TRAI releases report on Operator Assisted Drive Tests (OADT) conducted at 22 locations and surrounding areas during quarter ending December 2024

TRAI releases report on Operator Assisted Drive Tests (OADT) conducted at 22 locations and surrounding areas during quarter ending December 2024

TRAI, with the assistance of the Telecom Service Providers, conducted Drive Tests at following cities, their surrounding areas and highways, namely: Vijayapura, Chandrapur, Bhopal, Baripada, Warangal, Yamunanagar, Jagadhari, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Hisar, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Junagadh, Diu, Saitual, Khawzawl, Champhai, West and South West Khasi Hills Districts, Faridabad, New Delhi,  Sahibabad and Ghaziabad in the quarter ending December 2024.

In OADT, 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) 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:

Voice services: Coverage, Call Setup Success Rate, Drop Call Rate, Block Call Rate, Handover Success Rate and RX quality etc.

Data service: Download and Upload Throughputs, Web Browsing Delay, Video streaming delay and Latency etc.

The details of drive tests conducted are given below:

Regional Office/ Zone

Routes/Areas

Date of OADT

Total Distance covered

(KMs)

RO

Bengaluru

Vijayapura city and surrounding areas

14.10.2024

to 16.10.2024

 

450 Kms

Chandrapur City and Surrounding Area

11.12.2024

to 13.12.2024

 

450 Kms

RO Bhopal

Bhopal City and surrounding areas

21.11.2024

to 23.11.2024

 

415 Kms

RO

Hyderabad

Baripada City and surrounding areas

26.11.2024

to 29.11.2024

 

430 Kms

Warangal City and surrounding areas

16.12.2024

to 19.12.2024

 

480 Kms

RO Jaipur

Yamunanagar & Jagadhari City

11.11.2024

to 13.11.2024

 

200 Kms

Yamunanagar -Kurukshetra – Kaithal – Hisar Highway

14.11.2024

220 Kms

Jodhpur to Jaisalmer Highway

03.12.2024

270 Kms

Junagadh City and Surrounding areas

03.12.2024

to 04.12.2024

 

140 Kms

Jaisalmer City and Hotspot

04.12.2024

to 05.12.2024

 

75 Kms

Junagadh to Diu Highway

05.12.2024

175 Kms

RO Kolkata

Saitual, Khawzawl and Champhai Districts and surrounding areas in Mizoram including National Highway 6

28.11.2024

to 29.11.2024

 

201 Kms

West and South West Khasi Hills Districts and surrounding areas including National Highway 106 in Meghalaya

27.12.2024

to 28.12.2024

 

473 Kms

RO Delhi

Mathura Road to Faridabad,Sahibabad, Ghaziabad and nearby areas including Sanchar Bhawan, Nirman Bhawan,RML Hospital and TRAI Hqs New Delhi

03.12.2024

to 06.12.2024

 

150 Kms

 

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.