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 |
Routes/Areas |
Date of OADT |
Total Distance covered (KMs) |
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RO Bengaluru |
Vijayapura city and surrounding areas |
14.10.2024 to 16.10.2024 |
450 Kms |
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Chandrapur City and Surrounding Area |
11.12.2024 to 13.12.2024 |
450 Kms |
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RO Bhopal |
Bhopal City and surrounding areas |
21.11.2024 to 23.11.2024 |
415 Kms |
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RO Hyderabad |
Baripada City and surrounding areas |
26.11.2024 to 29.11.2024 |
430 Kms |
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Warangal City and surrounding areas |
16.12.2024 to 19.12.2024 |
480 Kms |
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RO Jaipur |
Yamunanagar & Jagadhari City |
11.11.2024 to 13.11.2024 |
200 Kms |
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Yamunanagar -Kurukshetra – Kaithal – Hisar Highway |
14.11.2024 |
220 Kms |
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Jodhpur to Jaisalmer Highway |
03.12.2024 |
270 Kms |
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Junagadh City and Surrounding areas |
03.12.2024 to 04.12.2024 |
140 Kms |
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Jaisalmer City and Hotspot |
04.12.2024 to 05.12.2024 |
75 Kms |
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Junagadh to Diu Highway |
05.12.2024 |
175 Kms |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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