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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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14.10.2024
to 16.10.2024
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450 Kms
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Chandrapur City and Surrounding Area
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11.12.2024
to 13.12.2024
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450 Kms
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RO Bhopal
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Bhopal City and surrounding areas
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21.11.2024
to 23.11.2024
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415 Kms
|
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RO
Hyderabad
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Baripada City and surrounding areas
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26.11.2024
to 29.11.2024
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430 Kms
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Warangal City and surrounding areas
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16.12.2024
to 19.12.2024
|
480 Kms
|
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RO Jaipur
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Yamunanagar & Jagadhari City
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11.11.2024
to 13.11.2024
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200 Kms
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Yamunanagar -Kurukshetra - Kaithal - Hisar Highway
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14.11.2024
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220 Kms
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Jodhpur to Jaisalmer Highway
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03.12.2024
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270 Kms
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Junagadh City and Surrounding areas
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03.12.2024
to 04.12.2024
|
140 Kms
|
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Jaisalmer City and Hotspot
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04.12.2024
to 05.12.2024
|
75 Kms
|
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Junagadh to Diu Highway
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05.12.2024
|
175 Kms
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RO Kolkata
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Saitual, Khawzawl and Champhai Districts and surrounding areas in Mizoram including National Highway 6
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28.11.2024
to 29.11.2024
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201 Kms
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West and South West Khasi Hills Districts and surrounding areas including National Highway 106 in Meghalaya
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27.12.2024
to 28.12.2024
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473 Kms
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RO Delhi
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Mathura Road to Faridabad,Sahibabad, Ghaziabad and nearby areas including Sanchar Bhawan, Nirman Bhawan,RML Hospital and TRAI Hqs New Delhi
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03.12.2024
to 06.12.2024
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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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