TOKYO (WiMAX Day). Japanese cable TV operator Fukui Cable has applied to the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication (MIC) for a special license to test WiMAX. The company intends to test WiMAX in Fukui city, in the Chubu region of Japan, not far from Kyoto.

According to a press release, Fukui Cable expects that the license will be granted soon and that testing of WiMAX will begin in June and last for thirty days. The company plans to install one base station, and connect one laptop PC, and an HD camera. Fukui Cable hopes to use WiMAX to transmit high-definition video images, and to support a disaster prevention monitoring system.