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eISSN: 2581-9615 || CODEN: WJARAI || Impact Factor 8.2 ||  CrossRef DOI

Research and review articles are invited for publication in March 2026 (Volume 29, Issue 3) Submit manuscript

A comparative assessment of GSM and UMTS Networks

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Ukoette Jeremiah Ekah 1, * and Chibuzo Emeruwa 2

1 Department of Physics, Cross River University of Technology, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
2 Department of Physics, Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
 
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(01), 187-196
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2022.13.1.0011
DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2022.13.1.0011
 
Received on 04 December 2021; revised on 05 January 2022; accepted on 07 January 2022
 
It is common knowledge that the transition of mobile networks from one generation to another is basically for the improvement in the network’s Quality of Service (QoS). Bearing this in mind, we will assumme that the Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) will outperform the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), hence, the motivation to conduct this study in Calabar, Nigeria, for four mobile networks; MTN, Airtel, Globacom and 9mobile. With the aid of a TEMS investigation software installed in a laptop, a measurement campaign was carried out and log files collected, with focus on Call Setup Success Rate (CSSR), Dropped Call Rate (DCR), Handover Success Rate (HOSR), Call Setup Time (CST), network coverage and network quality. The collected data was analyzed with the aid of a TEMS discovery software. The analyzed data for each Key Performance Indicator (KPI) was compared with the minimum benchmark of the telecommunications regulatory body, the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC). Result reveal that there was no outright improvement in the QoS and there was fluctuation in the QoS provided by the network operators. We therefore conclude that the network operators, either did not make accurate planning before installing their base stations or do not optimize their networks frequently and this led to poor QoS in most cases.
 
Call Setup Success Rate; Dropped Call Rate; Call Setup Time; Handover Success Rate; Network coverage; Network quality
 
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Ukoette Jeremiah Ekah and Chibuzo Emeruwa. A comparative assessment of GSM and UMTS Networks. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(1), 187-196. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2022.13.1.0011

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