISP-provided equipment enjoy a noticeably better broadband experience, with higher Reliability and Consistent Quality scores across U.S. providers. The benefits are especially pronounced for users on fiber plans where modern gateways are bundled by default.
