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Sizing the satellite connectivity opportunity for smartphones

By Ian Fogg, September 2022

Satellite connectivity is coming to smartphones, Apple is adding Emergency SoS using satellites to the iPhone 14 range. Now, Opensignal has analyzed over 100 global markets to understand the extent of the cellular “no signal” problem that mobile users face.

Blog Entry | No | Albania, All Countries, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costarica, Croatia, Czechrepublic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Elsalvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Global, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hongkong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Newzealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudiarabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Southafrica, Southkorea, Spain, Srilanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Türkiye, UAE, UK, Uruguay, USA, Vietnam | | Ian Fogg

The rural urban divide widens with 5G rollouts in Italy

By Robert Wyrzykowski, August 2022

In this new analysis, Opensignal looked at the mobile network experience in rural and urban areas of Italy and compared it to that in five other European markets — France, Germany,  Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Blog Entry | No | France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, UK | | Robert Wyrzykowski

Benchmarking the Global 5G Experience — June 2022

By Ian Fogg, June 2022

In this latest definitive analysis of 5G worldwide leaders, there are many new entrants in the top 15 markets across different measures of 5G mobile network experience compared with the last 5G benchmark.

Blog Entry | No | Albania, All Countries, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costarica, Croatia, Czechrepublic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Elsalvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Global, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hongkong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Newzealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudiarabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Southafrica, Southkorea, Spain, Srilanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Türkiye, UAE, UK, Uruguay, USA, Vietnam | | Ian Fogg

United Kingdom, April 2022, Mobile Network Experience

By Sam Fenwick, April 2022

3 comes top for 5G Download Speed, while EE wins both Excellent and Core Consistent Quality awards outright.

Report 2022 | No | UK | | Sam Fenwick

The Smartphone Experience Shift from 4G to 5G

By Ian Fogg, March 2022

To understand why wireless operators — and the smartphone makers that supply them — are keen to switch users from older 4G-only smartphone models to 5G capable versions, Opensignal has analyzed the real-world smartphone experience of 4G and 5G smartphones.

Blog Entry | No | Australia, Germany, Global, Italy, Southkorea, UK, USA | | Ian Fogg

Benchmarking the Global 5G Experience — March 2022

By Ian Fogg, March 2022

During 2022, 5G will start to become the mainstay of the mobile experience in many markets. In others, the 5G journey is starting, but 5G offers the promise of a significantly superior experience. Here, Opensignal's quantifies the current 5G experience.

Blog Entry | No | Albania, All Countries, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costarica, Croatia, Czechrepublic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Elsalvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Global, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hongkong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Newzealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudiarabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Southafrica, Southkorea, Spain, Srilanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Türkiye, UAE, UK, Uruguay, USA, Vietnam | | Ian Fogg

5G Impact on the Global Mobile Network Experience

By Ian Fogg, February 2022

Approximately once a decade the mobile industry unveils a new network technology standard with the goal of revolutionizing users’ mobile network experience. Opensignal examines the real-world impact that 5G has had on the mobile experience by comparing 100 markets.

Report Page | No | Albania, All Countries, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costarica, Croatia, Czechrepublic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Elsalvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Global, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hongkong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Newzealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudiarabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Southafrica, Southkorea, Spain, Srilanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Türkiye, UAE, UK, Uruguay, USA, Vietnam | | Ian Fogg