TRAI test finds weak mobile signal in Arunachal’s Lohit district and along NH-13

A TRAI drive test in parts of Arunachal Pradesh's Lohit district and along National Highway 13 found large stretches of weak signal, with BSNL's 4G/2G network averaging just 2.27 Mbps for downloads in the city drive.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released the September 2026 results for consumers. Its agency covered a 247.3 km city drive, 13 hotspots, a 1.2 km walk test and a 154.8 km highway drive from 7 to 10 September, from Silluk-Tin-Ali to Tohangam, under the supervision of TRAI's Kolkata regional office.

Weak signal

In the city drive, poor-signal samples were 8,393 of 37,595 for Airtel, 13,481 of 31,483 for BSNL, 10,750 of 37,912 for Reliance Jio and 13,557 of 22,487 for Vodafone Idea. On the highway they were 3,547 of 11,149 for Airtel, 5,962 of 9,777 for BSNL, 6,217 of 15,123 for Jio and 4,965 of 6,027 for Vodafone Idea.

Calls and speeds

City dropped calls: Airtel 12 of 271, BSNL 12 of 201, Jio 1 of 270, Vodafone Idea 17 of 157. On the highway: Airtel 12 of 62, BSNL 15 of 50, Jio 7 of 81, Vodafone Idea 8 of 32. City average download speeds were 61.75 Mbps for Airtel, 2.27 Mbps for BSNL and 103.49 Mbps for Jio.

TRAI says the results reflect the routes and times tested.

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Source: official release by the Ministry of Communications, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (05 NOV 2026 5:04PM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: TRAI Assesses Mobile Network Quality across parts of Lohit district and from Silluk-Tin-Ali to Tohangam along National Highway (NH)-13 under North- East LSA in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.