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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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.
Czech Republic, August 2023, Mobile Network Experience
T-Mobile leads the award count, as it wins five prizes outright and nine jointly out of 15 awards available. O2 secures one outright win for Live Video Experience — and completes its haul with seven joint awards. Vodafone shares the winners’ podium four times.
Hungary, August 2023, Mobile Network Experience
In Opensignal's latest look at the mobile network experience in Hungary, we've analyzed the 5G experience for the first time, while still also reporting on our users’ overall experience.
