TRAI Mandates Enhanced Reporting Standards for Base Stations to Improve QoS

TRAI Mandates Enhanced Reporting Standards for Base Stations to Improve QoS
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued directions today to all access service providers for the submission of granular details of Base Stations, strengthening the reporting rules for Base Stations’ details submission. TRAI has asked operators to submit details such as site location, type of site (Macro/Micro/IBS/Other), technology (2G/3G/4G/5G), radiating frequency, type of backhaul connectivity (Fibre/Wireless/Others), Date of Commissioning of the site, etc., in a revised format as it looks to improve the standards of quality of service (QoS) and protect consumer interests.

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Strengthening Base Station Reporting

TRAI observed that the present format for the submission of Base Stations’ details does not include information about the date of commissioning or decommissioning of base stations, details of the type of connectivity (i.e., Fibre/Wireless/others) for each Base station, and details of 5G Base stations and cells.

Importance of Detailed Data

TRAI noted that the quality of service delivery of any Base Station is also dependent on the capacity/type of backhaul connectivity, and the details of the type of connectivity for each base station are essential to assess the impact of backhaul on QoS, if any.

TRAI is also of the opinion that since a considerable number of 5G sites have been commissioned by various service providers, the details of such 5G Base Stations and Cells are essential for assessing the Quality of service.

The regulator has also observed that in the case of drop call rate (DCR) analysis, many reported circumstances, as high as 6.3 percent, fall under the “does not exist” (DNE) code.

“In order to have a clear view of the status of BTS/node(s) operations, the details of the date of commissioning or decommissioning of base stations/nodes are essential to verify the use of the correct DCR code,” TRAI said.