SYDNEY and LONDON, UK — Australia’s BAI Communications announced Tuesday it has been awarded a 20-year concession by Transport for London (TfL) to deliver 5G-ready high-speed mobile connectivity across the London Underground system.
“BAI’s partnership with TfL will establish a long-awaited backbone of connectivity with a city-wide integrated communications network delivering multi-carrier cellular, Wi-Fi, and fibre connectivity services. The 4G-enabled and 5G-ready communications network that BAI will build and operate as a neutral host for fixed and mobile operators will fast-track London’s evolution as a smart city. BAI will also help to create a safer, smarter London by building and operating critical communications infrastructure that will support police, fire, and ambulance services,” reads BAI’s press release.
Work on the project will begin immediately, with all London Underground stations and tunnels due to have mobile coverage in four years, says the release.
BAI is known in Canada for running the underground mobile communications network for the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) subway system. Freedom Mobile is the only carrier who uses BAI’s TTC network, as the other major carriers in Toronto have refused to sign deals with BAI.
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Pictured is Billy D’Arcy, CEO of BAI Communications UK, in the London Underground’s Westminster station. Photo supplied by BAI Communications.
