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Quality of Service Performance Results for July – September 2023

Nationwide Outdoor Service Coverage

This indicator measures the Nationwide Outdoor Service Coverage for the 4G cellular mobile networks. Service coverage is determined by signal strength. The availability of service coverage is the ability of a cellular network to achieve the minimum signal strength of at least -109dBm. Under IMDA's 4G Service QoS framework, mobile operators are required to achieve Nationwide Outdoor Service Coverage of > 99%. In order to better measure the end users' experience*, IMDA uses mobile phones to collect the signal strength data points.

Nationwide outdoor service coverage Performance in Q3 2023

*Based on IMDA's coverage performance surveys which included nationwide outdoor drive test and areas such as housing estates/town centres, outdoor recreational areas and above ground MRT tracks.

Note: End users' individual experience may differ due to different models of handset used, handset settings, number of users in the vicinity, etc.

In-building Service Coverage

This indicator measures in-building service coverage for the 4G cellular network. Under IMDA's 4G QoS framework, mobile operators are required to achieve a service coverage of > 85% per building. Service coverage is measured at randomly selected buildings and at publicly accessible areas within the tested buildings as a proxy for the coverage in the entire building to avoid disturbing residents in their units. For buildings that have failed IMDA's compliance standard, mobile operators will have a period of four months to improve the coverage within the buildings. IMDA will audit the buildings again after the four-month period.

IMDA's Performance Survey Period: Q3 2023

M1 Singtel Mobile StarHub Mobile SIMBA
No of buildings passed/ No of buildings tested
Compliance standard > 85% per building
58/60 60/60 59/60 60/60

Note: The same sixty buildings were tested across the four mobile operators. The performance of each of the mobile operator varies for each of the building tested. End users' individual experience may differ due to different models of handset used, handset settings, number of users in the vicinity, etc.

Tunnel Service Coverage

This indicator measures the service coverage for the 4G cellular mobile network within road and MRT tunnels. Tunnel service coverage measures the percentage of data points collected in a tunnel from a 4G cellular mobile network that achieve a minimum signal strength of at least -109dBm. The tunnel areas surveyed by IMDA include all road and MRT tunnels in Singapore. Under IMDA's 4G Service QoS framework, mobile operators are required to achieve a service coverage of > 99% for all road and MRT tunnels. In order to better reflect end users' experience, IMDA uses mobile phones to collect the signal strength data points.

IMDA's Performance Survey Period: Q3 2023

M1

Singtel Mobile

StarHub Mobile

SIMBA

Compliance standard: > 99% for all road and MRT tunnels

Central Expressway (Road Tunnel)

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (Road Tunnel)

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Fort Canning Tunnel (Road Tunnel)

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Woodsville Tunnel (Road Tunnel)

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Marina Coastal Expressway (Road Tunnel)

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Sentosa Gateway Tunnel (Road Tunnel)

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

North South Line (MRT Tunnel)

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

East West Line (MRT Tunnel)

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Changi Airport Line (MRT Tunnel)

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Circle Line (MRT Tunnel)

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

North East Line (MRT Tunnel)

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Downtown Line (MRT Tunnel)

Fail*

Fail*

Pass

Pass

Thomson-East Coast Line (MRT Tunnel)

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Note: End users' individual experience may differ due to different models of handset used, handset settings, number of users in the vicinity, etc. The tunnel service coverage results are based on IMDA’s coverage performance surveys.

*M1 and Singtel Mobile had failed to meet the 4G QoS standard of >99% in the Downtown Line in Q3 2023. IMDA expects the mobile network operators to work closely with the relevant parties to rectify the failures and to meet the service quality standards in the tunnels.

LAST UPDATED: 28 JUN 2024