Oct 2023
New Zealand, October 2023, Mobile Network Experience
Spark users see the fastest average overall download speeds. 2degrees users have the best 5G experience in New Zealand but One NZ wins the 5G Coverage Experience award outright.
Feb 2024
Global Mobile Network Experience Awards 2024
In this Opensignal’s fifth Global Awards report, we analyse the difference in the overall experience seen by our users on different operators across the globe.
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GLOBAL MOBILE NETWORK EXPERIENCE AWARDS 2024
In the fifth Global Mobile Network Experience Awards report, Opensignal once again compares operators from around the world to recognize those on which our users had the best overall experience.
Mobile network speeds leaped ahead in 2023, but some markets lag behind
Here we review the progression of mobile network user experience that took place over 2023. By examining the Download Speed Experience during the year-end three-month periods of both 2022 and 2023, we have identified a clear positive trend in network performance across the regions of Europe, the Middle East and Northern Africa, and the Asia Pacific, which have exacerbated the experience gap seen between markets that existed before.
Canada struggles in the global 5G race due to insufficient mid-band spectrum
In this new analysis, Opensignal investigates the impact of spectrum bandwidth on the 5G mobile network experience of our Canadian smartphone users, compared to that of users in other OECD markets.
New Zealand, October 2023, Mobile Network Experience
Spark users see the fastest average overall download speeds. 2degrees users have the best 5G experience in New Zealand but One NZ wins the 5G Coverage Experience award outright.
Global 5G benchmark: South Korea’s retreat on mmWave threatens its 5G leadership
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.
More spectrum leads to faster speeds and better video streaming in Asia Pacific
Opensignal data shows that APAC users observe twice or even thrice as fast 4G download speeds and around 50% faster 5G download speeds when there are large amounts of spectrum bandwidth connected compared with low amounts. Video streaming services also benefit from increased spectrum bandwidth — however, the difference is more marked on 4G than 5G.
Over 8% of smartphone users in New Zealand see average download speeds below 10Mbps
In this Opensignal analysis, we segment our users in New Zealand based on the quality of their mobile experience on three measures: Download Speed, Time with no signal and Video Experience. This highlights the significant minority of smartphone users that have a much worse experience than the average.
