造福大众，印度免费向全国提供4G网络_时事

造福大众，印度免费向全国提供4G网络

Only one fifth of adults in India have access to the Internet. Few public Wi-Fi spots exist, and fast broadband connections require infrastructure that is rarely found in poorer urban areas, much less rural ones.

印度只有五分之一的成年人有网可用。几乎没有公共无线网络站点。城市较贫穷的地区很难找到接入高速宽带所需的基础设施，农村地区则更难。

But that is changing fast. If the Jio network succeeds, Ambani will be able to capitalize on a seismic shift that could see hundreds of millions of Indians come online in the coming years -- in most cases via a smartphone.

但这一情况将很快改变。如果Jio网络成功，安巴尼将在未来几年从这场使数亿印度人联上网的巨变中获益。大多数印度人都通过智能手机上网。

It's a market that tech industry giants desperately want to crack. Google has installed free Wi-Fi at train stations across India, and Facebook tried to offer a free version of its platform.

印度是科技巨头们极度垂涎的市场。谷歌已在印度各大火车站设置免费无线网络，脸书也试图向印度提供可登陆其平台的免费服务。

Ambani has invested billions constructing nearly 100,000 telecoms towers across India. He estimates that Jio already covers some 18,000 cities and 200,000 villages. By March 2017, his aim is to reach 90% of the population.