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3G-NetworkBenchmarking Report

Kampala

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Document Review/ Version Control

Title:3G-Network

Benchmarking ReportKampala

Document ID:

Version: Ver.1

Status: Final

Type: BM Report

Security Classification: For internal use

Organization Name: GS Global Service Delivery

Owner: Vishal

Author, Creation Date: Vishal 28-June-2015

Reviewer, Review Date Kunal 2-July-2015

Approver, Approval Date: Lalit Gururani 2-July-2015

Change History

Version Date Handled by Comments and status

1.0 2-July-2015 Vishal Final

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UMTS Benchmarking Objective.

Mode ObjectiveIdle -Compare Coverage

Dual Mode Call -Compare Call Setup Time

-Compare Accessibility

-Compare Retainability

-Compare SHO & ISHO SR

-Compare Received Quality

- Compare Reselection Statistics

Dual Mode Data Call -Compare FTP, HTTP accessibility

FTP – Compare throughputs

HTTP – Compare throughputs

HTTP – Compare browsing experience

PING – Compare latency

Comparison between Airtel, Orange & MTN Networks

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Device Configuration

Operator

IDLE MODE

DUAL MODE

FTP HTTP PING

MOC MOC Data Data Data

AirtelAirtel

Mobile(1)Airtel

Mobile(2)NA NA

http://www.google.c

o.ug/

OrangeOrange

Mobile(1)Orange

Mobile(2)NA NA

http://www.google.c

o.ug/

MTNMTN

Mobile(1)

MTN Mobile(2) NA NA

http://www.google.c

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Content

Overview

RSCP Coverage footprint comparison

Ec/No Comparison

CQI distribution

Data technology distribution

Active set Distribution

Accessibility comparison

Modulation comparison

FTP Comparison

HTTP comparison

Ping Test comparison

Benchmarking Summary

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Kampala Network Overview

Operator Technology Band of operation

Subscribers (Circle wide)

Mar 2012 Figures

(in Millions)

No of carriers Benchmarked

Airtel UMTS 2100 - F1 √

Orange UMTS 2100 - F1 √

MTN UMTS 2100 - F1 √

Uganda Population: 34.51 (million – 2011)(Kampala : 1,659,600)

Area: Uganda 236,040 sq km : Kampala 189 sq km** Source Google/Wikipedia

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Benchmarking Testing Overview

Date & time

of testing

From 16 June 2015,00:02 AM

To 22 June 2015, 03:17 AM

Drive

distance • 426 km

Tests done

• Coverage footprint RSCP (Idle mode)

• Ec/No footprint (Call Sequence Mode)

• Data throughput and latency test (FTP,HTTP,PING)

Test Call pattern

• Data sessions

Kampala Drive Route

Drive Route

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Number of Sites Comparison

• Airtel is 1st in terms of number of 3G sites ( Site count is based on average Number of serving sites/Log file , Exact data not available.)

Operators Number of Sites from Log RankingAIRTEL 229 1

ORANGE 208 3MTN 226 2

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Data Testing Algorithm

•After every application test, we have 2 sec Idle time before the next Application is tested.

No HTTP Websites1 www.google.com2 www.facebook.com3 www.yahoo.com4 www.onlinesbi.com5 www.cricinfo.com6 www.ovi.com7 www.youtube.com8 www.flipkart.com9 www.irctc.co.in10 www.rediff.com

Test Details SpecificationsNo of Operators tested Dual Mode (Airtel, Orange & MTN)

Data Test AlgorithmAttach and PDP Activation Before every testPing 3 times - 32 bytes on www.google.co.inFTP Download 15 MB (for Dual Mode) from serverFTP Upload 1 MB to ServerHTTP 10 different websites.

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Strategic Location Testing

Strategic Locations Specifications

No of Operators tested 3G Mode (Airtel ,Orange & MTN)

Data Test Algorithm

FTP Download 50MB

FTP Upload 10MB

Apart from the above tests during the drive, at 11 strategic locations across the city, additional stationary tests were carried out. These locations are important locations of the city(Hot Spots).

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Overall Results

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1st in Accessibility.1st in Retainability. 2nd in Voice Score.1st in Coverage.1st in SHO SR

Strength

3rd in Quality.2nd in Data Score.

Weakness

Opportunity Threat

Make use of findings from the BM to improve weak areas

No. KPIScore Ranking

AIRTEL ORANGE MTN AIRTEL ORANGE MTN

1 Voice Score (%) 92.66% 91.04% 91.60% 1 3 2

2 Data score (%) 55.2% 55.5% 52.4% 2 1 3

3Coverage (% of samples RSCP >

-82dbm) 71.30% 66.80% 71.00% 1 3 2

4 EcNo (% of samples 0-8) 31.60% 53.80% 46.50% 3 1 2

Data score formula= [FTP Tests%*65+HTTP Browsing%*25+RTT%*10]/100Voice Score(%) = [Coverage%*33.33+CSSR%*33.33+CCSR%*33.33]/100

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Comparison Overview3G - Airtel

