Arcep says GSM coverage maps consistent & 96.5% accurate (France)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Arcep, the French telecoms watchdog publishes the results of the 2008 survey it conducted on the reliability of GSM coverage maps provided by the mobile operators Orange France, SFR and Bouygues Telecom. The regulator’s audit has reported that the maps are accurate and consistent with more than 96.5% of measurements made in the field. The reliability is considered to be good at national level, but needs to be improved in certain areas. In regards to these areas, Arcep requests operators to revise the maps for 2009. The watchdog has also set out in its decision No 2009-0200 (dated 10 March 2009), a new list of 251 townships to be audited by operators in the 2009. The investigation should be completed by late October 2009, with results made available in early 2010.