TOKYO, JAPAN - NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced today its plan to offer HOTSPOT™ wireless local area network (WLAN) service in N700 Series cars of the Tokaido Shinkansen (bullet train) between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka, as well as in waiting lounges of all 17 stations along the route, beginning in March 2009.

On-board service will be introduced progressively from the day in March when Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), which operates the Tokaido Shinkansen, revises its timetable. Services at individual stations will be launched at varying times within the month.

HOTSPOT subscribers will be able to log into the onboard WLAN using any IEEE802.11b/g-compatible notebook PC, smartphone or other mobile device, even when the train is traveling at a maximum speed of more than 270 kilometers per hour.

Access will simply require the usual username and password from any existing HOTSPOT, OPEN Plan, OPEN Plan Light or prepaid 1DAY PASSPORT account. No additional fee will be required.

JR Central has developed the onboard service in collaboration with NTT Broadband Platform, Inc. (NTTBP). The onboard WLAN will be connected to leaky coaxial (LCX) cable and then signals will be transmitted to devices installed along the tracks. Connection will be stable and the network will operate at a maximum speed of 2 Mbps.

For details about the service areas and specifications, please visit www.[ 提供終了 ] (Japanese) when the service is launched.

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NTT Com delivers high-quality voice, data and IP services to customers around the world. The company is renowned for its diverse information and communication services, expertise in managed networks, hosting and IP networking services, and industry leadership in IPv6 transit technology. The company’s extensive global infrastructure includes Arcstar™ private networks and a Tier 1 IP backbone (connected with major ISPs worldwide), both reaching more than 150 countries, as well as secure data centers in Asia, North America and Europe. NTT Com is the wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, one of the world’s largest telecoms with listings on the Tokyo, London and New York stock exchanges. Please visit www.ntt.com.