United Arab Emirates, March 2026, Mobile Network Experience
e& solidified its dominance by sweeping 12 of 13 national awards, including the Best Network title and a clean sweep of all 5G Experience categories. While du continues to retain the Time on Network award.
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.
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United Arab Emirates, March 2026, Mobile Network Experience
e& solidified its dominance by sweeping 12 of 13 national awards, including the Best Network title and a clean sweep of all 5G Experience categories. While du continues to retain the Time on Network award.
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.
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.
How 5G is reshaping the MENA region: GCC leads as the rest of the region gradually transitions
5G is accelerating across MENA, but progress is uneven. GCC markets lead with 5G maturity, rapid 2G/3G sunsets and strong C-band capacity, while the rest of the region transitions gradually due to affordability, device gaps and slower spectrum reforms.
UAE, August 2025, Mobile Network Experience
e& has once again solidified its position as the Best Network in the UAE, a testament to its consistent excellence in mobile connectivity. Furthermore, e& is the most awarded operator, sweeping an impressive 12 out of 13 categories
Experienced Speed Tiers vs. Subscribed Speed Tiers: The Bottleneck of Home Wi-Fi
In this insight, we look at the percentage of households in a country achieving specific broadband speed levels, based on real-world measurements taken from users’ devices. Unlike operators’ and regulators’ reported data on speed tier adoption, these indicators reflect the entire delivery path, from content source to household to device, offering a more accurate and comprehensive picture of a country’s broadband reality.
الإمارات العربية المتحدة تقرير تجربة شبكة الجوالكانون الثاني/يناير 2025
في تحليلنا الأخير لتجربة شبكة الهاتف المحمول في الإمارات، لا تزال شركة &e الإمارات العربية المتحدة في الصدارة فيما يتعلق بتجربة المستخدمين بشكل عام وتجربة الجيل الخامس 5G، حيث تقدم تجربة أفضل من منافسيها في العديد من المقاييس الرئيسية.

