London Underground to get full 4G coverage by 2024

Uninterrupted mobile coverage has already been introduced on the eastern half of the Jubilee line and will be expanded in phases to ticket halls, platforms and tunnels on the Tube network over the next three years.

Customers will be able to check the latest travel information; keep on top of their emails and the latest news; catch up on social media; watch videos, and make calls throughout their journeys.

London’s Tube tunnels will also be used to provide full fibre connectivity across the city, which can then be connected to buildings and street furniture such as lighting and bus stops. This will help to further increase mobile coverage through small mobile transmitters, particularly 5G.

The contract was awarded to BAI Communications, who was awarded the concession after a tender process. The firm has already delivered communications networks in other high-density urban environments including New York, Toronto and Hong Kong.

Signal will be provided...