I can't think of a telecom operator who is not going to fail to meet these benchmarks, but the fact that they've been set means two things: telecom operators will have to track and report their quality of service performance for data services in India, and the TRAI will (hopefully regularly) publish data about how various telecom operators are performing when it comes to mobile Internet services. Some key benchmarks that have been set by the TRAI for telcos: - Average Throughout for packet data should be greater than 75% of the subscribed speed. - Latency should be less than 250 ms - Drop rate should be equal to or less than 5% - Successful data transmission download attempts should be greater than 80%, and upload attempts should be greater than 75% - Service provisioning of data services should be within 4 hours, and with a 95% success rate - Minimum Download Speed for each data plan by each service provider will be reported to the TRAI, and averaged over a month for the plan Given how patchy data connectivity can be in India, a 5% drop rate is very difficult to maintain; We'll have to see how many telcos achieve a throughput of greater 75% and a latency of less than 250 ms. The issuance of these regulations will lead to the publication of data, which will allow us to compare data services across telecom operators. Still, we don't think the TRAI is doing enough when it comes to…
