USA, May 2026, Fixed Broadband Experience MSA View
Looking at broadband experience in the 50 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the U.S., AT&T's and Verizon's fiber perform strongly in the cities where they are present. Cable operators, as well as regional providers, also show strong local performances.
Feb 2026
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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CBRS usage highlights the strengths and weaknesses of C-band spectrum in the US
Opensignal has analyzed the experience on CBRS and other similar types of spectrum already in use. This new analysis highlights how the CBRS band can boost download speeds, but also how lower power levels dramatically affect users’ experience if they are not close to a cell tower.
Benchmarking the Global 5G Experience — November 2021
In the new international 5G benchmark we see significant changes among the global leaders.
Analyzing mobile experience at NFL stadiums
The 2021/2022 season is the first full season where there is widely available 5G from all three national mobile carriers. In this first Opensignal analysis at US sports venues we have analyzed our users’ 5G and overall mobile experience on the three national carriers. 5G is especially important for stadiums because of the need to serve large numbers of users in close proximity without network congestion.
2.5 GHz mid-band spectrum drives T-Mobile’s 5G speeds in the US
Our analysis shows that T-Mobile’s acquisition of Sprint’s mid-band spectrum assets through the merger allowed it to build a substantial lead over its competitors as measured in our recent USA 5G Experience reports. T-Mobile now has a significant competitive advantage over its competitors, which don’t have access to any mid-band spectrum bands just yet.
USA, October 2021, 5G Experience
In this report, we have seen big movements in the 5G experience in a number of categories. However, there is only one change in our 5G award table since our previous 5G report: Verizon is now the sole winner of 5G Video Experience after sharing the award with AT&T last time.
Quantifying the mmWave 5G experience in the US — October update
Opensignal analyzed the mobile experience of our U.S. users when they connected to mmWave 5G networks. In this analysis, our users have seen the fastest average mmWave 5G download speed of 607.2 Mbps using Verizon.
mmWave 5G provides a big capacity boost to US users in high-traffic areas
Opensignal has analyzed the amount of mobile data our users consumed on mmWave 5G networks and compared that to the amount of mobile data used on sub-6 GHz 5G and 4G.
