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Opensignal reports and analyses are the definitive guide to understanding the true experience consumers receive on wireless networks.

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Japan, October 2023, Mobile Network Experience

By Robert Wyrzykowski, October 2023

SoftBank collects the highest number of awards in the report — five outright and four joint wins. NTT docomo secures four sole wins and shares two more. Meanwhile, Rakuten scores two outright and two joint victories — and au ends up with five shared wins.

Japan, Fixed Broadband Experience, September 2023

By Andrey Popov, September 2023

In this report — Opensignal's first analysis of the fixed broadband experience in Japan, we have examined real-world data from our users across the country and in two cities: Tokyo and Osaka. We look at six key measures of the broadband user experience: Broadband Download Speed, Peak Download Speed, Upload Speed, Video Experience, Success Rate and Consistent Quality.

Global 5G benchmark: South Korea’s retreat on mmWave threatens its 5G leadership

By Ian Fogg, September 2023

South Korea’s leadership position in 5G experience is at risk as other markets deploy mmWave 5G ahead of South Korea. While South Koreans enjoy the fastest overall 5G download and upload speeds in the world, and spend the second highest time with a 5G connection — called 5G Availability — other markets are enjoying a further greater experience boost from mmWave 5G.

Users should upgrade their iPhone to have the best mobile network experience

By Ian Fogg, September 2023

Even current 5G iPhone users will see an experience boost from switching to a new 5G iPhone — up to 48% faster 5G speeds. iPhone 14 Plus has been more popular than the iPhone Mini in 80% of global markets analyzed. Markets vary in their preference for Pro and large screen iPhones.