The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released its independent drive test (IDT) findings for the UP West licensed service area (LSA), covering extensive city routes during the month of August 2025. The drive tests, conducted under the supervision of the TRAI regional office, Delhi, were designed to capture real-world mobile network performance across diverse usage environments i.e. urban zones, institutional hotspots, public transport hubs, and high-speed corridors.
Between August 11, 2025 to August 14, 2025, TRAI teams conducted detailed tests across 346.9-kilometer (km) of city drive test, 12 hotspot locations, 1.7 km of walk test, and 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 telecom service providers (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.
CSSR: Bharti Airtel, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) and Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi) have 100 per cent, 64.25 per cent, 99.64 per cent and 100 per cent CSSR respectively in auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G).
DCR: Airtel, BSNL, RJIL and Vi have DCR of 0 per cent, 6.90 per cent, 0.18 per cent and 0.18 per cent respectively in auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G).
Additionally, the walk test, conducted on August 14, 2025 in Etawah, focused on, Etawah Railway Station, capturing mobile network behaviour in crowded pedestrian environments.
The tests were conducted using TRAI suggested equipment and standardised protocols in real-time environments.
