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TRAI Assesses Quality of Mobile across Bikaner City, Nokha & Shri Dungargarh towns , Deshnok to Norangdesar Highway (Part of Amritsar to Jamnagar Bharatmala National Highway(NH 754A)) & Pugal to Ranjeetpura National Highway (NH-911) in Bikaner District
Posted On:
02 MAR 2026 11:36AM by PIB Delhi
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released findings of Independent Drive Test (IDT) conducted across
Bikaner City, Nokha & Shri Dungargarh towns, Deshnok to Norangdesar Highway (Part of Amritsar to Jamnagar Bharatmala National Highway (NH 754A)) & Pugal to Ranjeetpura National Highway (NH-911) in Bikaner District
in Rajasthan LSA
, during the month of January 2026, for information of general telecom consumers. The purpose of this drive test is to assess and verify real world quality of mobile network services (both voice & data) provided by Telecom Service Providers (TSPs).
During the IDT, TRAI Captures live performance data of mobile network of all service providers on key performance indicators (KPIs) like Call setup success rate, data download and upload speeds, speech quality, etc. Multiple advanced test handsets are used and the sessions are monitored in real-time and analysed using advanced Software Systems. The results of the IDT are published on TRAI website and in newspapers to inform consumers and to encourage TSPs to improve their services.
T
RAI
Regional Office,
J
a
i
pu
r
, through its appointed agency, conducted detailed drive tests in
Bikaner district of Rajasthan
covering distance of 293.8 KMs in Bikaner City, Nokha & Shri Dungargarh towns, 41.1 Km of Deshnok to Norangdesar Highway and 104.2 Kms of Pugal to Ranjeetpura National Highway (NH-911) during 13.01.2026 to 16.01.2026
.
A summary of IDT findings of mobile services is given as below:
Bikaner City ,Nokha & Shri Dungargarh towns in Bikaner District.
(i)
Voice Services
S.No.
KPIs
(Auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G)
Measured in
AIRTEL
BSNL
RJIL
VIL
1
Call Setup Success Rate %
%
100.00
95.61
99.78
99.55
2
Drop Call Rate %
%
0.00
0.92
0.00
0.45
3
Call Setup Time Average (Second)
sec
1.82
1.71
0.57
1.10
4
Call Silence rate (Mute Call)
%
0.46
3.54
0.23
6.73
5
Mean Opinion Score (MOS)
1-5
4.05
3.38
4.55
4.53
(ii)
Data Services:
S.No.
KPIs
Measured in
AIRTEL
BSNL
RJIL
VIL
1
Average Download Throughput
5G
(Mbits/s)
225.02
NA
337.31
NA
2
Average Upload Throughput
5G
(Mbits/s)
33.60
NA
42.24
NA
3
Average Download Throughput
4G
(Mbits/s)
42.17
14.41
54.68
33.96
4
Average Upload Throughput
4G
(Mbits/s)
13.41
4.33
21.46
12.61
5
Latency ( 50th percetile )
in ms
25.17
39.96
24.12
33.64
b. Deshnok to Norangdesar Highway (Part of Amritsar to Jamnagar Bharatmala National Highway (NH 754A))
in Bikaner District
:
(i)
Voice Services
S.No.
KPIs
(Auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G)
Measured in
AIRTEL
BSNL
RJIL
VIL
1
Call Setup Success Rate %
%
100.00
74.07
100.00
95.83
2
Drop Call Rate %
%
0.00
0.00
0.00
4.35
3
Call Setup Time Average (Second)
sec
1.89
2.19
0.86
1.76
4
Call Silence rate (Mute Call)
%
0.00
6.25
9.09
23.81
5
Mean Opinion Score (MOS)
1-5
3.78
3.03
3.58
3.60
(ii)
Data Services:
S.No.
KPIs
Measured in
AIRTEL
BSNL
RJIL
VIL
1
Average Download Throughput
(Mbits/s)
55.22
10.63
147.24
11.43
2
Average Upload Throughput
(Mbits/s)
7.27
2.63
9.83
5.71
3
Latency ( 50th percetile )
in ms
35.29
231.04
26.51
39.88
c. Pugal to Ranjeetpura National Highway (NH-911)
in Bikaner District
:
(i)
Voice Services
S.No.
