Google提供星巴克免費上網

Google said it has been signed on to provide free high-speed wireless Internet service at all Starbucks cafes in the United States.

Google表示，已與星巴克簽訂協議，將在全美國的星巴克咖啡店提供免費的高速無線網路服務。

Google will roll out WiFi service to the coffee giant's 7,000 US cafes during the coming 18 months, replacing telecom titan AT&T as Internet provider.

Google在未來一年半內將取代AT&T電信公司，在美國星巴克7000家店推出WiFi服務。

"When your local Starbucks WiFi network goes Google, you'll be able to surf the web at speeds up to 10x faster than before," Google Access general manager Kevin Lo said in a blog post.

Google Access總經理凱文羅在部落格發文說：「你所在的星巴克WiFi網路轉到Google的時候，上網速度將比之前快10倍以上」。

"If you're in a Google Fibercity, we're hoping to get you a connection that's up to 100x faster."

「假如你是在Google光纖城市，我們希望網路速度快100倍以上」。

Google announced that the Utah city of Provo will be the third US city to get its experimental high-speed Fiber Internet service that promises to move data at a gigabyte-per-second.

Google宣布，將猶他州普若佛市納入光纖網路計畫，成為美國第三個高速網路試行城市，網路資料傳輸速度每秒1GB。

The Google Internet service is spreading to Austin, after a successful pilot program in Kansas City.(AFP)

在堪薩斯市的前導計畫成功後，Google的網路服務已經擴大到奧斯丁。（法新社）

詞解

1.fiber：纖維，光纖

2.experimental：實驗性的，試驗性的

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