KT, Docomo launch automatic Wi-Fi roaming service

News Wireless Japan 4 OKT 2013
KT, Docomo launch automatic Wi-Fi roaming service
South Korean communications carrier KT and Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo have soft-launched automatic Wi-Fi roaming services. The service will enable KT and NTT Docomo customers to use the two operators' Wi-Fi networks in Korea and Japan without having to enter a user ID and password to log on to the roaming Wi-Fi network. The company is trialling the service until year-end with 4,000 customers and will commercially launch the service at the beginning of next year.

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Wireless

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NTT Docomo,  KT

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Wi-Fi, Launch, Internet Access, Consumer, Research

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