United Kingdom, January 2026, Mobile Network Experience
Vodafone and Three continue to be reported separately as integration progresses in January 2026. EE continues to dominate the UK mobile experience, while Three tops 5G speeds, and O2 takes the crown for its overall network coverage.
Global Mobile Network Experience Awards 2026
Opensignal sheds light on the difference in the experience seen by our users on different operators across the globe — to better inform users, operators and regulators.
Vodafone and 3 set to create UK’s leading mobile coverage network post-merger
Our analysis of user experiences with Vodafone and 3 in the U.K. suggests the merger will allow users on the combined network to enjoy Coverage Experience that rivals that of O2
Mobile network speeds leaped ahead in 2023, but some markets lag behind
Here we review the progression of mobile network user experience that took place over 2023.
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5G in USA is here, but in need of fresh spectrum to thrive
While operators have launched commercial 5G services in a number of countries in 2019, the experience of 5G users is still extremely uneven.
UK, October 2019, Mobile Network Experience
When it comes to consumer mobile network experience in the U.K., we’ve seen something of a one-man show from EE.
The State of Mobile Voice App Experience
Voice apps offer flexibility across a number of devices and networks, and have soared in popularity as smartphones become more and more ubiquitous.But what's the mobile user experience like on these voice apps
on today's mobile networks?
5G users now experience max download speeds over 1000 Mbps in 4 countries
As more operators in more countries launch 5G services, Opensignal has again analyzed the maximum speed that our 5G smartphone users have experienced, updating our previous analysis of 5G maximum speeds.
5G boosts the maximum real-world download speed by up to 2.7 times 4G users’ top speeds
<p dir="ltr"><span>In Opensignal’s latest analysis of 5G, we've looked at the maximum real-world speeds seen in eight countries which have launched 5G services.
Cricket fans at this summer's World Cup can expect a Very Good Video Experience
<p dir="ltr"><span>Millions of sports fans are flocking to the </span><a href="https://www.cricketworldcup.com/">Cricket World Cup</a> in England and Wales this summer for six weeks of the best ODI action.
Operators’ spectrum use helps explain UK users’ 4G Download Speeds
In Opensignal’s latest U.K. national report we observed that users experienced widely different 4G Download Speeds on the four major mobile networks.

