Transport for London (TfL) and Virgin Media agreed to expand ultrafast WiFi connectivity to almost all London Underground (LU) stations.
The service, which can reach speeds of more than 100Mbps, has been installed and enabled at 100 more Tube stations, bringing the total to 250.
Virgin Media’s data shows 20TB of data is consumed on average each day on the LU WiFi network – a huge increase from 3TB-a-day within the last 12 months. An average user consumes around 40MB a day, equivalent to streaming 10 music tracks each, or five million tracks across the whole Tube WiFi network each day.
The service provides free travel information to anyone who connects, including live service updates and TfL’s Journey Planner. Customers of Virgin Media and several other major mobile phone providers can also access the wider internet with no extra charge. It works throughout stations – in ticket halls, passageways and on platforms. The WiFi service has also been extended to Victoria Coach Station for the first time.
Since its launch in 2012, WiFi has become an integral part of travel on the Tube, with around half a million phones, tablets and laptops connecting every day.
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