Coordinate Technologies, the leading provider of wireless data interconnectivity services for Carriers accessing the China market, announced today that it has finalized a bilateral roaming agreement with NTT Com. Connecting through the Coordinate interconnection platform, NTT Com roaming subscribers will now have trial access to over 900 WiFi hotspots managed by China Mobile in six Olympic cities, as the first phase of NTT Com’s roll out, and the coverage will grow to over 4000 hotspots by the end of 2008. Chinese subscribers will have roaming access to over 1300 NTT Com Hotspots throughout Japan.

China Mobile, the world’s largest operator with 400 million customers, is investing heavily in WLAN network deployment throughout China covering 43 airports and over 700 brand hotels. As an official partner of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the network will cover the Olympic venues, stadiums, athlete villages and surrounding areas in six Olympic cities.

International Carriers are hungry to access the China market, especially given the current lack of 3G data services and the heightened excitement leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Jason Liang, CEO of Coordinate Technologies, stated: "Japan is China’s largest import partner and is of the biggest sources of foreign visitors to China, we are very excited to initiate this opportunity with NTT Com.” Yuji Furusawa, Manager, WLAN Global Roaming Group, NTT Com, stated: "NTT Com continuously develops the WLAN global roaming footprints, and China is one of the most expected coverage. We’re very excited to serve our subscribers by extending our service through this strategic agreement.

Source:BUSINESS WIRE