Posted: May 25, 2023
Opensignal analyzed how energy usage changes on South African networks throughout the day. We observe that South African operators use less spectrum and carrier bands at night, while the 4G signal strength is also the weakest at night. For the purpose of the analysis, we focus on 4G metrics, as only MTN and Vodacom have launched commercial mobile 5G services in South Africa.
Posted: May 26, 2021
While businesses and individual users widely used video conferencing apps and services before the COVID-19 pandemic, the lockdown and social distancing measures implemented by governments worldwide have driven the demand for this type of service even more. Organizing meetings over popular video conferencing apps has facilitated remote working and education — but it also has helped people to stay connected with their friends and families during these tough times.
Posted: Jul 09, 2019
Opensignal's recent State of Mobile Network Experience report ranked 87 of the world's mobile nations across our key metrics, with the usual suspects – Canada, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, and South Korea – topping our global rankings. But how did mobile-first markets in Africa stack up against each other? We compared 10 mobile markets from the continent — and the winners weren't necessarily who you would expect.
