Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 24: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released its Independent Drive Test (IDT) findings for the J&K Licensed Service Area (LSA), covering extensive city routes during the month of Feb. 2026. The drive tests, conducted under the supervision of the TRAI Regional Office, Delhi, were designed to capture real-time mobile network performance across diverse usage environments-urban zones, institutional hotspots, public transport hubs, and high-speed corridors.
Between 02nd February 2026 to 05th February 2026, TRAI teams conducted detailed tests across 178.2 km of City Drive Test, 620.5 km of Highway Drive Test, 06 Hotspot locations, 3.5 km of Walk test & Inter Operator Calling at 01 location. Technologies evaluated included 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G, reflecting the service experience of users across multiple handset capabilities. The findings of IDT have already been intimated to all the TSPs concerned.
Key Parameters Assessed:
a) Voice Services: Call Setup Success Rate (CSSR), Drop Call Rate (DCR), Call Setup Time, Call Silence Rate, Speech Quality (MOS), Coverage.
b) Data Services: Download/Upload Throughput, Latency, Jitter, Packet Drop Rate and Video Streaming Delay.
Call Setup Success Rate: Airtel, BSNL, RJIL and VIL have 98.83%, 81.62%, 99.12% and 99.26% call setup success rate respectively in Auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G).
Drop Call Rate: Airtel, BSNL, RJIL and VIL have drop call rate of 0.74%, 7.87%, 1.18% and 0.60% respectively in Auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G).
Performance against key QoS parameters
CSSR: Call Setup Success Rate (in %), CST: Call Setup Time (in seconds), DCR: Drop Call Rate (in %) & MOS: Mean Opinion Score. |
