TOKYO—Sumisho Oil, in cooperation with @Venture, has launched Japan’s first wireless local area network (WLAN) service at gas stations.
Drivers can receive 8 Megabits per second (Mbps) wireless LAN service at Sumisho Oil’s gas stations free when they bring their PCs with WLAN cards. Sumisho is providing this service at two gas stations. It is planning to implement the service at all of its 300 gas stations.
Using the networks, Sumisho is also planning to launch a service to evaluate used cars. Used car information will be sent to the headquarters of Sumisho from 300 gas stations around the country through the WLAN networks, and potential sellers of used cars can receive market value information of used cars in a minute.
In Japan, commercial-based WLAN service using the 2.4 GHz band is offered at fast food restaurants, such as McDonald’s, Mos Burger and Mister Donut.
