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.
Filter Insights based on network type, content type or topic.
Spectrum and Network Evolution in MENA: Insights from GCC Markets
In this analysis, we analyze 5G rollout, technology sunsets, and spectrum refarming across MENA, highlighting valuable insights derived from the GCC’s strategic approach.
The state of mobile network experience in Africa
The reliance on legacy networks and significant time with no signal limits users' mobile network experience across many African markets
Benchmarking the Mobile Experience in APAC cities – November 2024
Seoul leads APAC cities in network reliability and quality, leading in both overall availability and speed metrics. Mumbai ranks first in 5G availability. Users in Mumbai and Colombo see the largest uplift between 4G and 5G for download and upload speeds.
Germany, November 2024, Mobile Network Experience
Telekom is the most awarded operator this time around and wins Opensignal's new Reliability Experience award. O2 keeps hold of the Coverage Experience award, while Vodafone is a joint winner for 5G Download Speed due to a statistical tie with Telekom.
Erlebnis mit Mobilfunknetzen: Deutschland, November 2024
Telekom ist der am häufigsten ausgezeichnete Betreiber und gewinnt Opensignals neuen Reliability Experience Award. O2 behält den Coverage Experience Award während
Vodafone und Telekom sich den 5G Download Speed Award teilen.
Hong Kong, November 2024, Mobile Network Experience
CMHK dominates the awards table in Hong Kong with seven sole and five shared wins — ahead of csl, which wins three awards outright and three jointly. CMHK pulls ahead of its competitors for both Consistent Quality and Reliability Experience awards.
Wi-Fi drives smartphone data consumption in the US, but trends vary across operators
In this analysis, we examine the data usage patterns across five mobile service providers, including three Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) — Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T — as well as two Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) — Spectrum Mobile and Xfinity Mobile.
