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Mobile Network Drive Test Benchmarking Report for Al Buraimi Governorate
Mobile Network Drive Test
Benchmarking Report for Al Buraimi Governorate
Drive Test Procedure
Conducted By: Telecommunication Regulatory Authority, Quality of Service Location: Al Buraimi, City Center Test Date & Time: Monday 25th February 2013, 10:00 A.M. Onwards Test Purpose: To check QoS of Licensees Mobile Networks Test Equipment: TEMS Investigation 11.0, Sony Ericsson W995 Handsets Test Configuration: Dual Mode (3G + 2G) with Random Call Initiation and Call End
Note: The Quality of Service of any Mobile Network is determined by a set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and
doesn’t depend only on the Received Signal Strength.
Drive Test Region
Zone 1: Al Khadra
Zone 2: Saa’rah, Hamasah
Zone 3: Ghuraifah, Buraimi City
Entrance
Omantel: Received Signal Strength for 2G/3G
Nawras: Received Signal Strength for 2G/3G
Zone 1: Received Signal Strength Comparison
Omantel and Nawras
Omantel Nawras
Zone 1: Received Signal Quality Comparison
Omantel and Nawras
Omantel Nawras
Zone 2: Received Signal Strength Comparison
Omantel and Nawras
Omantel Nawras
Zone 2: Received Signal Quality Comparison
Omantel and Nawras
Omantel Nawras
Zone 3: Received Signal Strength Comparison
Omantel and Nawras
Omantel Nawras
Zone 3: Received Signal Quality Comparison
Omantel and Nawras
Omantel Nawras
Quality of Service Indicators
Mean Signal Level
– Higher is Better Mean Signal Quality
– 2G Lower is Better/ 3G Higher is Better
32.7
29.5
35
29.4
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
2G 3G
Omantel
Nawras
0.92
0.52
1.43
1.04
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
2G 3G
Omantel
Nawras
Quality of Service Indicators
Mean Speech Quality (MOS)
– Higher is Better
3.31 3.63
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
2G + 3G
Omantel
Nawras
Quality of Service Indicators
Drop Call Rate & Block Call Rate
– Lower is Better Call Setup Success Rate & Handover
Success Rate – Higher is Better
14.3
0
11.1
4.25
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Drop Call Rate Block Call Rate
Omantel
Nawras
98
95.15
95.7
93.8
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
Call Setup SuccessRate
Handover SuccessRate
Omantel
Nawras
Call Event Statistics
Selected Key Events Count
Call Established
Call Attempt 47
Call Attempt Retry 6
Blocked Call 2
Call Setup 45
Call Established 45
Call Release
Call End 40
Dropped Call 5
Hand Over
HandOver Command 98
Handover completed 92
Handover failed 6
Modify
Location Update Request 39
Location Update completed 39
Location Update failed 0
Cell Reselection 33
Dedicated Mode 5
Idle Mode 93
Selected Key Events Count
Call Established
Call Attempt 50
Call Attempt Retry 2
Blocked Call 0
Call Setup 49
Call Established 49
Call Release
Call End 43
Dropped Call 7
Hand Over
HandOver Command 165
Handover completed 157
Handover failed 8
Modify
Location Update Request 31
Location Update completed 31
Location Update failed 0
Cell Reselection 26
Dedicated Mode 7
Idle Mode 95
Omantel Nawras
TRA Remarks
• Drive Test results indicate network behavior on a particular day and a particular instance of time and does not account for changing traffic trends over the period of time.
• Network level stats may vary depending on the overall network performance based on an hour, day, week, month or quarter.
• The Benchmarking data is provided for beneficiaries understanding and comparison of the Operators network coverage, call quality, reliability and service availability in their respective areas.
