Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Wednesday, 5 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 November 2025. It was answered by Keir Mather (Labour) on Friday, 14 November 2025 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Railways: Mobile Broadband
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 79742 on Railways: Mobile Broadband, by what date mainline trains will be fitted with Low Earth Orbit satellite technology.
- Answer
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Funding for LEO satellite technology becomes available in the new financial year 2026, at which point my officials will begin the implementation of this on trains.
The objective will be to complete all installations within 5 years from 2026/2027, and this is based on our experience of fitting all GB trains with on-train wifi between 2016 and 2020.
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- 88463
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- 2024-26
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- Railways Satellites Mobile broadband
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