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Key Points

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Tests ran on roads covering about 308 kilometres and at ten busy spots.

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Signal strength was measured for second, third, fourth and fifth generation networks.

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Dropped calls were counted for each company.

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Download speeds reached up to 221 megabits per second for the fastest network.

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The findings were shared with the phone companies to improve service.

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Summary

The test used cars and walkers to check signal strength, call drops, silence and data speed.

Airtel had the fewest dropped calls, while Reliance Jio had the fastest download speed.

The results are posted online for people to see which network works best.

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New Words to Learn

7 words
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
The government group that checks phone services in India.
independent drive test
A test where a team drives around to measure phone signals without help from the companies.
coverage gaps
Places where the phone signal is too weak.
latency
The short wait time before data starts moving.
jitter
Small changes in the speed of data that can make calls sound choppy.
packet loss
When small pieces of data disappear during transmission.
megabits per second
A unit that tells how much data can be sent each second.
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