Deutschland, November 2019, Mobile Network Experience
In our latest report on Germany, Telekom continues to dominate our awards table, keeping hold of four of our national awards. But it's not all plain sailing for Telekom, as we're seeing its lead eroding in several of our metrics, while its 4G Availability and Download Speed Experience scores have statistically not improved.
Switzerland shines in mobile network experience among DACH countries
In our recent analyses of global mobile networks, we've seen a pretty wide range of user experiences across Europe. This is to be expected, since the continent is home to some of the most advanced mobile markets in the world, as well as some nations that are still moving towards mobile maturity. How do the mature markets of Central Europe's Germanic heartland — the DACH states — compare?
The Smartphone Mobile Network Experience in Germany
The type of smartphone model affects the quality of mobile network experience that users receive.
Parts of rural Germany see less than 50% 4G Availability
In our recent analysis, we found that the average 4G Availability in rural Germany was 73.5% experienced by our users, compared with 82.2% in urban areas.
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Switzerland shines in mobile network experience among DACH countries
In our recent analyses of global mobile networks, we've seen a pretty wide range of user experiences across Europe. This is to be expected, since the continent is home to some of the most advanced mobile markets in the world, as well as some nations that are still moving towards mobile maturity. How do the mature markets of Central Europe's Germanic heartland — the DACH states — compare?
The State of Mobile Video Experience 2019
In one year mobile Video Experience has significantly improved in 59% of 100 countries analyzed. But the U.S. is lagging behind on mobile video as carriers face a spectrum crunch. Uniquely, Opensignal tests mobile video streaming at scale and does not estimate video experience based on speed tests or other indirect measurements.
Deutschland, November 2019, Mobile Network Experience
In our latest report on Germany, Telekom continues to dominate our awards table, keeping hold of four of our national awards. But it's not all plain sailing for Telekom, as we're seeing its lead eroding in several of our metrics, while its 4G Availability and Download Speed Experience scores have statistically not improved.
Germany, November 2019, Mobile Network Experience
Telekom won five of our six national awards — keeping hold of four while grabbing our new Voice App Experience medal.
Understanding why so many German smartphone users are still 3G-only
Opensignal analyzed the mobile experience of our German users who have never accessed mobile data on a 4G network, and found that 81.4% of those 3G-only users likely chose not to upgrade to a 4G subscription or have disabled 4G connections on their phones.
Comparing the mobile experience between Germany’s MVNOs and the major operators
For the most part, our MVNO users experience significantly slower speeds than customers of the host network brands — O2, Telekom and Vodafone — although there are a few notable exceptions such as 1&1 Drillisch and Mobilcom-Debitel where the difference in experience is smaller.