KPIs
(Auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G)
Measured in
AIRTEL
BSNL
RJIL
VIL
1
Call Setup Success Rate %
%
88.64
64.91
100.00
18.82
2
Drop Call Rate %
%
12.82
24.32
2.50
31.25
3
Call Setup Time Average (Second)
sec
2.10
3.20
1.63
5.39
4
Call Silence rate (Mute Call)
%
7.69
4.35
5.00
NA
5
Mean Opinion Score (MOS)
1-5
3.90
3.38
4.25
2.26
(ii)
Data Services:
S.No.
KPIs
(Auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G)
Measured in
AIRTEL
BSNL
RJIL
VIL
1
Average Download Throughput
(Mbits/s)
70.17
9.53
91.80
0.04
2
Average Upload Throughput
(Mbits/s)
12.16
1.73
6.61
0.14
3
Latency ( 50th percetile )
in ms
30.61
42.90
37.14
860.39
The drive test covered all important areas of Bikaner City, Nokha & Shri Dungargarh towns, Deshnok to Norangdesar Highway (Part of Amritsar to Jamnagar Bharatmala National Highway (NH 754A)) & Pugal to Ranjeetpura NH-911 Highway city including Nokha, Bikasar, Budhro ki dhani, Rasisar, Palana, Udairamsagar, Gangashar, Sarah Kajani, Mukta Prasad Nagar, Norangdesar, Seruna, Jodhasar, Shri Dungargarh, Pugal to Ranjeetpura passing through Gangajali, Dantour,Miranwala, Karnisar, Miyawala, Kandharli and Gour etc.
The findings of this IDT report have been shared with respective TSPs for taking further necessary action at their end, if required. Detailed report of IDT is made available on the TRAI website at
www.trai.gov.in
. For any clarification or additional information, an email can be sent to Regional office of TRAI at Jaipur on Email id
a
dv.jaipur@trai.gov.in
.
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TRAI Assesses Quality of Mobile across Bikaner City, Nokha & Shri Dungargarh towns , Deshnok to Norangdesar Highway (Part of Amritsar to Jamnagar Bharatmala National Highway(NH 754A)) & Pugal to Ranjeetpura National Highway (NH-911) in Bikaner District
Posted On:
02 MAR 2026 11:36AM by PIB Delhi
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released findings of Independent Drive Test (IDT) conducted across
Bikaner City, Nokha & Shri Dungargarh towns, Deshnok to Norangdesar Highway (Part of Amritsar to Jamnagar Bharatmala National Highway (NH 754A)) & Pugal to Ranjeetpura National Highway (NH-911) in Bikaner District
in Rajasthan LSA
, during the month of January 2026, for information of general telecom consumers. The purpose of this drive test is to assess and verify real world quality of mobile network services (both voice & data) provided by Telecom Service Providers (TSPs).
During the IDT, TRAI Captures live performance data of mobile network of all service providers on key performance indicators (KPIs) like Call setup success rate, data download and upload speeds, speech quality, etc. Multiple advanced test handsets are used and the sessions are monitored in real-time and analysed using advanced Software Systems. The results of the IDT are published on TRAI website and in newspapers to inform consumers and to encourage TSPs to improve their services.
T
RAI
Regional Office,
J
a
i
pu
r
, through its appointed agency, conducted detailed drive tests in
Bikaner district of Rajasthan
covering distance of 293.8 KMs in Bikaner City, Nokha & Shri Dungargarh towns, 41.1 Km of Deshnok to Norangdesar Highway and 104.2 Kms of Pugal to Ranjeetpura National Highway (NH-911) during 13.01.2026 to 16.01.2026
.
A summary of IDT findings of mobile services is given as below:
Bikaner City ,Nokha & Shri Dungargarh towns in Bikaner District.
(i)
Voice Services
S.No.
