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Articles tagged with: London and Underground
London Transport Decides Against Mobile Phone Coverage on Underground Platforms
london's underground railway network has decided to delay long-planned implementations of mobile phone coverage on the network, citing a lack of "credible proposals" from suppliers. more
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London Underground Gets Emergency Radio Network
A TETRA based radio network is now working across the entire of london's underground railway network - it was announced today. The Airwave system - will be made available to the police initially, and later to other emergency services and was a key recommendation of the report following the terrorist attacks in london a couple of years ago. more
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NFC: Technically Viable, but is it Desirable?
Near Field Communication (NFC) has tremendous potential for contactless ticketing, payments and passive door entry. The key benefits for consumers are reported to be faster transactions, no more carrying loose change, even a wallet can be discarded and everything in the future can be performed on one's mobile phone. more
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Nokia Top Commercial Brand in the UK
A survey by the UK brand consultancy, 35 Communications has reported a 10-ten of UK brands, which put Nokia at position 2 - and the top commercial brand-name. Nearly one third of UK consumers distrust organisations. 35 asked them if they lost their wallet would 'brand X' return it. While 58% thought they would have it returned, 27% said 'no' based on their perceived lack of trust or confidence in the organisation. more
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Mobile phone trial on London Underground Railway
london Underground (LU) has announced that it is to undertake a six-month trial of mobile phone and new technology services on the Waterloo & City line which runs between two stations under the river Thames. The key aim of the trial is to conclude whether it is technically and commercially viable for coverage to be extended across the Tube network. The trial, which will start in April 2008 at the earliest, will make mobile phone coverage available on the Waterloo & City platforms at Bank and Waterloo stations. more
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Terrorist Attack Report Finds Telecom Services Need Improving
A report into last years terrorist bombing attacks in london has called for more robust telecoms networks which can more reliably survive the huge surge in use that a major incident such as that caused. The new report from the UK's Home Office found that when the bombs exploded in london last year, there were incredible acts of bravery by the emergency services, volunteers, and members of the public - but there are still lessons to be learned. more
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In-Building Revenues To Top $1.3bn by 2009 - report
The research firm, Visiongain has forecast that in-building wireless revenues can exceed US$1.3 billion by 2009 if mobile operators position themselves correctly in the market. The need for improved voice quality in homes, offices and other buildings, as well as increasing usage of mobile data networks indoors, are driving this growth of cellular and wireless in-building solutions. more
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London Underground Pushing Ahead with Phones on Trains Plan
The UK's subterranean railway network, london Underground says that it intended to push ahead with a feasibility study into plans to permit the use of mobile phones on the networks underground stations and possibly trains. A feasibility study, beginning this month, will look at setting up mobile phone transmitters at four central london Tube stations. more
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