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Mobiles phones to work on Glasgow Subway
A deal announced today will enable travellers to make calls and send and receive text messages from the Subway platforms.
O2 and Arqiva persuaded the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) to allow them to provide a mobile phone signal to five of Glasgow's busiest Subway stations, namely Buchanan Street, St Enoch, Kelvinbridge, Hillhead and Partick.
The scheme is planned to be operational by the end of the year, with plans to extend the service to provide coverage around the rest of the SPT underground network.
O2's Glasgow service will use an antenna system provided by British broadcast and mobile technology group Arqiva. It will allow third-generation services such as video, Internet access and multi-media messaging as well as voice calls and texts.
O2 said this could provide a benchmark for the future roll-out in other underground cities such as London.
Local transport authority Strathclyde Partnership for Transport said the deal opened the door for wider WiFi coverage in the underground network in future.
