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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Espectro de 3,5 GHz: El motor para la experiencia 5G en LATAM
En el presente análisis, Opensignal examina la manera en que las asignaciones de espectro para servicios móviles dan forma a la experiencia de la red móvil en América Latina. Nos centramos en el ancho de banda promedio utilizado para conexiones 4G y 5G, en cómo afecta las velocidades de descarga, en la mejora que ofrece la tecnología 5G, y en cómo se diferencia la experiencia general de 5G en los mercados de LATAM de sus pares que aún no han lanzado 5G.
Espectro em 3,5 GHz: o propulsor por trás da experiência 5G na América Latina
Nesta análise, a Opensignal examina como as autorizações de espectro para a telefonia móvel moldam a experiência da rede móvel na América Latina. Nosso foco é a largura de faixa usada para conexões 4G e 5G, em média, e como isso afeta as velocidades de download e o aumento proporcionado pelo 5G, além de como a experiência geral nos mercados 5G da América Latina se compara à de seus pares que ainda não o lançaram.
3.5GHz spectrum: The Driving Force Behind 5G Experience in LATAM
In this analysis, Opensignal examines how mobile spectrum assignments shape mobile network experience in Latin America. We focus on how the average bandwidth used for connections affects experience, the uplift that 5G provides over 4G and how overall user experience differs in 4G and 5G markets.
Bahrain, September 2024, Mobile Network Experience
In Opensignal’s latest assessment of Bahrain’s mobile network experience landscape Batelco places at the top, securing the highest number of awards.
Analyse de l'expérience des réseaux mobiles lors des Jeux Olympiques de Paris
À la suite de notre analyse de l’expérience mobile durant la cérémonie d’ouverture , et à présent que les Jeux sont achevés, nous avons examiné en détail la fiabilité de l’expérience vécue par nos utilisateurs dans les divers sites parisiens ainsi que dans les zones environnantes.
Analyzing mobile network experience at the Paris Olympics
Following on from our analysis of the mobile experience at the opening ceremony — and now that the Games have concluded — we have analyzed how reliable our users’ experience was across the many Parisian venues and the surrounding areas.
The mobile network experience around the Japanese expressways and highways
In this new analysis, we examine our smartphone users’ mobile experience on Japan’s expressways and highways, across all of the four Japanese operators.
