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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Bulgaria, July 2023, Mobile Network Experience
A1 remains the operator with the largest haul of awards, however both Vivacom and Yettel have made ground since the last report.
Romania, July 2023, Mobile Network Experience
In this Opensignal report, Orange cannot be beaten for speed, consistency is highest on Digi Mobil and Vodafone steps onto the winners' podium for both Availability and 5G Availability.
Benchmarking the LATAM 5G Experience — July 2023
In this first benchmarking piece on 5G experience in Latin America, Opensignal looks at the experience of mobile users across seven markets that have already deployed commercial 5G services — and quantifies the uplift in experience compared to 4G. Brazil and Guatemala are regional leaders in terms of speed and experiential metrics — however, our 5G users in Puerto Rico connect to 5G services for the highest proportion of the time.
Colombia, July 2023, Mobile Network Experience
Tigo and WOM are the big winners in the awards table — both securing four outright award wins out of the 10 total categories available in this report. Notably, WOM takes home Video Experience, Games Experience and Voice App Experience awards, in addition to the newly introduced Consistent Quality award. Tigo secures all of the speed and availability metrics awards. Claro takes its only leading spot for Coverage Experience.
USA, July 2023, 5G Experience
In this USA 5G Experience report, Verizon leads the national award count with five outright wins — including the newly introduced 5G Live Video Experience. T-Mobile retains 5G Download Speed and 5G Availability.
Oman, July 2023, Mobile Network Experience
Vodafone has the fastest overall experience in Oman. However, Omantel comes top for 5G Download Speed and Ooredoo takes the 5G Upload Speed award.
USA, July 2023, Mobile Network Experience
In Opensignal's latest USA Mobile Network Experience report, T-Mobile dominates the awards table again, with six outright wins out of a possible eight. Verizon now wins Voice App Experience seizing the award from previous winner T-Mobile, while AT&T successfully defends Availability as its sole outright win
