O2 has teamed up with transmission provider Arqiva and the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) to bring 2G and 3G voice and data service coverage to five of Glasgow’s busiest Subway stations - Buchanan Street, St Enoch, Kelvinbridge, Hillhead and Partick.

The installation will go 'live' in December 2008 and could potentially provide a benchmark for rollout in other underground stations such as London, in future:


It's unclear whether O2's 3G coverage in the subway will run at basic UTMS 384Kbps speeds or the faster and more modern HSPA method, which can deliver performance of up to 7.2Mbps with existing networks.