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TRAI tests cellular network quality in 17 cities, highways
TRAI, with the assistance of the Telecom Service Providers, conducted Drive Tests at seventeen cities, their surrounding areas and highways namely: Agartala, Agra, Aurangabad, Bhavnagar, Bhopal, Guwahati-Bongaigaon, Hisar, Jaipur, Ongole, Palakkad, Ranchi-Gumla, Sangareddy, Trichy, Agra-Bareilly HW, Bhavnagar-Rajula HW, Bhopal- Jabalpur HW and Hisar-Rohtak HW, in the quarter ending June 2023.
The Drive tests were conducted to assess the cellular/ mobile network quality of service provided by telecom service providers, for voice and data services. The details of cities and LSAs wherein drive tests conducted, are given below;
S. No Location Licensed Service Area (LSA)
- Agartala, Northeast
- Agra, UP (West)
- Aurangabad, Maharashtra
- Bhavnagar, Gujrat
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Guwahati-Bongaigaon, Northeast
- Ongole, Andhra Pradesh
- Hisar, Haryana
- Palakkad, Kerala
- Ranchi-Gumla, Bihar
- Sangareddy, Andhra Pradesh
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Trichy, Tamil Nadu
- Agra-Bareilly HW UP (West)
- Bhavnagar-Rajula HW, Gujrat
- Bhopal- Jabalpur HW, Madhya Pradesh
- Hisar-Rohtak HW, Haryana
The Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) assessed for the network includes the following:
- For voice service: Coverage; Call Setup Success Rate (CSSR); Drop Call Rate; Block Call Rate, Handover Success Rate; Rx Quality.
- For data services: Download and Upload Throughputs, Web Browsing Delay, Video Streaming Delay and Latency.
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