Philippines, April 2020, Mobile Network Experience
Smart broke away from Globe in the six months since our last report to take the 4G Availability award.
Mobile networks in the Philippines are more resilient in urban areas than in rural during the crisis
As operators in the Philippines reported a dramatic surge in data consumption, we found that the quality of the video streaming experience over 4G connections was resilient.
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Mobile networks in the Philippines are more resilient in urban areas than in rural during the crisis
As operators in the Philippines reported a dramatic surge in data consumption, we found that the quality of the video streaming experience over 4G connections was resilient.
Philippines, April 2020, Mobile Network Experience
Smart broke away from Globe in the six months since our last report to take the 4G Availability award.
Southeast Asia: Connecting the dots between economic activity and mobile experience
We found a strong correlation between mobile Download Speed Experience and the GDP per capita of countries across southeast and south Asia. Our approach revealed a completely different landscape compared with looking at Download Speed Experience, Games Experience or other measures of mobile network experience in isolation.
Smart users see superior 4G Availability and much faster download speeds in urban & rural areas
While users on Smart scored just slightly higher than Globe for 4G Availability across rural and urban areas, the Download Speed Experience of our Filipino users is very polarized. Our rural users on Smart enjoyed a faster speed than Globe in all but three regions — Central Luzon, Central Visayas, and BARMM — where they tied.
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.
Comparing users across Singtel group highlights Voice, Video and Download speed differences
Opensignal has analyzed the experience of our users across Singtel group’s mobile operator subsidiaries and regional associates. We found that while there is a big gap between Singtel's wholly-owned entities in Singapore and Australia (Optus) and the rest in Download Speed Experience, the gap was narrower for both Voice App Experience and Video Experience.
