The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), with the assistance of the Telecom Service Providers, conducted Drive Tests at twenty locations and surrounding areas viz. Davanagere, Alappuzha, Vadodara, Patiala, Kota, Guntur, Nizamabad, Anantapur, Gorakhpur, Durg-Bhilai city, Gaya & NH-22, Purulia & NH (116B, 18, 32 & 314), Gosaba, Guwahati, Ranchi-Daltonganj HW & Daltonganj city, Ahmedabad-Vadodara HW, Chandigarh-Patiala HW, Jaipur-Kota HW, Gorakhpur-Lucknow HW and Durg-Bhilai to Jagdalpur HW, during the quarter ending September 2022.
The Drive Tests were conducted to assess the network quality provided by cellular mobile telephone service providers for voice and data services. The details of drive tests conducted are given below:
| S. No | Location | Licensed Service Area (LSA) |
| Davanagere | Karnataka | |
| Alappuzha | Kerala | |
| Vadodara | Gujrat | |
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Patiala | Punjab |
| Kota | Rajasthan | |
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Guntur | Andhra Pradesh |
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Nizamabad | Andhra Pradesh |
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Anantapur | Karnataka |
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Gorakhpur | UP (East) |
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Durg-Bhilai city | Madhya Pradesh |
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Gaya & NH-22 | Bihar |
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Purulia & NH (116B, 18, 32 & 314) | West Bengal |
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Gosaba | West Bengal |
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Guwahati | Assam |
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Ranchi-Daltonganj HW & Daltonganj city | Bihar |
| Ahmedabad- Vadodara HW | Gujrat | |
| Chandigarh-Patiala HW | Punjab | |
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Jaipur-Kota HW | Rajasthan |
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Gorakhpur- Lucknow HW | UP (East) |
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Durg-Bhilai to Jagdalpur HW | Madhya Pradesh |
The Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) were assessed for the networks of all telecom service providers operating in the region. KPIs for voice services are Coverage; Call Setup Success Rate (CSSR); Drop Call Rate; Block Call Rate, Handover Success Rate; Rx Quality. KPIs for data services are 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. In case of any clarification, Shri Tejpal Singh, Advisor (QoS-I), TRAI, may be contacted on email: [email protected] or at Tel. No: +91-11-2323-3602.