NTT DoCoMo, KDDI, SoftBank and eMobile establish base stations in the tunnel of Kyushu Shinkansen

Although it is the Kyushu Shinkansen which opens between Shin Osaka and Kagoshima Chuo on March 12 this year, what is worrisome is "Can I use a mobile phone while driving?That place.

Unfortunately Internet service in the Shinkansen train is provided only between Shin Osaka and Tokyo, so it seems to be very important whether or not you can communicate on a business trip etc, but NTT DoCoMo, KDDI, Softbank Mobile , And e-Mobile announced that they established a base station in the tunnel of Kyushu Shinkansen.

Details are as below.
About the service area of ​​mobile phone in tunnel of Kyushu Shinkansen | 2011 | KDDI Corporation

According to a press release jointly announced by NTT Docomo and KDDI, SoftBank Mobile, e-Mobile, mobile phone calls and data communications are used in the tunnel of the Kyushu Shinkansen on March 12, 2011 It is said that the area was prepared and ready for it to be able to be prepared.

The target area is all tunnels between Hakata station and Shin-Tosu station, subject to the following three including "Chikushi tunnel" with the longest length of 12 km.

Kajihara Tunnel (360 m), Nakagawa Tunnel (1060 m), Chikushi Tunnel (12,15 m)

Furthermore, NTT DoCoMo's 2nd generation mobile phone "mova" terminal can not be used, and KDDI's au terminal can not be used with some models which do not fall under the following list.

Service area expansion / quality improvement Region-compatible models | Service area | au by KDDI