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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ประสบการณ์เครือข่ายมือถือ: ประเทศไทย พฤศจิกายน 2566
AIS ครองตำแหน่งผู้ชนะมากที่สุด โดยคว้ารางวัลแต่เพียงผู้เดียวถึง 9 รางวัลเและรับรางวัลร่วมอีก 3 รางวัล จากทั้งหมด 15ด้ รางวัล DTAC รักษาแชมป์ด้านประสบการณ์วิดีโอ ขณะที่ TrueMove H ยังเป็นแชมป์ด้านความพร้อมใช้งาน 5G ไว้ได้
Thailand, November 2023, Mobile Network Experience
AIS dominates the award table, with nine outright and three joint wins out of 15 awards available. DTAC and TrueMove H each win one award outright — DTAC defends Video Experience, while TrueMove H retains 5G Availability.
Qatar, November 2023, Mobile Network Experience
The fastest experience is with Ooredoo, but Vodafone stays on top for Availability. Ooredoo wins both new coverage experience awards.
UAE, November 2023, Mobile Network Experience
In this Opensignal report on the mobile network experience in the United Arab Emirates, Du hangs on to its wins for both overall and 5G Availability, while the most consistent experience is with Etisalat.
الإمارات العربية المتحدة، نوفمبر 2023، تجربة شبكات الهاتف الجوّال
في هذا التقرير من Opensignal ,حول تجربة شبكة الهاتف الجوّال في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، تتمسك شركة Du بانتصاراتها في كل من التوفر الإجمالي وشبكة 5G، في حين أن التجربة الأكثر اتساقًا كانت مع "اتصالات.
The rural-urban mobile experience gap varies significantly between Brazilian states
There are also staggering differences in rural-urban gaps between Brazilian states, with some states’ rural areas seeing more than 30% slower average download speeds or five to seven times more time spent with no signal than in the cities and towns.
Canada’s Indigenous Areas observe a significant uplift in mobile experience with 5G
Indigenous Areas spend more time connected to an active 5G signal compared to the national average. With 5G, users in these areas observe a significant uplift in their mobile speeds, video streaming and multiplayer gaming experience compared to the overall experience, higher than that seen nationally. Additionally, 5G has also helped reduce some of the disparities between the experience of users in these areas and the national average.
