Guwahati: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) with the assistance of the telecom service providers, conducted drive tests at 17 cities, their surrounding areas and highways.

These cities are 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)
1.              Agartala, Northeast
2.              Agra, UP (West)
3.              Aurangabad,         Maharashtra
4.              Bhavnagar, Gujrat
5.              Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
6.              Guwahati-Bongaigaon, Northeast
7.              Ongole, Andhra Pradesh
8.              Hisar, Haryana
9.              Palakkad, Kerala
10.            Ranchi-Gumla,     Bihar
11.            Sangareddy, Andhra Pradesh
12.            Jaipur, Rajasthan
13.            Trichy, Tamil Nadu
14.            Agra-Bareilly HW  UP (West)
15.            Bhavnagar-Rajula HW,  Gujrat
16.            Bhopal- Jabalpur HW, Madhya Pradesh
17.            Hisar-Rohtak HW, Haryana
 
The key performance indicators (KPIs) assessed for the network includes that 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.

The complete report is available at TRAI website www.analytics.trai.gov.in.

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