Posted: Nov 19, 2019
In the world of telecoms, 2019 will probably be remembered as the year 5G got serious, going from a few initial test networks to reach millions of users in dozens of markets worldwide. So what can we expect from the next generation, and the rest of the mobile world, in 2020?
Posted: Nov 14, 2019
New mobile network operator, TPG, launched a new service at the start of 2019 in an unusual way. They have initially offered unlimited mobile data for 12 months, including unlimited mobile calls within Singapore and a range of other benefits. While marketed as a trial, the extensive services offered still raised the competitive pressure on existing players Singtel, M1 and StarHub.
Posted: Nov 12, 2019
Indonesia is the largest Southeast Asian country by both geography and population. Stretching more than 3,000 miles from east to west and 1,000 miles from north to south, Indonesia is composed of 17,500 islands, of which 10,500 are inhabited, with more than 40% of the population dwelling in sparsely populated rural areas.
Posted: Nov 07, 2019
Opensignal analyzed the mobile experience of our German smartphone users who have never accessed mobile data on a 4G network (we are calling this group of users “3G-only” users in the rest of our analysis). We found that 81.4% of our 3G-only users had a 4G-capable smartphone and visited areas where 4G exists — indicating that the most likely reason they have not used 4G is because they did not have a 4G subscription.
Posted: Oct 31, 2019
In a strategic position at the heart of South East Asia, Malaysia is among the more urbanized ASEAN countries.
Posted: Oct 31, 2019
Opensignal has analyzed the experience of our users across Singtel group’s mobile operator subsidiaries and regional associates — where Singtel owns a proportion of the company — to see how they differ in Download Speed, Voice App and Video Experience.
Posted: Oct 29, 2019
Being an archipelago comprised of over 7,000 islands whose topography is mostly mountainous, the Philippines can pose a challenge to mobile network operators looking to expand into its rural regions. When adding to the equation a monsoon season that lasts for five months and can cause devastating disruption, it becomes clear why providing rural coverage is easier said than done.
Posted: Oct 28, 2019
Over the past year, Brazil's operators have begun rolling out 4G networks in the 700 MHz band in earnest. But what's been the impact of this bandwidth bonanza on the mobile network experience in Brazil?
Posted: Oct 25, 2019
On the back of the recent 2019 federal election in Canada, Opensignal analyzed our smartphone users’ experience based on the electoral results and found that users on average have a better mobile experience in the ridings/districts where the Liberal Party won its seats.
Posted: Oct 22, 2019
While operators have launched commercial 5G services in a number of countries in 2019, the experience of 5G users is still extremely uneven.
