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The quality of service of the deployed LTE technology by mobile network operators in Abuja-Nigeria
International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) · Vol. 11 No. 3 (2021)
- ISSN
- 2722-2578, 2088-8708
- Published
- 2021-06-01
- Publisher
- Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
Abstract
In this study, the real-world performance analysis of four Nigerian mobile network operators (MNOs), namely MTN, GLO, Airtel, and 9Mobile long-term evolution (LTE) cellular network, were analyzed and compared. The Nigerian MNOs utilize 5 MHz, 10 MH, and 20 MHz channel bandwidths based on third-generation partnership project’s (3 GPPs) recommendation. The presented analysis shows the uplink (UL), and downlink (DL) throughputs gaps in mobility condition as well as other LTE’s system quality of service (QoS) key performance indicators (KPI’s) of: Connection drop rate, connection failure rate, peak physical downlink throughput, minimum radio link control (RLC) downlink throughput threshold and latency are not strictly followed. The reason may be due to a lack of regulatory oversight enforcement. The comparative studies showed that MTN provides the best QoS. The introduction of novel LTE QoS metrics herein referred to as national independent wireless broadband quality reporting (NIWBQR) is the significant contribution of this study. The goal of this study is to show the quality of the network as it affects the user's experience. Important observation showed that all the MNOs are not adhering to the 3 GPPs specified user plane latency of 30 ms and control plane latency of 100 ms, respectively, which makes video streaming and low latency communication a near-impossible task.
Collaboration network of the authors
28 authors · 78 co-authorship links · 23 across different organisations
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- Covenant University
- Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
- Nigerian Defence Academy
- University of Delta Agbor
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| Co-author | Organisation | Joint articles |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Evwieroghene Orovwode | Covenant University | 2 |
| Edevbie Agboje | Covenant University | 2 |
| Evioghene Omuabor | Covenant University | 2 |
| Abidemi M. Orimogunje | Covenant University | 2 |
| V. O. Matthews | Covenant University | 1 |
| Segun Isaiah Popoola | Covenant University | 1 |
| Emmanuel Adetiba | Covenant University | 1 |
| Joke A. Badejo | Covenant University | 1 |
| Ayoade Felix Agbetuyi | Covenant University | 1 |
| Abdulkareem Ademola | Covenant University | 1 |
| Oladipupo Oluwafemi K. | Covenant University | 1 |
| Agbetuyi Oluranti A. | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Oluwaseun Ibrahim Adebisi | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Isaiah Adediji Adejumobi | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Azeez Aderibigbe Abdulsalam | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Olabode Babatunde Idowu-Bismark | Covenant University | 1 |
| F.E. Idachaba | Covenant University | 1 |
| Elizabeth Amuta | Covenant University | 1 |
| Abel Ehimen Airoboman | Nigerian Defence Academy | 1 |
| Joseph Anirejuoritse Mene | University of Delta Agbor | 1 |
| Gabriel Oluwatobi Sobola | Covenant University | 1 |
| Daniel Onyema | Covenant University | 1 |
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