UK train operator Virgin is working with Vodafone to improve cellphone signal continuity on 52 trains from their fleet, using retransmitters that boost both 2G and 3G in the carriages.  The project, set to be completed by November, has supposedly already seen an increase in the number of successfully completed, interruption-free calls; up 60-percent according to Virgin and Vodafone UK. 

However, the carrier is warning users to be more cautious about using their train journey as an extension of their office.  In recent research Vodafone carried out, more than 70-percent of the 2,000 travellers questioned said they discussed business matters while in public carriages; 20-percent of those confessed to talking about business-critical subjects, such as sales leads, and 15-percent said they had spoken about confidential new products or services.

More worrying is the fact that 26-percent of those questioned admitted to following up business leads overheard in other people’s conversations.