India, July 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released findings of Independent Drive Test (IDT) conducted across Sindhudurg, Maharashtra LSA, during the month of April 2026, for information of general telecom consumers. The purpose of this drive test is to assess and verify real time quality of mobile network services (both voice & data) provided by Telecom Service Providers (TSPs). During the IDT, TRAI captures performance of TSPs for key Quality of Service (QoS) parameters like Coverage, Call Drop Rate (CDR), Call Setup Success Rate (CSSR), data Download (DL) and Upload (UL) throughput etc., which are then published to inform Consumers and encourage TSPs to improve their services.
These IDTs have been designed to capture on ground mobile network performance of all TSPs across diverse usages environment like cities, hotspots, public transport hubs, etc. In this type of drive testing, live data and voice sessions are established using SIM cards from all TSPs over 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G networks. Multiple advanced test handsets are used, and the sessions are monitored and analysed in real-time using advanced Software Systems.
TRAI, through its appointed agency, conducted drive tests across City drive - 451.7 Kms, Hotspot locations - 13, Walk Test - 8.5 Kms, Highway - 567.3 Kms in Sindhudurg District during 14th April 2026 to 17th April 2026 in Maharashtra LSA. These tests were conducted under the supervision of the TRAI Regional Office Bengaluru. The observations presented in drive test reports represent the performance of the TSPs on the area/ route under test on the day/ time of conducting the drive test.
Drive Test Route Map: The following map provides overview of drive test routes indicating City drive, Inter-operator calling, Hotspots and Walk tests, as per the legends shown on the map: -
Key Parameters Assessed
The overall mobile network performance in Sindhudurg District for the key parameters has been summarised below: -
1. Sindhudurg District
i) Data Download performance (Overall): Average download speed was observed as 94.50 Mbps for Airtel (5G/4G), 2.30 Mbps for BSNL (4G), 127.94 Mbps for RJIL (5G/4G) and 20.51 Mbps for VIL (5G/4G/2G). Detail of Download throughput has been provided in the map Annexed.
ii) Data Upload performance (Overall): Average upload speed was observed as 17.62 Mbps for Airtel (5G/4G), 1.62 Mbps for BSNL (4G), 11.35 Mbps for RJIL (5G/4G) and 3.81 Mbps for VIL (5G/4G/2G). Detail of Upload throughput has been provided in the map Annexed.
Locations of Dropped Calls and Call Silence instances can be seen by clicking red dot on the map Annexed.
2. Highway Drive - Pune to Panaji
i) Data Download performance (Overall): Average download speed was observed as 97.74 Mbps for Airtel (5G/4G), 5.07 Mbps for BSNL (4G), 209.96 Mbps for RJIL (5G/4G) and 49.24 Mbps for VIL (5G/4G/2G). Detail of Download throughput has been provided in the map Annexed.
ii) Data Upload performance (Overall): Average upload speed was observed as 19.08 Mbps for Airtel (5G/4G), 1.87 Mbps for BSNL (4G), 19.90 Mbps for RJIL (5G/4G) and 11.33 Mbps for VIL (5G/4G/2G). Detail of Upload throughput has been provided in the map Annexed.
Locations of Dropped Calls and Call Silence instances can be seen by clicking red dot on the map Annexed.
Details of drive test route and area covered during the IDT is as under:-
The findings of this IDT report have been shared with respective TSPs for taking further necessary action at their end. Detailed reports of IDT are made available on the TRAI website at www.trai.gov.in. For any clarification or additional information, an email can be sent to adv.bengaluru@trai.gov.in or Regional Office of TRAI at Bengaluru RO can be contacted on telephone no. +91-80-22865004.
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