London Underground is close to securing a deal to put a mobile network on the tube before the 2012 Olympics.
Huawei, the Chinese manufacturer, is likely to provide the telecoms equipment for the service, which will be installed and maintained by Thales, in partnership with the UK’s mobile operators.
Boris Johnson, mayor of London, has been pushing for greater mobile and wireless internet connectivity across the capital ahead of next year’s Olympics. BT is already running a trial of WiFi on the tube platform at Charing Cross station.
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