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VMO2 plugs in 4G and 5G to bits of the London Underground

UK telco group VMO2 joins the party of operators piping in 4G and 5G connectivity to the London Underground Network.

• 17 Mar 2023

EE hooks up London Underground stations to 5G network

UK operator EE is now piping in 5G to Archway and Tufnell Park on the Northern line, and Notting Hill Gate on the Central line.

• 01 Feb 2023

EE plugs in 4G to more of the London Underground

UK operator EE will pipe in 4G to new London Underground stations on the Central and Northern lines.

• 21 Dec 2022

Vodafone and VMO2 will deploy 4G and 5G on London Underground

A new deal with Infrastructure firm BAI Communications, who handles the network in the Underground, will mean Vodafone and VMO2 customers will be able to make calls on the tube.

• 08 Jul 2022

BT datacentres to power London Underground’s new mobile connectivity

Telecoms group BT has signed a multi-million pound contract to deliver data centre facilities to infrastructure firm BAI Communications, which is masterminding the plan to get 4G on the underground. 

• 27 Jan 2022

Three and EE throw weight behind London Underground 4G project

UK Operators Three and EE have teamed up with infrastructure firm BAI Communications to pipe in 4G and later 5G to commuters on the tube.

• 21 Dec 2021

4G goes live on the London Underground

The first trials to bring 4G to the London Underground transport system are now live, offering connectivity to commuters travelling between Westminster and Canning Town stations.

• 17 Mar 2020

O2 signs on for 4G trials on London Underground

It seems like we have been promised the internet on the London Underground for years, and it might well become a reality in the next couple of months.

• 19 Dec 2019

Moisture, dust and rats – the problems connecting London’s Tubes

We’ve joked before about how desperate Londoners are to avoid conversation, but now there is political clout behind the drive for connecting the London Underground. And it’s more complicated than you would think.

• 09 Jan 2018

TfL hopes to remove conversation from London Underground

Without the distraction of smartphones Londoners can get dangerously close to talking to each other on the tube, but social interaction shouldn’t be an issue if TfL has anything to do with it.

• 27 Nov 2017

London Underground to implement wifi for Olympics

London’s underground users will gain broadband access for the duration of summer 2012 after a contract was awarded to Virgin Media to provide public access wifi at up to 120 tube station platforms. The firm said that the implementation will come at no cost to the fare or taxpayer.

• 15 Mar 2012