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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Japan, October 2024, Mobile Network Experience
Au wins 10 awards outright and three jointly across all categories. This is the first time au wins so many awards, indicating a change in Japan’s competitive landscape. Rakuten Mobile retains three of its speed awards.
India, October 2024, Mobile Network Experience
In the rapidly evolving Indian mobile network landscape, Airtel has emerged as the frontrunner for 5G, offering better experience than its competitors in several key categories. Both download speed awards have changed hands since our October 2023 report — in both cases shifting to Airtel at Jio’s expense.
Philippines, October 2024, Mobile Network Experience Report
DITO accumulates the most awards in this report, winning 13 out of 16 awards outright and sharing honors with Globe for the 5G Games Experience award. Globe and Smart are outright winners in one award apiece — Coverage Experience and 5G Coverage Experience, respectively.
Evolução do 5G na Índia e no Brasil - uma história de duas estratégias
A Índia e o Brasil, duas das maiores economias emergentes do mundo, embarcaram em suas jornadas 5G no segundo trimestre de 2022, cada uma elaborando uma estratégia distinta para atribuições de espectro e implantação de rede.
5G evolution in India and Brazil - a tale of two strategies
Opensignal compares India's and Brazil's approach to 5G rollout, highlighting the trade-offs between 5G Availability, speed, and spectrum management that have shaped the 5G mobile network experience in both countries.
Australia, October 2024, Fixed Broadband Experience
Aussie Broadband dominates the awards table for fixed broadband experience in Australia, with three outright wins — all in speed categories — and two joint wins. Our Telstra users see the most consistent services in Australia.
GCC markets continue to outpace their EMEA peers in terms of high-speed mobile connectivity
In this analysis, we have assessed the mobile experience of our users in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) markets, comparing it to neighboring regional markets in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.
