O2 has won a contract with Network Rail (these are the guys that own, and operate, the rail infrastructure in the UK) – the deal is to provide the corporate voice, data, and BlackBerry mobile email. This is apparently O2’s biggest corporate win, and to give you some idea of the scale of things, it will be over 23,000 accounts transferring over!
O2 will be working to develop mobile solution to assist NR with their management of the railways – as a regular commuter myself, I can tell you that Rail is one of the most challenging environments to provide consistent services for, due to the rapidly changing (and signal-defeating) conditions experienced – my Nokia registers “no coverage”, “no data”, GPRS, EDGE, 3G, and 3.5G during my trips – a good example of how the rail line cuts through mobile network cells.
I am going to say it again, but O2 knows how to do things in the UK – I’m a subscriber myself, and they consistently provide a better user experience, compared to any other network – just because I can, they get the Ben Rating (again) of:
5 stars! Well done O2! Again!
[Via: Mobile Marketing Magazine]