Tube to provide free WiFi for Olympics Passengers on the London Underground will get free WiFi services during the Olympic Games, allowing them to access the internet and emails on most of the city's subterranean stations for the first time. Transport for London has awarded a contract to Virgin Media that will see the telecoms group provide a free service for the duration of the games at 80 of the capital's 270 stations. IN London 2012 Olympics The city's transport planners believe the move will help keep the capital moving when it hosts the world's biggest sporting event this summer allowing passengers to access real-time travel information and react better to any disruption. The service will only be available on station platforms with trains remaining mobile-free zones. Virgin media will roll out wifi to 120 stations by the end of the year, but passengers are expected to have to pay for the service once the Paralympic Games finish in early September. The reliability of London's public transport system is seen as one of the biggest risks to the success of the London Olympics and some £6.5bn has been spent on improving the ageing infrastructure over the past decade. One of the country's leading transport bosses and former head of the Olympic Delivery Authority has issued a stark warning about expected transport failures during the Olympic Games. Sir David Higgins, one of the country's leading transport bosses and former head of the Olympic Delivery Authority, warned last month that the Games would be hit by transport failures.