Opensignal

06/01/2026

Home Wi-Fi is under pressure. Device density is climbing, applications are getting more demanding, and user expectations keep rising. Legacy approaches aren't keeping up.

So what does the data actually tell us about how home Wi-Fi networks are performing today?

Our own Andrey Popov will be sharing the latest Opensignal insights at a Wi-Fi Now webinar this Tuesday, June 2 at 5:00 pm CEST / 8:00 am PST

He'll be joined by Erik Søe-Pedersen of ADB Global and Patrick Zhang of Qualcomm to explore how AI is reshaping home connectivity, from chipset-level intelligence to open, vendor-agnostic optimization.

Claus Hetting, CEO and Chairman of WIFI NOW will be hosting.

If you work in broadband, fixed-wireless, or home networking, this one's worth your time.

Register here: https://hubs.ly/Q04jyvqf0

05/29/2026

Our VP of Industry Analysis, Sylwia Kechiche, was in Samarkand last week for M360 Eurasia - and came back with a clear picture of where Central Asia's digital ambitions stand versus where the infrastructure actually is.

A few things that stood out:
Uzbekistan went from 35% mobile broadband coverage in 2017 to 99.5% in 2026. That's the kind of trajectory that turns sovereignty talk into something real - and it's now backing that up with sovereign AI infrastructure, an independent telecom regulator, and a national AI education program that's already reached over a million young people.

But ambition alone doesn't close the gap. As Sylwia put it in the session she moderated on infrastructure reliability: there's a persistent distance between what operators invest in networks and what users actually experience. That's the problem Opensignal data is built to measure - and the one this region needs to solve as it races toward 5G and AI.

The conversations ranged from satellite partnerships filling coverage gaps across Kazakhstan's vast geography, to the "digital operator" pivot that's becoming a survival strategy rather than a side project, to the honest reality that you can't have a meaningful AI conversation when 90 million people in Pakistan still lack internet access.

Read Sylwia's full reflections: https://hubs.la/Q04jl2Lr0

05/28/2026

News in the U.S. fixed broadband space centers on two key themes: consolidation, and network expansion, both in terms of additional homes passed, and improved network capabilities.

This report is the first in a two-part series on U.S. fixed broadband experience. In part one, we will cover the national fixed broadband landscape. https://hubs.la/Q04j9yks0

In part two publishing tomorrow, we will cover experience in the largest 50 Metropolitan Statistical Areas. How does your broadband rate across your metro areas?

05/28/2026

Fiber remains the dominant technology in Japan, and the country will continue to see market growth in this area as networks are upgraded and premium plans are offered to users.
In our latest Fixed Broadband Experience in Japan, Opensignal analyzes real-world data from Japan’s fixed-line users across five key measures of experience: Consistent Quality, Download Speed, Upload Speed, Video Experience, and Reliability Experience

See who the dominant player is here https://hubs.la/Q04j75YX0

05/27/2026

Wishing you and your family a blessed Eid Al-Adha!

05/21/2026

Our VP of Industry analysis - Sylwia Kechiche is at , and the conversation keeps coming back to one thing: as the industry races toward AI-driven networks and experiences, connectivity fundamentals have never mattered more.

The promise of AI - from smarter network operations to richer user experiences - only delivers when the underlying infrastructure is reliable, consistent, and ready to scale.

As Jazz CEO Aamir Ibrahim put it, without that foundation, AI risks widening the digital divide rather than closing it.

That's exactly what we focus on at Opensignal - making sure operators have the real-world network intelligence to build connectivity that actually supports what comes next.

More from our team at M360 Eurasia this week.

https://hubs.la/Q04hs83q0

05/20/2026

Our very own Sylwia Kechiche is on the ground at M360 Eurasia in Samarkand this week.

Day 1 surfaced some big themes.

Central Asian operators are building sovereign AI and cloud infrastructure while trying to stay interoperable.

VEON's CEO made the case for telcos to stop selling raw data and start competing on meaningful services.

And satellite connectivity - from Starlink partnerships to AST SpaceMobile's direct-to-device play - is moving from niche to mainstream faster than most expected.

Sylwia breaks it all down in her day 1 recap 👇

https://hubs.la/Q04hg_Bn0

Hello from the beautiful city of Samarkand. I’m attending GSMA M360 Series and want to share three things stood out on day 1: 1. Tech sovereignty is shaping policy across Central Asia. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are building local language AI models, sovereign cloud infrastructure, and...

05/19/2026

Don't miss out on the Panel discussion with Micah Sachs:
Monetizing Consumer Broadband with Value-Added Services and AI

Track: Smart Broadband at Scale
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 4:20pm - 5:00pm CST

Need a pass? DM us! https://hubs.la/Q04gDZfg0

05/19/2026

🧛🏼‍♂️ Like its world-famous vampire legends, Romania has a mobile landscape just waiting to be discovered!

Here are some of the latest insights we found out:

- Digi Mobil wins for Games and Video Experience, leading second-placed Orange by three percentage points in both categories
- However, Digi Mobil struggles to compete with Orange and Vodafone for Overall and 5G Download Speeds
- Telekom wins the Time Spent on 5G award jointly with Orange, despite being behind its competitor networks for all other 5G-related criteria

Romania's mobile market shows that even the most consistent players can have their winning streaks disturbed in certain key areas.

Learn more from our latest report: https://hubs.la/Q04gBvSc0

05/19/2026

Interested in how Hong Kong's mobile networks are performing?
CMHK is dominant across a majority of the metrics tested, but csl captures some wins!

We’ve analyzed real-world data on download speeds, availability, coverage, and consistent quality and ranked the four main mobile network operators in the country.

Check out our latest Mobile Network Experience Report here: https://hubs.la/Q04gNLwJ0