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Why confidence intervals are vital in analyzing mobile network experience

Posted: Aug 03, 2022

In the world of scientific experiments there is no such thing as an exact measurement. Instead, the standard scientific approach is to deal in degrees of confidence. Things we have greater confidence in are things that we can state to a higher degree of precision, but no matter how well we measure something it will never get to the point where it can be stated as an absolute number. Scientists represent this level of precision with what is known as “confidence intervals”, a standard that has been adopted in all industries and domains across the globe.

Benchmarking the Global 5G Experience — September 2021

Posted: Sep 09, 2021

With the autumn smartphone upgrade cycle about to start, with the recent launch of new Samsung foldable models such as Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip3 and the new iPhone, as well as models from other brands, many mobile users will be considering purchasing their first 5G phone. Opensignal has again looked at the 5G experience to see how it compares globally and how 5G holds up against the older 4G mobile experience which will be used by most upgraders with 4G-only phones.

How the 5G experience compares across 50 states and 250 US cities

Posted: Sep 02, 2021

As U.S. carriers continue to hit new milestones in their 5G network rollouts, Opensignal has now conducted the most comprehensive analysis of smartphone users’ 5G mobile experience across the U.S. We included all 50 states and as many as 250 cities in this new study. While 5G was present to some extent everywhere, the quality of 5G experience varied significantly. Our 5G users on the East Coast generally had a better 5G experience, followed by users on the West Coast and in the Great Lakes region.

Quantifying the speed bar for a reliable mobile experience

Posted: Jun 17, 2021

Mobile users are all too familiar with the situation of having a good mobile signal but with a connection that is not good enough to stream video reliably, browse the web, share photos, or do whatever else with their phone. In Opensignal’s new analysis we quantify the level of experience which mobile users are able to rely upon across 20 international markets.

Benchmarking the 5G Experience — Asia Pacific — June 2021

Posted: Jun 14, 2021

The 5G mobile experience continues to change as more smartphone users embrace 5G and operators expand their 5G networks. The Asia Pacific region (APAC) has some of the highest quality 5G experiences that Opensignal users have seen to date. However, there are large differences between markets, depending on how long 5G has been available and the type of wireless spectrum that operators have been able to use for 5G.

Benchmarking the 5G Experience – EMEA – June 2021

Posted: Jun 04, 2021

Across Europe and the Middle East we see a wide range of 5G experience because of different deployment strategies and types of spectrum available for 5G services. In every country our users saw a much better mobile experience using 5G than was possible previously with 4G or 3G network technologies.