Operator data from Opensignal will be integrated into the GSA GAMBoD database of networks, technologies and spectrum
The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) and Opensignal have entered an information and resource sharing agreement, in which Opensignal’s mobile network experience data from 165 operators across 80 countries will be integrated into GSA’s GAMBoD database of networks, technologies and spectrum. The pair will use the combined metrics to analyze the status and user experience of 4G and 5G networks and devices to bolster their respective industry reports.
Barry Graham, president of market impact at Opensignal, explained that “models, simulations and predictive measures” of network performance are not sufficient when looking to measure “true user experience.”
“Integrating this data into GSA’s GAMBoD database of networks, technologies and spectrum globally is a significant step in equipping the mobile ecosystem with the comprehensive view they need not just on where 5G is being deployed, but also where it is delivering what it promises,” he continued.
Specifically, the integration of the two organizations’ resources will enable Opensignal to make use of the GSA data on 545 public 5G networks which are being deployed, evaluated, tested or trialled globally, as well as networks that are currently in the planned or licensing stage. With the data from Opensignal, the GAMBoD database and associated GSA reports can be expanded to include country-based data on 5G network availability, along with data on 5G games and video experience and average 5G download and upload speeds. “Users of the GAMBoD database, which is available to all GSA members and associates, will be able to interrogate the data broken down by region, country and operator, and create their own charts for use in their own documents and presentations,” the companies stated.
The new 5G Experience report, scheduled for publication this month, will be the first GSA report incorporating Opensignal data and will available to GSA members and associates.
“Accurately understanding the status of 4G and 5G across the world is a vital resource for telecom regulators, mobile operators, vendors and analysts,” summarized Joe Barrett, president of the Global mobile Suppliers Association.
