Digital Britain Report Seeks to Improve Internet Availability in the Tube
The Digital Britain report, which was unveiled recently, has suggested provision of mobile broadband for travellers in London Tubes to ensure that they can continue with their regular online work on their mobile devices.
Making the UK a big part of the global digital economy is one of the stated intentions of the Digital Britain report. To guarantee that Britain remains well connected throughout the 2012 Olympic Games, which are already being called the most digitalized Olympics ever, further stress has been put on the idea.
The current availability of the internet in Tubes in London is not good as it works only on the main lines and often gets disconnected and stops working. Improvement in network has been suggested many times prior to this but the government refused saying that the country does not have enough financial stability to make an investment. The last time this happened was in March 2009 when the government cited the economic downturn to postpone the project.
However, the Digital Britain report seems to have signalled a shift in the government’s stand. However, the government is still looking for help from the mobile broadband operators to make the project a reality. It will be interesting to see how the companies react to this suggestion. Not on mobile broadband yet, need to learn more?… click pay as you go internet for mobile broadband for a dedicated mobile broadband website.
