Expanding SoftBank Wi-Fi Spot to SA/PA
-By the autumn of 2012, we aim to expand to all SA/PA except unmanned areas-
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February 2, 2012
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) is a service area (SA) managed by NEXCO EAST collaboration with SoftBank Mobile Corp. (Minato-ku, Tokyo) in cooperation with SoftBank Telecom Corp. (Minato-ku, Tokyo). -In the facility of the parking area (PA), SoftBank Mobile Corp.'s public wireless LAN service "SoftBank Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi) Spot" is being rolled out sequentially, but this time between the above three companies, until around autumn 2012 Has agreed to develop "SoftBank Wi-Fi Spot" in all SAs and PAs except unmanned areas (SAs and PAs with toilet facilities only).
In SA/PA managed by NEXCO EAST, "SoftBank Wi-Fi Spot" is currently being developed in 61 SA/PA (Attachment [PDF: 43KB] By the end of March 2012, the target area was Large in approximately 120 SA/PAs centered on Tohoku Expressway in the Tokyo metropolitan area. We aim to expand to SA/PA.
NEXCO EAST, we will aim to improve the service by enhancing the convenience of customers visiting each SA/PA by developing "SoftBank Wi-Fi Spot".
[What is "SoftBank Wi-Fi Spot"]
This is a spot where SoftBank mobile phone customers, such as iPhones, iPads, and SoftBank Wi-Fi compatible mobile phones, can use the Wi-Fi (wireless LAN) service with no communication charges. Since you can communicate at a speed (54 Mbps) that is about 7.5 times the 3G communication speed (7.2 Mbps), you can watch videos without stress. SA/PA that can use "SoftBank Wi-Fi Spot" is marked by this sticker.
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