If you’re headed to London, this is going to come in handy.
Transport for London (TfL) has announced that the capital’s Oxford Circus, Tottenham Court Road and Bank stations would be among the first fully connected stations by the end of the year, followed by Tottenham Court Road, Euston, and Camden Town by the end of 2022.
Mobile reception was introduced on the eastern half of the Jubilee line in March 2020. TfL has stated that the additional infrastructure will support both 4G and 5G, but that it will be the responsibility of mobile operators to offer support for the fastest network speeds.
The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, who was re-elected last month, said in a statement:
“I promised Londoners that if they re-elected me for a second term as mayor I would deliver 4G throughout the tube network. It’s already up and running on the eastern half of the Jubilee line and I’m delighted to announce today that I am fulfilling that commitment and full internet access will be available across the tube, with key central London stations such as Oxford Circus and Euston set to benefit before the end of next year.”
TfL has partnered with BAI Communications to plug so-called coverage of “not-sports” on the underground network. More than 1,242 miles of fibre cabling installed in London Underground tunnels will also benefit above-ground coverage for buildings and other infrastructure by allowing more mobile transmitters to be installed.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via MacRumors and tfl.gov.uk