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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UK, September 2017, Mobile Networks Update
When we last reported on the U.K. six months ago, we documented a mobile industry making big strides in LTE reach, and we're pleased to report that trend continues.
UK: How fast and how accessible is 4G in your city?
If you had one guess what the fastest 4G city in the U.K.
UK, April 2017, State of Mobile Networks
We found LTE signals more often and in more places in our last round of U.K.
The best performing 4G cities in Europe
Next week, Barcelona hosts the biggest wireless networking show in the world, <a href="https://www.mobileworldcongress.com/" target="_blank">Mobile World Congress</a>, so we thought it would be an apt time to focus on some of the more interesting 4G trends in Europe.
UK, October 2016, State of Mobile Networks
Though EE tied with 3 for fastest LTE performance in our last report, our speed measurements show the mega-operator now has the lead.
UK, March 2016, State of Mobile Networks
New network upgrades gave 3 a substantial LTE performance boost at the end of 2015, so much that 3's LTE network is challenging EE's LTE-Advanced network in terms of speed.

