Thrissur/New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released findings of independent mobile network tests conducted in Kerala’s Thrissur district in July 2026, assessing voice quality, network coverage and data speeds offered by Airtel, BSNL, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi).
The tests were conducted from July 21 to 24 under the supervision of TRAI’s Bengaluru regional office, covering 297.9 km of city routes, 180.4 km of highways, 10 hotspot locations and 5.9 km of walking routes.
In Thrissur district, Reliance Jio recorded the highest average download speed at 328.12 Mbps, followed by Airtel at 145.43 Mbps, Vi at 44.52 Mbps and BSNL at 7.92 Mbps.
For average upload speed, Airtel recorded 27.96 Mbps, Jio 23.95 Mbps, Vi 14.64 Mbps and BSNL 5.41 Mbps.
During city testing, Airtel, Jio and Vi reported no dropped calls among 347, 348 and 344 successfully established calls, respectively. BSNL recorded 17 dropped calls out of 359.
TRAI also recorded 35 call-silence instances lasting more than three seconds for Vi, three for BSNL and none for Airtel or Jio.
The number of poor-signal samples during city testing was 577 for Airtel, 1,115 for BSNL, 686 for Jio and 802 for Vi.
On the Kochi–Thrissur–Kozhikode highway route, Jio recorded the highest average download speed at 346.73 Mbps, followed by Airtel at 165.81 Mbps, Vi at 22.77 Mbps and BSNL at 10.14 Mbps.
The findings have been shared with the respective telecom operators for necessary action. Detailed reports are available on TRAI’s official website.
