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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Ireland, September 2023, Mobile Network Experience
Compared to the last report, the balance has significantly shifted in 3’s favor. Users on 3 see the fastest average 5G speeds. Eir wins Upload Speed Experience outright, while 3 takes Download Speed Experience.
The mobile experience in the Philippines has improved under Marcos but still lags behind many of its regional peers
It has now been nearly 15 months since Bongbong Marcos was inaugurated as the 20th president of the Philippines. While our Filipino users have seen impressive improvements across many aspects of the mobile experience between the 90 days before Marcos’ inauguration and the 90 days ending 29 August 2023 — this has had little impact on how the Philippines compares to other major markets in South-East Asia.
GCC markets rank among the best in EMEA for mobile network experience
In this analysis, Opensignal evaluates the mobile experience in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) markets, comparing it to neighboring regional markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). A total of 40 markets are analyzed in this comparison, of which 32 are included in 5G markets comparisons.
The U.S. rural-urban gap has narrowed for 5G speeds but widened for 5G Availability
While the 5G download and upload speeds gap between rural and urban areas has narrowed, 5G Availability has improved much faster in urban areas than in rural ones. A relatively low time on 5G means the impact of high 5G download speeds on overall experience is less in rural areas.
Global 5G benchmark: South Korea’s retreat on mmWave threatens its 5G leadership
South Korea’s leadership position in 5G experience is at risk as other markets deploy mmWave 5G ahead of South Korea. While South Koreans enjoy the fastest overall 5G download and upload speeds in the world, and spend the second highest time with a 5G connection — called 5G Availability — other markets are enjoying a further greater experience boost from mmWave 5G.
Belgium, September 2023, Mobile Network Experience
The fastest overall experience is with Proximus, but Orange users enjoy the fastest average 5G download speeds.
Rising 5G Availability & consistency boosts Norwegian’s overall experience
While average 5G speeds have not changed significantly in Norway between 2022 and 2023, users’ overall mobile experience has still improved and evolved. The proportion of time that our users spend with a 5G connection has increased considerably, allowing users to access the benefits that 5G provides more often.
