O2 to offer mobile coverage on Glasgow subway

O2 customers will be able to make and receive calls on Glasgow's underground railway system later this year. Coverage will be available in five Glasgow Subway stations - Buchanan Street, St Enoch, Kelvinbridge, Hillhead and Partick - from December. Customers will also have access to other mobile services, including text messages, 3G video calls and internet access. In addition, WiFi coverage could be offered in the future. It's a story we first mentioned earlier this year. [Press release]

Glasgow to get mobile phone and WiFi on its subway

The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport has announced plans to offer mobile phone and WiFi coverage on the Glasgow subway network. The service will be installed by UK company Arqiva and will cover all fifteen of the subway network's stations. Testing starts at Buchanan Street station later this month.