Tube swipe card on mobiles plan

Phone network O2 and Transport for London are announcing a "groundbreaking" mobile phone project.

The two firms are reportedly trialling a new system for using mobile handsets as Oyster-style Tube swipe cards.

Officials from O2 and TFL will be joined by their project partners from Nokia, other mobile phone companies and financial firms for the London launch.

They remained tight-lipped about the event, which the invitation describes as: "... the launch of a groundbreaking new trial which is going to change the way people use their mobile phones and interact with day-to-day services".

The trial project will reportedly allow people to pay for train journeys using their mobile phones.

It will involve using a mobile phone handset with a built-in Oyster card, according to The Guardian.

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