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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Follow Reuters Plans for mobile signal on Tube by Olympics dashed Tweet Share this LONDON (Reuters) - Plans to introduce mobile phone coverage on the London Underground in time for the 2012 summer Olympics have broken down as the Tube's antiquated network of narrow tunnels proved too difficult to connect in time. Britain's four... Email Print Related News RPT-UPDATE 3-Deutsche Telekom retreats to Europe with U.S. sale Mon, Mar 21 2011 NY Times risks losing readers with new pay model Thu, Mar 17 2011 Special report: On borrowed time: budget delays start to hurt Wed, Mar 16 2011 Twitter's Stone: no IPO or funding talks Thu, Mar 3 2011 Analysis & Opinion UK budget deserves 6 out of 10 Japanâ€™s material adverse change: from financings to M&A Related Topics Technology » Travellers queue as the doors close on a packed rush hour tube train in central London, November 29, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Andrew Winning LONDON | Fri Apr 1, 2011 9:35am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - Plans to introduce mobile phone coverage on the London Underground in time for the 2012 summer Olympics have broken down as the Tube's antiquated network of narrow tunnels proved too difficult to connect in time. Britain's four operators had been working with the Chinese telecoms provider Huawei and others to extend coverage on to the underground trains and stations in time for the Games which begin in July 2012. However, the narrow, low and often hot nature of the tunnels combined with a lack of space at stations meant the area was hard to adapt. A source familiar with the project said as a rough rule it was 10 times more expensive to put an antenna on the tube than it was to put one in a building. "We are grateful to the companies who explored the possibility of getting full mobile coverage on the Tube, although disappointed the genuine problems encountered could not be overcome on this occasion," a statement from the Mayor of London said. The operators and Huawei had agreed to examine the idea even though there was no public money for the project. The mobile operators were willing to pay for the networks to be installed while Huawei had offered to donate part of the equipment. The operators -- Vodafone, Telefonica's O2, Everything Everywhere and Three UK -- have already spent several millions of pounds on the project. "As a group, we will continue to positively explore all other avenues available to us in order to provide a service at a later date," they said in a joint statement. A spokeswoman for the Chinese group said it was always open to any potential underground mobile network project in the future. Plans for a major expansion of wi-fi coverage in Tube stations in time for the Olympics will not be affected. (Reporting by Kate Holton and Georgina Prodhan; Editing by Mike Nesbit) Technology Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. Social Stream (What's this?) © Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters Editorial Editions: Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom United States Reuters Contact Us Advertise With Us Help Journalism Handbook Archive Site Index Video Index Reader Feedback Mobile Newsletters RSS Podcasts Widgets Your View Analyst Research Thomson Reuters Copyright Disclaimer Privacy Professional Products Professional Products Support Financial Products About Thomson Reuters Careers Online Products Acquisitions Monthly Buyouts Venture Capital Journal International Financing Review Project Finance International PEhub.com PE Week FindLaw Reuters on Facebook Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.

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