TRAI Assesses Mobile Network Quality Across, city drive in Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada districts on Odisha LSA.

Information Note to the Press (Press Release No~/2026) TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INbIA www.trai.~ov.in Hyderabad, '-{;f-1 2026 For Immediate Release TRAI Assesses Mobile Network Quality Across, city drive in Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada districts on Odisha LSA. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released findings of Independent Drive Test (IDT) conducted across city drive in Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada districts on Odisha 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. 2. 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 SG networks. Multiple advanced test handsets are used, and the sessions are monitored and analysed in real-time using advanced Software Systems. 3. TRAI, through its appointed agency, conducted drive tests across City drive - 446 Kms, Hotspot locations - 8 in Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada districts on Odisha LSA during 23rd April 2026 to 25th April 2026 in Odisha LSA. These tests were conducted under the supervision ofthe TRAI Regional Office Hyderabad. The observations presented in drive test reports represent the per formance of the TSPs on the area/ route under test on the day/ time of conducting the drive test. 4. 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:­ .. leg~~~· l lnteroperator Hotspot • ~·flll It::;;, t0 ·t:~ 15. Key Parameters Assessed a) Coverage Gap: Percentage of samples, for which signal strength observed less than the minimum prescribed signal strength for respective technology (2G/ 3G/ 4G/ 5G). b) Voice Services: Call Setup Success Rate (CSSR), Drop Call Rate (DCR), Call Setup Time, Call Silence Rate, Speech Quality (MOS). c) Call Silence Instance: Number of call silence instance occurred during the calls. d) Data Servies: Download/ Upload Throughput, Latency, Jitter, Packet Drop Rate 6. The overall mobile network performance in Hyderabad for the key pa rameters has been summarised below:­ a) Coverage Gap -(i) The signal strength observed during voice testing on the drive test route in auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G), measured as the number of samples having poor signal strength out of the total samples collected, was 5648/37277 for Airtel, 14768/35428 for BSNL, 4976/ 44323 for RJIL and 3910/ 17533 for VIL. Details of the coverage gaps have been provided in the map Annexed. (ii) The signal strength observed during voice testing on the drive test route in auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G), measured as the number of samples having Limited service (No Coverage) out of the total samples collected, was 6939/37277 for Airtel, 4807/35428 for BSNL, 975/ 44323 for RJIL and 13448/ 17533 for VIL. Details of the coverage gaps have been provided in the map Annexed. b) Dropped Calls - Dropped calls, measured as the number of dropped calls out of the number of successfully established calls, were 10/325 for Airtel, 33/308 for BSNL, 7/406 for RJIL and 0/ 156 for VIL. Details of the dropped call locations have been provided in the map Annexed. c) Call Silence Instance - Call silence instances, measured as the total number of silence instances observed for > 3 seconds out of the total calls established, were 23/340 for Airtel, 14/212 for BSNL 14/385 RJIL and 17/137 for VIL. Details of the call silence instance locations have been provided in the map Annexed. d) Data Download and Upload Throughput: i) Data Download performance (Overall): Average download speed was observed as 81.74 Mbps for Airtel (5G/4G), 6.71 Mbps for BSNL (3G), 186.07 Mbps for RJIL (5G/4G) and 17.91 Mbps for VIL (SG/4G/2G). Detail of Download throughput has been provided in the map Annexed. ii) Data Upload performance (Overall): Average upload speed was observed as 18.09 Mbps for Airtel (SG/4G), 3.54 Mbps for BSNL (3G), 13.46Mbps for RJIL (SG/4G) and 9.63 Mbps for VIL (SG/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. 27. Details of drive test route and area covered during the IDT is as under:­ City Ganjam district- Ganjam, Chatrapur, Arjyapalli, Gopalpur, Brahmapur, Chikiti, Patrapur, Jarada, Pudamari, Dengausta and Digapahandi etc. Gajapathi district- Uppalada, Paralakhemundi, Kurigam, Kashinagar, Birikota, Mahana, Chandragiri, Jeerango, Mahendragada and Luhagudi etc. Rayagada district- Gunupur, Kujendri, Gumuda, Padmapur, Akhusingi, Kenduguda Mahendragada, Luhagudi, Pudamari, Dengausta and Digapahandi etc. Hotspots: 1.Ganjam Railway Station 2. Gopalpur Beach 3.Gunupur Bus Stand 4.Market Street Paralakhemundi 5.Mohana Market 6.Paralakhemundi Bus Stand 7.R Udayagiri Market 8.Rayagada Market 8. 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.hydreabad@trai.qov.in or Regional Office of TRAI can be contacted on telephone no. 040-23 00761. umar Advisor, RO Hyderabad 3Annexure Coverage Gap – The coverage distribution found less than the minimum specified signal strength for the drive test route in auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G) during voice testing, is as below: Parameter AIRTEL BSNL RJIL VIL Total Number of Samples captured on Drive test route 37277 35424 44323 17533 Number of Samples having poor signal strength 5648 14768 4976 3910 Note: Signal strength has been considered poor if it falls below −110 dBm for 5G & 4G, −90 dBm for 3G, and −85 dBm for 2G. Coverage Gap observed !IRTEL BSNL 4RJIL VIL Note: Plot is based on Dynamic Drive Test results only. 5a) Dropped Calls - The TSP-wise details of dropped calls in auto-selection mode (5G/ 4G/ 3G/ 2G) are as below: Parameter AIRTEL BSNL RJIL VIL Number of successful Calls Established 325 308 406 156 Number of dropped Calls 10 33 7 0 Locations of Dropped Calls !IRTEL BSNL VIL Note: Dropped calls locations are shown in red colour and which can be clicked to know the exact location (latitude and longitude) on the map. 6b) Call Silence Instance - The TSP-wise details of Call silence instance in Auto-selection mode (5G/4G) are as below: Parameter AIRTEL BSNL RJIL VIL Call Established 340 212 385 137 (within service provider network) Number of silences calls for >3 Sec 13 10 12 11 Total number of silence instances for >3 Sec 23 14 14 17 Locations of Call Silence Instance !IRTEL BSNL RJIL VIL Note: Call silence instances are shown in red colour and which can be clicked to know the exact location (latitude and longitude) on the map. 7c) Data Download and Upload throughput: The TSP-wise details of Average Download (DL) and Upload (UL) throughput against declared typical DL/UL Throughput for month, in Auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G) are as below: (i) Download Throughput Measured AIRTEL BSNL RJIL VIL Parameter in (upto 5G) (upto 4G) (upto 5G) (upto 4G) Typical Download throughput (Mbits/s) 12.77 6.49 15.00 15.00 declared by TSP Average Download Throughput (Mbits/s) 81.74 6.71 186.07 17.91 measured during IDT !IRTEL BSNL 8RJIL VIL Note: Plot is based on Dynamic Drive Test results only. 9(ii) Upload Throughput Measured AIRTEL BSNL RJIL VIL Parameter in (upto 5G) (upto 4G) (upto 5G) (upto 4G) Typical upload throughput (Mbits/s) 2.08 5.04 7.00 8.00 declared by TSP Average Upload Throughput (Mbits/s) 18.09 3.54 13.46 9.63 measured during IDT !IRTEL BSNL 10RJIL VIL Note: Plot is based on Dynamic Drive Test results only. 11