mobile network experience

How Colombia’s operators are re-using existing spectrum for modern 4G services

Posted: May 11, 2022

In this analysis, Opensignal has looked at how three national operators in Colombia use their spectrum holdings in one of the legacy 3G bands — 1900 MHz (band 2), also known as the PCS band. We observed that mobile operators have been shifting their use of this band from 3G to 4G technology and also have moved to larger channel widths for 4G connections which helps to boost the mobile experience of users.

Cómo los operadores Colombianos están reutilizando el espectro existente para los servicios 4G modernos

Posted: May 11, 2022

En este análisis, Opensignal ha examinado cómo tres operadores nacionales en Colombia utilizan sus tenencias de espectro en una de las bandas 3G heredadas: 1900 MHz (banda 2), también conocida como la banda PCS. Hemos observado que los operadores de telefonía móvil han cambiado el uso de esta banda de la tecnología 3G a la 4G y también han pasado a tener un mayor ancho de canal para las conexiones 4G, lo que ayuda a mejorar la experiencia móvil de los usuarios.

Analyzing how 5G has improved the mobile experience on Germany’s motorways

Posted: Apr 07, 2022

Coverage issues and mobile white spots have been a key area of focus in Germany for a long time.

All you need is love. And a great mobile experience.

Posted: Feb 14, 2022

Love is in the air, roses bombard personalized ads and a plump baby is going around creating heavenly matches. It could only be Valentine’s Day! Cue the abundance of red-themed advertising campaigns.

Mobile experience helps explain why Italians are churning from the big brands

Posted: Nov 11, 2020

Opensignal has analyzed mobile subscriber churn in Italy and found that our users who changed their mobile operator on average had a worse mobile experience before they switched compared to the typical experience on their original network. Also, our data shows that, while the main brands of TIM, Vodafone and WindTre are losing smartphone users, their respective lower-cost brands — Kena Mobile, ho. and Very Mobile — are gaining users.

Analyzing mobile data consumption and experience during the COVID-19 pandemic

Posted: Oct 05, 2020

Opensignal’s data shows that short-term variations in average mobile data consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic correlated with variations in our users’ average Download Speed Experience across multiple countries. In part, this is because other ways of improving capacity such as additional wireless spectrum, could not be brought into use quickly in most countries to help with changed mobile usage.

Mobile Network Experience during the COVID-19 pandemic: June update

Posted: Jun 08, 2020

In the past few months we have seen how the COVID-19 pandemic affected users’ mobile network experience across the globe. For the most part, mobile networks have been highly resilient.

Mobile networks in the Philippines are more resilient in urban areas than in rural during the crisis

Posted: May 25, 2020

In the Philippines, video has been a big driver of data consumption, and with measures such as the General community quarantine (GCQ) and Enhanced community quarantine (

Smart users see superior 4G Availability and much faster download speeds in urban & rural areas

Posted: Dec 12, 2019

In a recent insight, Opensignal analyzed the urban-rural divide in the Philippines when it comes to 4G Availability and Download Speed Experience. We found 4G Availability to be 14 percentage points higher in urban areas compared with rural areas when averaged across operators.

2020 Predictions — what's in Opensignal's crystal ball for the next year?

Posted: Nov 19, 2019

In the world of telecoms, 2019 will probably be remembered as the year 5G got serious, going from a few initial test networks to reach millions of users in dozens of markets worldwide. So what can we expect from the next generation, and the rest of the mobile world, in 2020?