KPIs
(Auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G)
Measured in
AIRTEL
BSNL
RJIL
VIL
1
Call Setup Success Rate %
%
100.00
95.61
99.78
99.55
2
Drop Call Rate %
%
0.00
0.92
0.00
0.45
3
Call Setup Time Average (Second)
sec
1.82
1.71
0.57
1.10
4
Call Silence rate (Mute Call)
%
0.46
3.54
0.23
6.73
5
Mean Opinion Score (MOS)
1-5
4.05
3.38
4.55
4.53
(ii)
Data Services:
S.No.
KPIs
Measured in
AIRTEL
BSNL
RJIL
VIL
1
Average Download Throughput
5G
(Mbits/s)
225.02
NA
337.31
NA
2
Average Upload Throughput
5G
(Mbits/s)
33.60
NA
42.24
NA
3
Average Download Throughput
4G
(Mbits/s)
42.17
14.41
54.68
33.96
4
Average Upload Throughput
4G
(Mbits/s)
13.41
4.33
21.46
12.61
5
Latency ( 50th percetile )
in ms
25.17
39.96
24.12
33.64
b. Deshnok to Norangdesar Highway (Part of Amritsar to Jamnagar Bharatmala National Highway (NH 754A))
in Bikaner District
:
(i)
Voice Services
S.No.
KPIs
(Auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G)
Measured in
AIRTEL
BSNL
RJIL
VIL
1
Call Setup Success Rate %
%
100.00
74.07
100.00
95.83
2
Drop Call Rate %
%
0.00
0.00
0.00
4.35
3
Call Setup Time Average (Second)
sec
1.89
2.19
0.86
1.76
4
Call Silence rate (Mute Call)
%
0.00
6.25
9.09
23.81
5
Mean Opinion Score (MOS)
1-5
3.78
3.03
3.58
3.60
(ii)
Data Services:
S.No.
KPIs
Measured in
AIRTEL
BSNL
RJIL
VIL
1
Average Download Throughput
(Mbits/s)
55.22
10.63
147.24
11.43
2
Average Upload Throughput
(Mbits/s)
7.27
2.63
9.83
5.71
3
Latency ( 50th percetile )
in ms
35.29
231.04
26.51
39.88
c. Pugal to Ranjeetpura National Highway (NH-911)
in Bikaner District
:
(i)
Voice Services
S.No.
KPIs
(Auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G)
Measured in
AIRTEL
BSNL
RJIL
VIL
1
Call Setup Success Rate %
%
88.64
64.91
100.00
18.82
2
Drop Call Rate %
%
12.82
24.32
2.50
31.25
3
Call Setup Time Average (Second)
sec
2.10
3.20
1.63
5.39
4
Call Silence rate (Mute Call)
%
7.69
4.35
5.00
NA
5
Mean Opinion Score (MOS)
1-5
3.90
3.38
4.25
2.26
(ii)
Data Services:
S.No.
KPIs
(Auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G)
Measured in
AIRTEL
BSNL
RJIL
VIL
1
Average Download Throughput
(Mbits/s)
70.17
9.53
91.80
0.04
2
Average Upload Throughput
(Mbits/s)
12.16
1.73
6.61
0.14
3
Latency ( 50th percetile )
in ms
30.61
42.90
37.14
860.39
The drive test covered all important areas of Bikaner City, Nokha & Shri Dungargarh towns, Deshnok to Norangdesar Highway (Part of Amritsar to Jamnagar Bharatmala National Highway (NH 754A)) & Pugal to Ranjeetpura NH-911 Highway city including Nokha, Bikasar, Budhro ki dhani, Rasisar, Palana, Udairamsagar, Gangashar, Sarah Kajani, Mukta Prasad Nagar, Norangdesar, Seruna, Jodhasar, Shri Dungargarh, Pugal to Ranjeetpura passing through Gangajali, Dantour,Miranwala, Karnisar, Miyawala, Kandharli and Gour etc.
The findings of this IDT report have been shared with respective TSPs for taking further necessary action at their end, if required. Detailed report of IDT is made available on the TRAI website at
www.trai.gov.in
. For any clarification or additional information, an email can be sent to Regional office of TRAI at Jaipur on Email id
a
dv.jaipur@trai.gov.in
.
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