TRAI Assesses Network Quality of Mobile Service Operators across Azamgarh & Mau City and nearby area of UP(East) LSA

India, Jan. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Summary-Voice services

Summary-Data services

Call Setup Success Rate: Airtel, BSNL, RJIL and VIL have 99.51%, 89.24%, 99.68% and 99.84% call setup success rate respectively in Auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G).

Data Download performance (Overall): Average download speed of Airtel (5G/4G) is 112.53 Mbps, BSNL (4G/3G/2G) is 7.31 Mbps, RJIL (5G/4G) is 184.43 Mbps and VIL (4G/2G) is 29.36 Mbps.

Call Setup Time: Airtel, BSNL, RJIL and VIL have call setup time of 1.28, 3.35, 0.66 and 0.67 seconds respectively in Auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G).

Data Upload performance (Overall): Average upload speed of Airtel (5G/4G) is 22.95 Mbps, BSNL (4G/3G/2G) is 3.23 Mbps, RJIL (5G/4G) is 20.44 Mbps and VIL (4G/2G) is 13.37 Mbps.

Drop Call Rate: Airtel, BSNL, RJIL and VIL have drop call rate of 00.16%, 3.38%, 0.16% and 0.00% respectively in Auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G).

Latency (Overall): Airtel, BSNL, RJIL and VIL 50th percentile latency is 28.52 ms, 34.74 ms, 22.28 ms & 29.54 ms respectively.

Call Silence/Mute Rate: Airtel, BSNL, RJIL and VIL have silence call rate of 0.22%, 0.22% and 0.42% respectively in packet switched network (4G/5G).

Data performance - Hotspots (in Mbps):

Mean Opinion Score (MOS): Airtel, BSNL, RJIL and VIL have average MOS of 3.97, 2.38, 4.53 and 4.41 respectively.

Airtel- 4G D/L: 29.60 4G U/L: 03.57

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has conducted Independent Drive Tests (IDT) covering Azamgarh & MauCity and nearby area of Uttar Pradesh (East) LSA during the month of Dec'2025. The IDT have been designed to capture real-world mobile network performance across diverse usage environments -Urban zones, hotspots, public transport hubs etc.

5G D/L: 64.99 5G U/L: 16.18

2. TRAI, through its appointed agency, conducted detailed drive tests of 288.2 Kms of City test and 4.3 kms of walk test in Azamgarh & Mau City and nearby area during 2nd to 5th Dec'2025. Technologies evaluated included 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G, reflecting the service experience of users across multiple handset capabilities. The findings of IDT have been intimated to all the TSPs concerned for further necessary action.

BSNL- 4G D/L: 07.20 4G U/L: 06.56

Key Parameters Assessed:

RJIL- 4G D/L: 51.24 4G U/L: 11.37

5G D/L: 126.42 5G U/L: 19.22

Call Setup Success Rate - Airtel, BSNL, RJIL and VIL have 99.51%, 89.24%, 99.68% and 99.84% call setup success rate respectively in Auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G).

VIL- 4G D/L: 29.71 4G U/L: 11.81

Drop Call Rate - Airtel, BSNL, RJIL and VIL have drop call rate 0.16%, 3.38%, 0.16% and 0.00% respectively in Auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G).

Note- "D/L" Download speed, "U/L" Upload speed

* The poor Signal Strength in auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G) during voice testing has been observed as 0.85%, 22.43%, 1.09% & 1.85% in the city IDT route in case of Airtel, BSNL, RJIL & VIL respectively.

* The poor Signal Strength in auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G) during data testing has been observed as 7.29%, 32.67%, 8.04% & 9.29% in the city IDT route in case of Airtel, BSNL, RJIL & VIL respectively.

CSSR: Call Setup Success Rate (in %), CST: Call Setup Time (in milli seconds), DCR: Drop Call Rate (in %) & MOS: Mean Opinion Score.

The tests were conducted using TRAI-calibrated equipment and standardized protocols in real-time

environments. The detailed report is available at TRAI website www.trai.gov.in. For any clarification/information, Shri Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Advisor (Regional Office, Bhopal) TRAI may be contacted on email: adv.bhopal@trai.gov.in or at Tel. No. +91-755-2575501.

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