LTE availability – with a score of 80.2%, Bharti has closed the gap considerably versus R-Jio. Jio's score stood at 97.8% in the latest report and it had crossed the 95% mark in Oct 2017 itself. Airtel'sLTE availability stood at 57% in Oct 2017, 38 ppt lower than Jio.
This Network Availability is in 50 Top Urban Conglomerations of India
Vodafone Idea availability score for Oct 2019 stood at around 77%, nearly the same as the Apr 2019 report. This is in line with the company’s stated strategy of prioritizing improved competitiveness in focused Quad A/B markets versus going for coverage expansion. VIL seems to be delivering well – while the coverage/availability metric has not improved, speeds have seen an impressive jump.
Jio is the most consistent network on network speeds and video experience topping the chart on these parameters in 28/42 and 27/42 cities, respectively.
