Opensignal illustrates the correlation between outage exposure and subscriber losses
Posted: Feb 27, 2024
States with greater AT&T outage impact suffered greater AT&T subscriber losses
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USA Fixed Broadband Experience Report — May 2023
Posted: May 23, 2023
Analyzing the Mobile Experience in MLB Stadiums
Posted: Apr 20, 2023
Localized analysis reveals huge network experience gaps between mobile users in the U.S.
Posted: Mar 30, 2023
In this new analysis, Opensignal has segmented the mobile network experience of our U.S. users, to look at their distribution across different quality categories, at various geographical levels — ranging from the national level down to a city borough. We focused on three key metrics, essential for understanding the potential of meaningful mobile connectivity for our users — Video Experience, Download Speed Experience, and Time with no signal.
Analyzing the variability of Broadband Consistent Quality in the US by time of day
Posted: Dec 22, 2022
Fixed broadband in the U.S. is undergoing rapid development and modernization. Not only are cable companies and incumbent telephone companies facing competition from new regional fiber overbuilders, they are also challenged by national fixed wireless players using the latest 5G technology.
How C-band is jump-starting AT&T and Verizon’s 5G experience
Posted: Oct 12, 2022
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.
Verizon continues to lead in network experience at NFL stadiums
Posted: Sep 08, 2022
With the 103rd season of the National Football League (NFL) starting on September 8, 2022 — tens of thousands of dedicated fans will come to football stadiums across the U.S. to cheer for their teams. Ahead of this new season, Opensignal is revisiting its previously published analysis, to see on which network our users had the best mobile network experience at NFL stadiums.
Quantifying the new 5G Enhanced services in the US
Posted: Jul 26, 2022
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 all of these offerings as Enhanced 5G for convenience. These services offer a markedly better experience than 5G based on lower frequency bands, which are often reused from 4G.
Analyzing the mobile adaptive video experience in the US
Posted: Jul 12, 2022
The 5G experience is improving fast in the U.S. with C-Band and 2.5 GHz spectrum increasing capacities and making higher quality video streaming possible. As a result, Opensignal takes its first look at our U.S. users’ mobile video experience using Adaptive bitrate streaming (ABR).
Despite interference concerns, 5G already offers a better user experience at the busiest US airports
Posted: Jun 23, 2022
The rollout of 5G services around U.S. airports has sparked concerns in the aeronautical industry about 5G technology interfering with altimeter equipment. As a result, AT&T and Verizon have delayed deployments of their 5G infrastructure in the C-band close to airports until July 2023.