The detailed reports are available at TRAI website www.trai.gov.in. For any clarification/information, Shri Tejpal Singh, Advisor (QoS-I) TRAI may be contacted on email: adv-qos1@trai.gov.in or at Tel. No. +91-11-20907759
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Mumbai, May 16, 2025: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), through its appointed agency, conducted Independent Drive Tests (IDT) in Cities/ Highways/ Railway/ Coastal area of Nagpur city (Maharashtra LSA), Prayagraj city and railway route from Prayagraj to Kanpur (UP East LSA), Mumbai city and highway route from Mumbai to Pune Expressway, Railway route from Mumbai Central to Vasai Road and coastal area from the Gateway of India to Elephanta Caves (Mumbai & Maharashtra LSA), Ambala city (Haryana LSA), Chennai city and highway route from Chennai to Coimbatore and railway routes from Vijayawada to Chennai and Coimbatore to Chennai (Tamil Nadu LSA), Srinagar city (Jammu & Kashmir LSA) and Indore city (Madhya Pradesh LSA). Drive tests were conducted to assess the quality of service provided by Cellular Mobile Telephone Service providers for voice and data services in March -2025.
In IDT, the performance of M/s Bharti Airtel Ltd., M/s BSNL/MTNL, M/s Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. and M/s Vodafone Idea Ltd., providing services in a Licensed Service Area (LSA) through various technologies (like 2G/ 3G/ 4G/ 5G) for voice and data, has been measured by conducting drive test. The observations presented in drive test reports represent the performance of the service providers on the area/ route under test on the day/ time of conducting the drive test.
The following Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Voice as well as Data service were assessed for the networks of all Telecom service providers operating in the region:
The details of drive tests conducted in the eight LSAs are given below:
S. No. | City / Routes Covered | Licensed Service Area | Period of Drive Test | Distance Covered | Performance summary (attached at) |
1 | Nagpur City
| Maharashtra | 04-03-2025 to 07-03-2025 | City: 338.7 Kms Walk Test: 9.4 Kms | Annexure B |
2 | Prayagraj City, Railway: Prayagraj to Kanpur | UP East | 04-03-2025 to 08-03-2025 | City: 270.2 Kms Walk Test: 2.9 Kms Railway: 194.0 Kms | Annexure C |
3 | Mumbai City, Highway: Mumbai to Pune Express Highway Railway: Mumbai Central to Vasai Road Costal: Gateway of India to Elephanta Caves, Mumbai | Mumbai & Maharashtra | 18-03-2025 to 20-03-2025 | Highway: 252.2 Kms Railway: 47.6 Kms Coastal: 12.9 Kms | Annexure D |
4 | Ambala City | Haryana | 24-03-2025 to 27-03-2025 | City: 294.3 Kms Walk Test: 1.2 Kms | Annexure E |
5 | Chennai City, Highway: Chennai to Coimbatore Railway: Vijayawada to Chennai and Coimbatore to Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 25-03-2025 to 28-03-2025 | Walk Test: 7.0 Kms Highway: 545.7 Kms Railway: 926.3 Kms | Annexure F |
6 | Srinagar City | Jammu & Kashmir | 18-03-2025 to 20-03-2025 | City: 162.0 Kms | Annexure G |
7 | Indore City | Madhya Pradesh
| 25-03-2025 to 29-03-2025 | City: 414.1 Kms Walk Test: 1.2 Kms | Annexure H |
The detailed reports are available at TRAI website www.trai.gov.in. For any clarification/information, Shri Tejpal Singh, Advisor (QoS-I) TRAI may be contacted on email: adv-qos1@trai.gov.in or at Tel. No. +91-11-20907759.
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