With the eyes of the world on London this summer, Virgin Media's next generation WiFi service will be made available to all Tube passengers for free throughout the summer.
For Mr Fensom, neither BT nor Virgin offer "true next generation services" but he does hope that the Manchester example will offer proof to government that there are alternative ways of rolling out such networks.
Today's in-vehicle DVD players could evolve into headrest-mounted touch screens providing an entertainment experience like Virgin America's RED while accommodating a generation obsessed with sharing every soporific specific of their lives with the world.