TOKYO-Japan Telecom and East Japan Railway are going to launch a demonstration experiment for high-speed wireless local area network (WLAN) service via mobile phones in mid-May, the firms jointly announced. Participants of the experiment can get access to the Internet once they are given a one-day identification and password via their mobile handsets from J-Phone.
To access the Internet, users need to bring their PCs to the wireless service areas. Japan Telecom has been providing WLAN services at 12 Japan Railway stations in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Under the current system, users of the service need to pre-register with the company. Starting in mid-May, J-Phone users can use the WLAN service at these stations through their mobile handsets.
