TOKYO-Broadband Mobile Communications (BMC), a Tokyo-based venture company, announced it will launch an experiment for mobile Internet Protocol (IP) telephony service with five convenience stores in December.
According to the firms, users of the service would be able to make calls from either cellular phone terminals or personal digital assistants (PDAs) via wireless local area network (WLAN) networks constructed at the convenience stores. BMC plans to launch the commercial service with a monthly fixed charge of 3,000 yen (US$24) in April 2003.
The five convenience stores to participate in the test are Family Mart, Circle K, Thanks and Associates, Three F and Ministop.
