NTT Communications has launched prepaid SIM vending machines at AQUA CITY ODAIBA and New Kansai International Airport for tourists and business travelers in Japan.
Prepaid SIM for Japan is the world’s first SIM vending machines which enable the customers to start using the mobile services in two minutes.
The company is providing instructions in English, Chinese and Japanese.
According to the company, once the SIM has been purchased the user has to register their information such as name and birthday via a touch panel or a passport scanner to start using the mobile and internet services.
The customer need not to have the cash as the machine accepts credit cards for the payment.
The company said NTT Com’s Prepaid SIM cards are already available via retailers at airports, electronic stores and travel agencies but expecting more tourists this year NTT has planned to expand the retail outlets for its Prepaid SIM.
Customers can have the no-charge Japan connected free Wi-Fi service provided by NTT Broadband Platform at nearly 95,000 locations which includes airports, train stations, commercial facilities, convenience store and many more.
Last year in March, NTT Communications launched its Enterprise Mail cloud service in Taiwan.
NTT Communications, last year, launched Data Federation for sharing, managing and updating office contact data and incorporated Data Federation infrastructure in multiple communication services offered via NTT Com’s Enterprise cloud.
Earlier this month, a report in Research and Markets said global installed base of connected vending machines has grown by 18.4 percent to 1.16 million units in 2014.
According to the report, the number of connected vending machines worldwide will grow at a CAGR of 18.5 percent to reach 2.7 million units by 2019.
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