TRAI conducted independent drive tests covering 426.0 km city routes and 123.2 km railway routes in Hardoi, Shahjahanpur, and Varanasi-Prayagraj during February 2026.
Airtel showed 99.86% call setup success rate and 102.77 Mbps download speed, while BSNL recorded 91.23% success rate and 6.77 Mbps download speed.
RJIL achieved 100% call setup success rate with 158.48 Mbps download speed, and VIL had 99.44% success rate with 38.39 Mbps download speed.
The assessment measured key QoS parameters including CSSR, DCR, MOS, download/upload speeds, latency, and signal strength across 2G/3G/4G/5G technologies.