The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has introduced minimum signal level standards for mobile coverage in a bid to improve services across the country, reports Nepalitelecom.com. The move follows a series of tests by the watchdog that found the country’s mobile network operators (MNOs) – Nepal Telecom, Ncell and Smart Telecom – were failing to meet agreed minimum Quality of Service (QoS) criteria regarding call success, drop rates and set-up times.
After studying worldwide industry best practice, the NTA has now introduced Rx level standards to ensure uniform performance on all mobile networks, setting the the minimum signal level for outdoor coverage at -82 dBm for 2G networks, -87 dBm for 3G and -95 dBm for 4G. The NTA will determine a threshold for 5G networks once fifth-generation services have been deployed.