Appendix B: Survey of NRA practices – to show how calculations and/or measurements are being used by different NRAs Country Theoretical Drive Walk App-based (NRA) calculation Testing Testing (Panel) (Crowdsourcing) Austria NO NO NO RTR uses a The RTR-NetTest informs users (RTR) mobile app to about the current service quality measure a (including upload, download, ping, sample of signal strength) of their Internet statistically connection. In addition, a map view significant and statistics of previous tests can locations in be accessed. (Source: ) order to predict The NetTest data is not used to the coverage of check the coverage obligations. mobile Although, it is a good source to networks. check the plausibility of the results. France NO YES NO NO is interesting in app-based (ARCEP) measurements and uses such data At each obligation deadline, Arcep However some in order to official “challenge” supervises drive-tests field measurements measurements in some randomly measurements chosen areas: (walk tests) are done to - Strength field measurements, measure mobile - Voice-call attempts to check voice network’s QoS service coverage with 2G/3G, - Small DL to check data service coverage with 3G/4G
Appendix – B: Survey of NRA practices to show how calculations and/or measurements are being used by different NRAs Country (NRA) Theoretical calculation Drive Testing Walk Testing (Panel) App-based (Crowdsourcing) Austria (RTR) NO NO NO RTR uses a mobile app to measure a sample of statistically significant locations in order to predict the coverage of mobile networks. The RTR-NetTest informs users about the current service quality (including upload, download, ping, signal strength) of their Internet connection. In addition, a map view and statistics of previous tests can be accessed. (Source: ) The NetTest data is not used to check the coverage obligations. Although, it is a good source to check the plausibility of the results. France (ARCEP) NO YES At each obligation deadline, Arcep supervises drive-tests measurements in some randomly chosen areas: - Strength field measurements, - Voice-call attempts to check voice service coverage with 2G/3G, - Small DL to check data service coverage with 3G/4G NO However some field measurements (walk tests) are done to measure mobile network’s QoS NO is interesting in app-based measurements and uses such data in order to “challenge” official measurements
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