Posted: Dec 12, 2019
In a recent insight, Opensignal analyzed the urban-rural divide in the Philippines when it comes to 4G Availability and Download Speed Experience. We found 4G Availability to be 14 percentage points higher in urban areas compared with rural areas when averaged across operators.
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 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: Apr 04, 2019
Opensignal analyzed the fluctuations in 4G Download Speeds that our users in Santiago experienced throughout the day across different mobile operators. We found that, while all operators provided a similar mobile experience at quiet times at night, differences between operators emerged during the day when their networks became busy.
Posted: Jul 04, 2018
As we move into the second half of 2018, the hype around 5G shows no signs of diminishing. There was palpable excitement about the next generation of mobile networks at Mobile World Congress in February, driven by flashy demos from vendors touting their network solutions. And at the FIFA World Cup football tournament in Russia at the moment, local operators MTS and MegaFon are demonstrating the technology in special 5G trial zones.
