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.
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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How mobile network experience affects churn in US wireless carriers
Opensignal data demonstrates there is a strong correlation between users that saw more time spent without cellular signal and relatively worse 5G Availability and those users that switched carrier. When we compare the multiplayer gaming experience of Leavers, we see a large difference for T-Mobile, but smaller ones for AT&T and Verizon. On average download speed, both T-Mobile and AT&T Leavers saw significantly slower speeds than the all user average.
How C-band is jump-starting AT&T and Verizon’s 5G experience
AT&T and Verizon are using the new C-band spectrum to transform their 5G experience and enable them to catch up with T-Mobile. In this new analysis, we look at the real-world impact of the C-band.
5G GLOBAL MOBILE NETWORK EXPERIENCE AWARDS 2022
In the second 5G Global Mobile Network Experience Awards report, Opensignal once again directly compares operators from around the world to recognize those on which our users had the best 5G experience.
Verizon continues to lead in network experience at NFL stadiums
In this new analysis, we found that our users on Verizon’s network enjoyed the fastest 5G speeds, and the best 5G and overall gaming and voice app experience However, T-Mobile users connected to 5G services for the highest amount of time at the 30 NFL stadiums and users on T-Mobile’s network saw the highest average overall Download Speed Experience.
Sizing the satellite connectivity opportunity for smartphones
Satellite connectivity is coming to smartphones, Apple is adding Emergency SoS using satellites to the iPhone 14 range. Now, Opensignal has analyzed over 100 global markets to understand the extent of the cellular “no signal” problem that mobile users face.
Quantifying the new 5G Enhanced services in the US
In an industry first, Opensignal has analyzed U.S. users’ mobile experience when they are connected to premium 5G services on the three U.S. carriers: AT&T’s 5G+, T-Mobile’s Ultra Capacity 5G (5G UC) and Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband (5G UW). For this analysis, we refer to these all of these offerings as Enhanced 5G for convenience.
Analyzing the mobile adaptive video experience in the US
Opensignal takes its first look at our U.S. users’ mobile video experience using Adaptive bitrate streaming (ABR). We found that our users’ on Verizon’s network experienced the best 5G Adaptive video experience ahead of T-Mobile and AT&T.

