One of the UK's biggest mobile networks, Three, has announced connectivity improvements on one of the UK's major transportation networks. It hopes that this will help turn London into a smart city.
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Vodafone and O2 are the last carriers that are joining BAI to deploy high-speed mobile and internet connectivity across the London Underground stations and tunnel starting December 2022.
Three and EE have partnered with BAI Communications to partake in a 4G and 5G-ready network that will serve the London Underground. Passengers will have connectivity across the network by 2025.
EE has announced the availability of 4G connectivity on the eastern part of the Jubilee Line between the Westminster and Canning Town stations. Service will be expanded in the coming months.
O2 has announced that it will be bringing 4G connectivity to a portion of the Jubilee Line on the London Underground. It's just part of a wider effort by TfL to bring connectivity to the underground.
Samsung Pay has finally launched in the UK, with support for cards issued by VISA and MasterCard. Samsung has also partnered with Transport for London, making Samsung devices work like an Oyster card.
TfL says it's "worked closely with Twitter" on a new pilot scheme to deliver urgent updates - informing passengers about disruptions that may affect their journeys around London - via direct messages.
Folks in London will have an easier time paying for their travel around town starting today thanks to Barclaycard's bPay wrist band, which brings contactless payments to your wrist.
Microsoft, Telent and CGI are modernizing the infrastructure that helps keep the Tube moving, with a real-time monitoring system built on Azure that can detect faulty equipment and maintenance issues.
Transport for London has teamed up with ESPNFC to bring World Cup news, results and score updates to train departure and information boards across the Underground network, beginning this Thursday.
Plans to install a mobile phone network on the London Underground have been delayed indefinitely, according to a statement from Boris Johnson. The Conservative mayor of London, in a statement to The Guardian, said that...
In a generous move, Huawei today announced intentions to bring mobile phone coverage to London's sprawling underground system. Expected to be worth $80 million, The Sunday Times is reporting that the move would be a...
The London Underground has plans underway to test out Wi-Fi access on some stations beneath London. BT will run the testing on their BT Openworld Wi-Fi service that caters for many customers across the United...