To measure real-world mobile network performance across diverse usage environments, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released its Independent Drive Test (IDT) findings for the Andhra Pradesh Licensed Service Area (LSA), Tamil Nadu LSA, Uttar Pradesh East LSA, covering extensive city routes of Visakhapatnam, Coimbatore, Mirzapur, Chandauli and Mughalsarai respectively.
For Andhra Pradesh, the TRAI teams conducted detailed tests across 342.9 Kms of city drive test, 3.6 Kms of walk test, 19Kms of coastal corridor drive test and 8 Hotspot locations between June 10 and 13.
Technologies evaluated included 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G, reflecting the service experience of users across multiple handset capabilities. The findings of the IDT have been intimated to all the TSPs concerned.
According to the TRAI, detailed tests across 409.7 Km of city drive test, 4.3 Kms of walk test and 8 Hotspot locations were covered in Tamil Nadu between June 24 and 27.
The same exercise was conducted in Uttar Pradesh through an appointed agency which was conducted across 282.5 Kms of city test and 5 kms of walk test in Mirzapur, Chandauli and Mughalsarai between June 30 and July 4.
“During drive test, live data and voice sessions were established over 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G networks using mobile advanced test handsets with SIM cards from all telecom operators. The voice calls and data sessions were monitored and analysed in real-time using state-of-the-art Drive test System. The data collected during the drive test has further been analysed by experts using specialized tools, and the final report is prepared based on this analysis,” it added.
