Ministry of Communications
TRAI releases report on Operator Assisted Drive Tests (OADT) conducted at 22 locations and surrounding areas during quarter ending December 2024
Posted On:
13 MAY 2025 6:36PM by PIB Delhi
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:
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Voice services: Coverage, Call Setup Success Rate, Drop Call Rate, Block Call Rate, Handover Success Rate and RX quality etc.
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Data service: Download and Upload Throughputs, Web Browsing Delay, Video streaming delay and Latency etc.
The details of drive tests conducted are given below:
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Regional Office/ Zone
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Routes/Areas
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Date of OADT
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Total Distance covered
(KMs)
|
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RO
Bengaluru
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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
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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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