From last resort to first choice: Why Starlink is gaining new customers worldwide
For decades, satellite internet in rural areas was a reluctant compromise. However, by early 2026, this dynamic has changed. Starlink is no longer just filling broadband gaps — it’s actively disrupting the market as a compelling alternative.
The Urban Fortress Strategy: Navigating India’s Localized 5G Landscape
India’s telecom market is shifting toward experience-led differentiation. Opensignal’s data shows competitive advantage is increasingly local, with operators winning where network performance and commercial strategy align to drive acquisition and retention.
TIM and Vodafone 5G RAN sharing — quantifying coverage gains and network experience improvements
The 5G RAN sharing agreement announced on 7 January 2026 by TIM and Fastweb+Vodafone is set to deliver immediate network-level benefits in rural Italy: better 5G experience, wider 5G rural coverage, and improved consistency without any increase in spectrum holdings.
5G Standalone State of Play: Architecture Deployed, Monetisation Pending
5G Standalone is scaling globally — but performance and monetisation remain uneven. Opensignal’s latest analysis reveals where SA is delivering real latency and consistency gains, and how operators can turn measurable local experience improvements into competitive advantage ahead of MWC 2026.
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5G speeds and 5G Availability increase across the Brazilian regions
Looking at the recent year-on-year changes in 5G speeds and 5G signal availability in Brazil and across its states, we observe steady improvements in the mobile network experience nationally and a more varied scale of increases at a regional or city level.
Connectivity is high in the UAE’s industrial zones
In this analysis, we have used our Emirati mobile users’ connectivity experience in industrial zones to benchmark potential IoT device experience.
Vodafone’s users spend more time on 5G, as it shuts down 3G across Australia
In this analysis, we look at the impact 3G shutdown is having on Vodafone’s user experience in Australia. In particular, we look at the prevalence of 3G connections in Australia, alongside the effects of Vodafone’s 3G switch off on both user experience and user connectivity.
Austria, April 2024, Mobile Network Experience
Opensignal looks at mobile network experience in Austria among users of 3, A1 and Magenta
Guatemala, March 2024, Mobile Network Experience
Claro wins seven awards outright, including all speed awards. It is now the sole winner of 5G Coverage, Availability and 5G Availability. Meanwhile, Tigo comes first in four categories, including Consistent Quality.
Vodafone and 3 set to create UK’s leading mobile coverage network post-merger
Our analysis of user experiences with Vodafone and 3 in the U.K. suggests the merger will allow users on the combined network to enjoy Coverage Experience that rivals that of O2, the current market leader according to Opensignal data.
Ireland, March 2024, Mobile Network Experience
Users with eir have the best overall experience when playing multiplayer online games over cellular connections. 3 keeps hold of the 5G Download Speed and 5G Upload Speed Awards and is the first Irish operator to win the new 5G Coverage Experience award. Vodafone places first for overall Coverage Experience.
