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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Croatia, October 2023, Mobile Network Experience
Telemach leads the award count with five outright and seven joint wins out of 17 awards available. HT wins four awards outright and eight jointly. A1’s award haul is more modest compared to its competitors — the operator is a four-time joint winner.
Greater spectrum bandwidth usage helps boost 4G download speeds in South Africa
In this new regional analysis, Opensignal looks at the impact of greater spectrum bandwidth on the mobile network experience of our African smartphone users on 4G mobile networks. Both 4G download and upload speeds benefit from more spectrum being used.
Over 20% of smartphone users in Indonesia see average download speeds below 10Mbps
While some Indonesian users enjoy fast average download speeds or Video Experience that rates as Very Good or Excellent — a substantial proportion of others suffer from subpar mobile network experience. The disparity in the quality of mobile network experiences significantly fluctuates across different regions of Indonesia.
Brazil, Fixed Broadband Experience, October 2023
In this report — Opensignal's first analysis of the fixed broadband experience in Brazil, we have examined real-world data from our users across the country and in two of its biggest cities: São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
Brasil, experiência em Internet banda larga fixa, outubro de 2023
Neste relatório, a primeira análise da Opensignal sobre a experiência de banda larga fixa no Brasil, examinamos dados reais dos nossos usuários de todo o país e das duas maiores cidades: São Paulo e Rio de Janeiro.
Slovenia, October 2023, Mobile Network Experience
The most consistent experience is with Telekom Slovenije, while Telemach wins all six 5G experience awards — either outright or jointly.
Mexico, October 2023, Mobile Network Experience
.Telcel users observe the best Coverage Experience in Mexico, but AT&T users have the most consistent experience.
