今年年底北京九成公交車將全面覆蓋免費WiFi

An estimated 90% of buses in Beijing offer free Wi-Fi by the end of 2016, according to the Beijing News.

據《新京報》報道，北京約90%的公交車預計在2016年年底之前覆蓋免費WiFi。

Free Wi-Fi is also offered on 12,000 buses within the 5th Ring Road that encircles urban Beijing.

截至目前，北京市五環路內1.2萬輛公交車也已正式開通免費WiFi。

"Beijing has become the top provider of free Wi-Fi on buses in China," said Qiu Zhaomin, representative of the Wi-Fi supplier.

公交WiFi供應商負責人邱朝敏表示：“北京將會成爲中國公交車免費WiFi覆蓋最廣的城市。”

"95% of the buses within the 5th Ring Road offer free Wi-Fi, and the remaining 5% will be discarded," said Qiu.

邱朝敏還提到：“五環內的公交車輛的WiFi覆蓋率已經達到了95%，沒有安裝的那5%也基本是即將報廢的車輛。”

Qiu said the Wi-Fi on buses in suburban areas is now being tested, and will be implemented by the end of this year.

邱朝敏表示，京郊地區的設備安裝工作將在年底進行，目前正處於測試階段。

To use free Wi-Fi service, passengers will need to simply download the application called "16WiFi" and register with real names.

爲了享受免費WiFi服務，乘客需要下載名爲“16WiFi”的手機客戶端，並用真實姓名註冊認證。

Apart from offering internet connectivity, the application also provides real-time information of the buses including how many passengers are commuting.

除提供網絡連接服務之外，該應用還會提供公交車相關的實時信息，如每天有多少乘客乘公交車等等。

In 2013, a Wi-Fi service was first attempted on Beijing's buses, but the service failed due to technology limits.

事實上早在2013年，公交WiFi服務就曾在北京公交上試行部署，但最終因技術不夠成熟等問題不了了之。

This time, the service is reported to provide daily for 500,000 people. "We use a 4G network, and the speed guarantee for 50 people in a bus to watch videos at the same time," said Qiu.

此次公交WiFi服務重新上線之後，每日的用戶近五十萬人次。邱朝敏表示：“現在我們使用的是4G網絡，其網絡速度可以保證公交上五十位乘客同時在線看視頻。”