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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Higher usage and congestion affects the Egyptian mobile experience
This Opensignal analysis shows the impact that congestion has on Egyptian mobile users' experience. Average download speed, mobile gaming experience and user experience when watching videos all decline rapidly throughout the day — from the quietest period in the early morning, to the busiest period, in the late evening.
More spectrum leads to faster speeds and better video streaming in Asia Pacific
Opensignal data shows that APAC users observe twice or even thrice as fast 4G download speeds and around 50% faster 5G download speeds when there are large amounts of spectrum bandwidth connected compared with low amounts. Video streaming services also benefit from increased spectrum bandwidth — however, the difference is more marked on 4G than 5G.
South Africa, August 2023, Mobile Network Experience
MTN leads the award count with five recognitions secured outright and five jointly. Vodacom is the sole winner of three and the joint winner of a further six awards. Telkom secures its only outright win for Availability, along with two more shared wins, while Cell C has three joint wins to its name.
Across most UK regions, overall download speeds are rising
In this analysis, we look at the year-on-year (YoY) change in our users’ overall and 5G download speeds across the U.K.’s regions between Q2 2022 and Q2 2023. Across the U.K. overall download speeds are on the rise, with year-on-year (YoY) increases across most regions. However, 5G download speeds have fallen in nine out of 12 regions.
Brazilian smartphone users observe major disparities in mobile network experience
Opensignal is looking at what proportion of our smartphone users in Brazil struggle with subpar mobile network experience, both nationally and across different states. Around one in five Brazilian users have an average download speed below 10Mbps or a Poor Video Experience.
Canada, August 2023, Mobile Network Experience
Rogers dominates the awards table in Canada this time, coming top in six out of eight award categories — either jointly or outright.
Canada, August 2023, 5G Experience Report
In our previous look at Canada’s 5G network experience, we saw joint winners across a majority of the categories, but our latest analysis shows that Rogers has emerged as the dominant carrier.
