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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Neil Lancefield

New deal will end many mobile blackspots for rail passengers, Government claims

Mobile signal blackspots will be eliminated on many of Britain’s major train routes, the Department for Transport (DfT) said (Alamy/PA) -

Mobile signal blackspots will be eliminated on many of Britain’s major train routes, the Department for Transport (DfT) has said.

It made the claim after an agreement was signed between Government-owned Network Rail and telecoms companies Neos Networks and Freshwave.

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