T-Mobile US still ahead of rivals in 5G experience – Opensignal
T-Mobile US has come out on top in the latest study into 5G mobile experience in the US but this could be more of a marathon than a sprint…no pun intended.
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UK and US are rubbish at 5G – Opensignal
Mobile network benchmarker Opensignal has analysed the real-world 5G experience in a bunch of countries, with the UK and US scoring poorly across the board.
What’s the point of super-fast 5G when it’s hardly ever available?
New findings from network performance tracker Opensignal reveals that Verizon had by far the fastest 5G speed, but it’s only available to 0.5% of users.
Brits have the lowest mobile download speed among G7 users
New report on mobile experience from Opensignal shows the UK has the lowest average download speed among the G7 countries, and it has barely improved since a year ago. Canada and South Korea top the table.
Italian networks are having a bit of a wobble under the strain
Although Italian networks seem to be holding-up under the increased traffic, data from Opensignal and MedUX suggests there has been material levels of service degradation.
Telcos aren’t the only ones to blame for poor mobile experience
We’ve all experienced this frustration. Maybe its ordering an Uber, downloading a document or doing online banking, only for poor performance to be the buzzkill. But what if the telcos aren’t to blame?
US is winning the 5G speed race
Although there is a lot more to 5G than ‘bigger, faster, meaner’ download speeds, the US has bragging rights currently when it comes to the fastest download speeds.
South Korea has the best mobile experience except for latency – Opensignal
Network measurement outfit Opensignal has published its latest ‘State of the mobile network experience’ report and Korea is mostly on top.
Faster isn’t always better – O2
With a new Opensignal report suggesting O2 has the slowest download speeds of the UK MNOs, the telco has hit back suggesting experience is about more than just speed.
Turns out AT&T’s 5G E is just LTE-A after all
Network measurer OpenSignal has had a look at the performance subscribers are getting from AT&T’s whizzy new 5G Evolution service and it’s nothing special.
UK and Germany are a bit rubbish at mobile – Opensignal
A new study from mobile analytics company Opensignal notes the UK and Germany are falling behind in terms of mobile performance.
4G is over-congested and 5G is the solution – Opensignal
Network monitoring outfit Opensignal has published its latest global report, which concludes congestion is messing with the 4G user experience.
Mobile performance is increasingly better than wifi – OpenSignal
Mobile analytics company OpenSignal has had a look mobile and wifi performance around the world and concluded wifi is losing its crown.
There’s a big difference between download speed and mobile video experience
Network rating outfit OpenSignal has started measuring ‘video experience’ as well as raw network performance and found they don’t necessarily correlate.
BASE takes the 4G lead in Belgium – OpenSignal
Network monitor OpenSignal has released its mobile networks update for Belgium and it reveals BASE as made the biggest improvements.
OpenSignal report reveals relative performance of UK MNOs
The latest State of Mobile Networks: UK report from OpenSignal has EE as the clear leader according to its metrics, with O2 and Three needing to raise their game.
Two tiers very evident in US telco rankings
OpenSignal has released some more granular insight on the performance of the top four telcos in the US and it is very clear there are two tiers; Verizon and T-Mobile US are best-in-breed, AT&T and Sprint are not.
Speeds aren’t getting faster, but 4G is coverage is expanding – OpenSignal
OpenSignal’s most recent State of LTE report claims that while download speeds across the world have started to plateau there is promising work being done to improve coverage.
OpenSignal numbers call into question the future of Sprint
A new report into the performance of the major carriers into the performance of US carriers has given T-Mobile US more fuel to continue squawking, and another reason for Sprint to reach for the aspirin.
EE is A-OK in the UK but oh no O2
EE is top of OpenSignal’s ranking for peak speed tests in the UK, but the rest aren’t too far behind. Well, aside from O2 that is.
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