In June 2021, Transport for London (TfL) awarded the mobile infrastructure firm with a 20-year concession deal to build the network itself and then make it available via wholesale for mobile network operators (MNO) to harness.
The deal followed a successful trial on the Jubilee Line (eastern half of the line), which saw TfL install a neutral host distributed antenna system (DAS) that was supported by hundreds of kilometres of fibre-optic cable laid in tunnels for data capacity.
All four MNOs (Vodafone, Three, EE and O2) took part in the trial, but so far only EE and Three UK have agreed to harness the final network.
Billy D’Arcy, CEO of BAI Communications UK, said the delivery “will provide a massive boost to the passenger experience and marks an important next step on the project’s journey as we accelerate towards a hyper-connected London”.
The first section to benefit from the coverage were stops between Westminster and Canning Town, which were part...