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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Rural-urban digital divide still poses a challenge in South Africa
Opensignal explores the substantial disparities in the mobile experience of our smartphone users between South Africa’s urban, suburban, and rural areas in this latest insight
Bolivia, November 2023, Mobile Network Experience
Entel users have the best Coverage Experience but the most consistent experience is with Tigo.
Saudi Arabia, Fixed Broadband Experience, November 2023
Our Salam users have the best or joint-best broadband experience in Saudi Arabia across all five compared metrics. Across the four analyzed cities, Salam leads outright in eight out of the 19 comparisons we have made, and ties for first place in a further five – ahead of any other compared provider analyzed.
AT&T’s and Verizon’s scores take off around the U.S. airports after 5G interference mitigations ease
Opensignal publishes a study of carriers’ results at specific U.S. airports. We also investigated the impact of carriers reducing the power-level mitigations on the C-band, combined with the roll-out of additional C-band spectrum.
Switzerland, November 2023, Mobile Network Experience
In this Opensignal report on the mobile network experience in Switzerland, Swisscom blazes ahead for Coverage Experience and all three operators win the 5G Live Video Experience award jointly.
France, November 2023, Mobile Network Experience
In this Opensignal report on the mobile network experience in France, Orange has the most consistent experience, while SFR leads in 5G Availability and Free Mobile is top for 5G Coverage Experience.
Singapore, November 2023, Mobile Network Experience
Singtel users see the fastest average 5G speeds, while StarHub users have the most consistent experience.
