Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), the largest of Scotland's seven regional transport partnerships has announced plans to trial a 5G project to install 5G signalling within the Subway tunnels.
The trial is part of a collaborative agreement signed between SPT and key partners Cisco, the University of Strathclyde and the South Korean Transport Agency. The project is being part-funded by the UK Government Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and industry partners.
The pilot will test the viability and practical operation of 5G within a section of the Subway tunnel between Buchanan Street and St Enoch.
Glasgow Subway is the first Subway to test the viability and practical operation of 5G within a subterranean system. The trail is expected to last 18 months and results will be shared with other underground networks where appropriate.
Paul Kavanagh, Country Manager, Cisco Scotland
We’re delighted to be working with SPT and Glasgow Subway on this 5G project. We believe that it will help to provide a better understanding of its operational benefits in this type of environment, which we anticipate will be of great interest to other Subway and Underground systems across the world.