The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has published a report detailing the results of an independent drive test conducted on the Gandhidham to Santhalpur National Highway in Gujarat. The purpose was to assess and verify real-time quality of mobile network services provided by various telecom service providers.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released findings from an Independent Drive Test (IDT) conducted on Gandhidham to Santhalpur National Highway (NH-27) in Gujarat LSA during July 2026. The purpose of this drive test was to assess and verify the real-time quality of mobile network services provided by Telecom Service Providers (TSPs).
During the IDT, TRAI captured performance data for key Quality of Service (QoS) parameters such as coverage, call drop rate (CDR), call setup success rate (CSSR), data download (DL) and upload (UL) throughput, among others. These data points are then published to inform consumers and encourage TSPs to improve their services.
These IDTs have been designed to capture on-ground mobile network performance of all TSPs across diverse usage environments 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 5G networks.
TRAI, through its appointed agency, conducted the drive test on Gandhidham to Santhalpur National Highway(NH-27) on 1st July 2026, covering 149.1 KMs (Gujarat LSA). This test was carried out under the supervision of the TRAI Regional Office Jaipur.
The observations presented in the drive test reports represent the performance of the TSPs on the area/route under test on the day/time of conducting the drive test.
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