  In late Q1/2023, DTAC and TRUE officially completed their merger.
Consequently, this study was initiated to ascertain whether their respective 5G
networks had been seamlessly integrated several months following the merger.
The investigation involved conducting drive tests along two predefined routes
within the urban areas of Bangkok, employing the G-NetTrack Pro tool for
testing and data collection. Additionally, stationary tests were conducted in
two crowded places using an application called Speedtest. Subsequently, an
array of Quality of Service (QoS) metrics, including Reference Signal Received
Power (RSRP), Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ), Signal to Noise Ratio
(SNR), Download (DL), Upload (UL) speeds, and latency, were meticulously
analyzed and presented. The findings of this study unveiled that, despite the
successful completion of the DTAC and TRUE merger from a business standpoint,
the technical integration of their respective 5G networks had not been
finalized, although there were no significant differences between DTAC and TRUE
for DL (p-value = 0.542) and UL (p-value = 0.090). Notably, significant
differences were found between DTAC and TRUE for four metrics, including RSRP,
RSRQ, SNR, and latency (p-values < 0.05). Remarkably, roaming functionalities
were still operational between the two networks.