3G Orange 3G MTNKPI Kampala KPI Kampala KPI Kampala

No. of NodeB in Town 229 No. of NodeB in Town 208 No. of NodeB in Town 226

% of Rxlevel sample better then -75 dBm 47.7 % of Rxlevel sample better

then -75 dBm 43.4 % of Rxlevel sample better then -75 dBm 48.5

% of Rxlevel sample between -75 dBm to -85 dBm 32.4

% of Rxlevel sample between -75 dBm to -85

dBm33.1

% of Rxlevel sample between -75 dBm to -

85 dBm30.6

% of Rxlevel sample between -85 dBm to -95 dBm 17.0

% of Rxlevel sample between -85 dBm to -95

dBm18.3

% of Rxlevel sample between -85 dBm to -

95 dBm16.5

% of Rxlevel sample below -95 dBm 2.9 % of Rxlevel sample below -

95 dBm 5.1 % of Rxlevel sample below -95 dBm 4.4

% of Ec/Io sample better then -13 84.8 % of Ec/Io sample better

then -13 94.5 % of Ec/Io sample better then -13 92.1

Average DL Throughput (Kbps)- 4165.17 Average DL Throughput

(Kbps) 3944.79 Average DL Throughput (Kbps) 3858.15

% of samples of DL Mobility => 3 Mbps

73.91 % of samples of DL Mobility => 3 Mbps

62.41 % of samples of DL Mobility => 3 Mbps

61.53

Call Setup Time(s) 6.6 Call Setup Time(s) 5.8 Call Setup Time(s) 6.3

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Network KPI Performance

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Coverage Rate (%) = A%*10+B%*8+C%*6+D%*1 [D should be considered till -98dBm]

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For UMTS operator, RSCP is used to measure coverage

A % samples where RSCP is greater -74dBm B % samples where RSCP is between -74 and -82 dBm C % samples where RSCP is between -82 and -90dBm D % samples where RSCP is between -90 and -98dBm

Coverage statistics Criteria

Airtel is 1st in Coverage Score.

Coverage Score AIRTEL ORANGE MTN

0 to -74 4.42 4.04 4.54

-74 to -82 2.168 2.112 2.048

-82 to -92 1.362 1.464 1.278

-92 to -98 0.047 0.062 0.055

Score 79.97% 76.78% 79.21%

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Voice Score statistics

Airtel is 1st in overall Voice Score.

OPERATOR CSSR BLOCKEDAIRTEL 99.34% 0.66%

ORANGE 99.28% 0.72%MTN 98.74% 1.26%

OPERATOR CCSR DROPPEDAIRTEL 98.68% 0.66%

ORANGE 97.10% 2.19%MTN 96.86% 1.91%

Overall Voice Score Score RankAIRTEL 92.66% 1

ORANGE 91.04% 3MTN 91.60% 2

Voice Score(%) = [Coverage%*33.33+CSSR%*33.33+CCSR%*33.33]/100

Coverage Score AIRTEL ORANGE MTN0 to -74 4.42 4.04 4.54

-74 to -82 2.17 2.11 2.05-82 to -92 1.36 1.46 1.28-92 to -98 0.05 0.06 0.06

Score 79.97% 76.78% 79.21%

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Accessibility Statistics

Airtel is 1st in Accessibility KPI.

OPERATOR Total Call Attempts Total Call Block Accessibility Ranking

AIRTEL 152 1 99.34% 1ORANGE 138 1 99.28% 2

MTN 159 2 98.74% 3

OPERATOR CSSR (%) BLOCKED (%)

AIRTEL 99.34% 0.66%ORANGE 99.28% 0.72%

MTN 98.74% 1.26%

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CCSR - Retainability Statistics

Airtel is 1st in Retainability.

Total Call Established Total Call Drop Retainability Ranking

AIRTEL 151 1 99.34% 1ORANGE 137 3 97.81% 3MTN 157 3 98.09% 2

OPERATOR CCSR (%) DROPPED (%)

AIRTEL 98.68% 0.66%ORANGE 97.10% 2.19%

MTN 96.86% 1.91%

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SHO Statistics

OPERATOR HO SR (%) HO FR (%)

AIRTEL 100.00% 0.00%ORANGE 100.00% 0.00%

MTN 100.00% 0.00%

OPERATORTotal Handover

AttemptsTotal Handover

FailSHO SR Ranking

AIRTEL 5282 0 100.00% 1ORANGE 4655 0 100.00% 1

MTN 4944 0 100.00% 1

Airtel is 1st in SHO SR.

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ISHO Statistics

OPERATOR ISHO SR (%) ISHO FR (%)

AIRTEL 100.00% 0.00%

ORANGE 100.00% 0.00%

MTN 98.59% 1.41%

OPERATORTotal Handover

AttemptsTotal Handover

FailISHO SR Ranking

AIRTEL 20 0 100.00% 1ORANGE 12 0 100.00% 1

MTN 71 1 98.59% 2

Airtel is 1st in ISHO SR.

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Reselection StatisticsOPERATOR AIRTEL ORANGE MTN

IRAT Selection 2G3G 20 8 68

IRAT Selection 3G2G 5 4 7

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Coverage Footprint RSCP (AIRTEL)

Site and sectors are not plotted to maintain visibility.

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