Doyon, Limited Expands Leadership Role for Arctic IT Boss
Doyon, Limited is adding its Maryland subsidiary designDATA to the portfolio overseen by Arctic IT President and GM Tom Mercer.
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Quintillion’s Arctic Offshore Cable Nearly Repaired
Repair vessel IT Integrity is in position to fix Quintillion’s fiber optic cable at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean that was severed by sea ice in June.
Federal Financing Supports Broadband Expansions in Northwest Alaska by Fastwyre and Unicom
The US Department of Agriculture awarded two grants totaling $70 million to Fastwyre Broadband, formerly TelAlaska, while GCI subsidiary Unicom is working with $9 million secured under the New Markets Tax Credit.
Satellites to the Rescue After Arctic Fiber Break
Arctic villages scrambled for internet alternatives after a subsea fiber optic cable was cut. Luckily, a new satellite option became available just months ago.
ChatGPT and DALL-E vs. the Alaska Business Team
Alaska Business provided identical image and text prompts to a human team and AI content generators: you read the results and decide who or what did it better.
OneWeb Joins Connecting Alaska Consortium
OneWeb, the London-based company bringing broadband internet connectivity to rural Alaska using satellites in low-earth orbit, is joining the Connecting Alaska Consortium, a not-for-profit organization that shares its vision.