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Mobile comms - London Tube style!

by Guy J Kewney | posted on 08 April 2008

On July 7th 2005 when the Underground was bombed and 52 people died the police had to resort to a system that predates the Victorians and goes back to the ancient Greeks: they sent runners down the tunnels.

That's a quote from someone who has obviously been studying the London Tube and its communications. And the question is: when will the transport authorities set up a proper wireless system in London's underground railway?

Apparently, the answer is: way back in 1995, when London Underground announced the Connect Project. And ten years later, the police had to rely on runners.

The quote comes from "The Cat" - apparently a consultant in the UK mobile business, now running an insider blog.

Read "Time Tunnel" and weep...