谷歌擬建全球城市免費WiFi 紐約試點
No longer will we have to buy an overpriced coffee to get a rubbish wireless internet connection.
我們再也不用爲了獲得渣速的無線互聯網連接而花錢買難喝的咖啡了。
Google is rolling out free wifi in New York as part of a trial the company hopes will eventually span across the whole of the world.
目前，谷歌向紐約全市提供免費公共WiFi，而這只是試水，谷歌意圖將該計劃覆蓋全球。
The internet giant has even gone as far as to set up a company specifically dedicated to the task, called Sidewalk Labs.
這家互聯網巨頭爲了完成這一計劃甚至還成立了專門的公司，名字就叫人行道實驗室（Sidewalk Labs）。
How will they do this you ask – through turning 10,000 of the big apple’s old phone booths into ad-supported ‘Wi-Fi pylons’.
你或許會問，谷歌要如何完成這一計劃？他們的做法是把紐約市裏多達1萬個的老舊電話亭改裝成帶數字面板和大型廣告牌的“柱子”，這些“柱子”將爲附近一定範圍內的區域提供免費WiFi。
These converted booths are also intended to provide cell-phone charging, free domestic phone calls and a touch screen information hub about the city and transit directions.
這些改裝後的“柱子”，其功能還包括免費手機充電、撥打市內電話、上網，以及獲取本地服務和信息等。
According to Bloomberg News, these ‘pylons’ will be rolled out across New York this autumn.
根據彭博社新聞報道，這些“柱子”將於今秋入駐紐約全市。
