Trai advises speed measurement apps to make methods public for comparison

Telecom regulator Trai on Monday mooted that speed measurement apps could make details of their methodologies, approach and other nuances available in public domain to enable users to compare, understand and interpret the results from such apps.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) released a “white paper” spelling out the methodology, approach and evaluation criteria for its own ‘MySpeed app’ that measures mobile data speeds of various operators through crowd sourcing method. “Since its launch, stakeholders have sought more details about the working methodology of the Trai MySpeed app. Some of them have also raised queries relating to