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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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.
Ireland, March 2025, Mobile Network Experience
3 wins the most awards and earns the title of Best Network, as it wins Reliability Experience, Consistent Quality, Download Speed Experience and Availability outright. Vodafone is top for Coverage Experience, while eir wins the 5G Availability award.
