It also said the selected firm would provide competent personnel, vehicle, fuel and other logistic support for the test drive. “This is the first time we are outsourcing the QoS test drive because considering the degree of the job. Last year, the telecom regulator conducted test drive in Dhaka and Barisal divisions to assess the quality of 4G service by mobile operators as per BTRC benchmark of 7 MBps download speed. All the four mobile phone operators were found providing 4G internet service below the BTRC benchmark. In a QoS test the BTRC checks call drop rates, connection times, uplink and downlink speeds of internet in the field level network towers.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 26, 2020 16:41 UTC