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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Israel, December 2025, Mobile Network Experience
This report looks at Israel, focusing on the latest mobile experience results as of December 2025.
Singapore, December 2025, Mobile Network Experience
Singtel dominates the awards table in this report, securing 10 awards in total, 7 sole wins and 3 joint wins.
South Korea, December 2025, Mobile Network Experience
SK Telecom continues to lead the awards landscape in South Korea, securing 9 awards outright and sharing 3 additional wins. Meanwhile, LG U+ and KT each hold three awards, LG U+ triumphs for 5G Availability, while KT for 5G Download Speed.
5G Nordic Awards 2025
The 5G Nordic Awards are Opensignal’s recognition of excellence in 5G mobile experience across Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. To highlight outstanding achievements, Opensignal awards top-performing operators across each metric with the 5G Nordic Winner and 5G Noridc Leader titles.
Early indications of AT&T’s EchoStar spectrum deployment point to faster speeds, better FWA capacity
Within weeks of acquiring the spectrum from EchoStar, AT&T has set an additional ~30 MHz of 3.45GHz spectrum live for consumers. And, as we might expect, we see a significant increase in peak 5G speeds on AT&T’s network.
Qatar, November 2025, Mobile Network Experience
Ooredoo leads the national award count with eight outright. However, Vodafone secures the remaining four categories, while sharing podium with Ooredoo for Reliability Experience.
Beyond 5G: e&’s Standalone Success and the Road to 5G-Advanced
In this report, we explore the e& 5G journey – from Non-Standalone (NSA) to Standalone (SA) – and whether 5G SA delivers measurable improvements in user experience ahead of 5G-Advanced.
