Test Tube: London Underground name free Wi-Fi Olympic tube stations - Metro.co.uk
Transport for London confirmed that Leicester Square, Liverpool Street, Oxford Circus, King's Cross, and Stratford would be amongst the first set of stations to receive internet access.
Virgin Media, who won the contract in March, are on track to deliver the service to 80 stations by the start of the Games following a successful trial.
Members of the public will soon be able to browse the web and check e-mails using their smartphones from station ticket offices, escalators and platforms.
The service will be free during the Olympics and then available to customers through a pay-as-you-go offering later in the year.
London Underground’s director Gareth Powell said: 'Our customers will soon be able to connect to the internet for live travel information while they are on the move through stations.
'Bringing a next generation wi-fi service to one of the world’s oldest underground transport networks is progressing as planned and the forthcoming service is testing well.
'The first stations include some of our busiest and most well-known destinations and we’re on-track for a successful launch this summer – all delivered at no additional cost to fare payers or taxpayers.'
BBC Technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones was given a sneak peak at one station in central London on Thursday, where the internet equipment is currently being tested.
He tweeted from an unnamed station platform: 'Historic first tweet from deep under London using @TFLofficial @virginmedia new tube wifi service - testing, testing.'
TfL hope it will help passengers keep up-to-date with all the latest travel information during the busy Olympic period.
Mayor Boris Johnson said earlier this year: 'Millions of passengers will now be able to connect to their work, friends or access the latest news and travel information while on the move.
'This is a fabulous new and free resource which will be in place from this summer when London is being showcased on a global stage and playing host to millions.'
An estimated 800,000 additional passengers are expected to use London's public transport during the Olympics at peak times, raising question marks over TfL's ability to cope with the extra burden.
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London's leading stock market rose slightly at the start of trading on Friday as investors awaited the publication of key US jobs data amid ongoing eurozone strains.
The benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed 0.21 percent to 5,331.87 points after minor losses Thursday.
Elsewhere in Europe, the CAC 40 in Paris gained 0.37 percent to 3,028.30 points while Frankfurt's DAX 30 dipped 0.07 percent to 6,259.76 points.
Investor sentiment had been undermined Thursday by poor US economic indicators and concern about the prospects for progress in the eurozone debt crisis.
GDP growth in the January-March period slowed to an annual rate of 1.9 percent from the 2011 fourth quarter's pace of 3.0 percent.
The US government will later report May jobs numbers in what could be a crucial test of the economy's momentum following a sluggish start to the year.
Analysts have forecast that the US economy added a net 150,000 jobs in May, better than April's meager 115,000 jobs but still just barely keeping up with population growth in the labor force.
tell London its 2012 someone,why are they only doing to platforms? Pop over to Hong Kong if you want to see how its done. You will fine a full GSM (GSM-900 and GSM-1800), CDMA and TDMA mobile phone network is in place throughout the MTR Tube system of stations and tunnels allowing passengers to stay connected underground.