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Tag: Broadband

Pacific Dataport Brings Satellite Internet to Nome

Pacific Dataport Brings Satellite Internet to Nome

by Christi Foist | May 22, 2025 | Featured, News, Telecom & Tech

Pacific Dataport calls the Nome Gateway built for its Aurora LEO internet service the largest-capacity commercial satellite service installed anywhere on Earth.

Alaska Works Partnership Expands Training with Lowe’s Foundation Grant

Alaska Works Partnership Expands Training with Lowe’s Foundation Grant

by Christi Foist | Mar 12, 2025 | Construction, Education, Featured, News, Nonprofits, Telecom & Tech

A $700,000 grant from the Lowe’s Foundation will help the Alaska Works Partnership provide free construction training to 500 more people over the next two years.

Alaska Power & Telephone Completes SEALink South Submarine Cable and Landing Sites

Alaska Power & Telephone Completes SEALink South Submarine Cable and Landing Sites

by alaskabusiness | Nov 21, 2024 | News, Telecom & Tech

Alaska Power & Telephone completes SEALink South fiber optic cable project, connecting Ketchikan with Prince of Wales Island.

Challenging Quintillion Cable Repair Complete

Challenging Quintillion Cable Repair Complete

by Dimitra Lavrakas | Oct 31, 2023 | Featured, News, Telecom & Tech

The crew sent to fix the Quintillion undersea cable encountered ice, difficult currents, and a food shortage in its effort to fix the link.

Tlingit & Haida’s Tribal Network Brings Broadband to Kake

Tlingit & Haida’s Tribal Network Brings Broadband to Kake

by alaskabusiness | Oct 11, 2023 | Alaska Native, News, Telecom & Tech

Tidal Network, the broadband enterprise of the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, signed an agreement to enhance internet service for Kwaan Wireless customers in Kake.

Quintillion’s Arctic Offshore Cable Nearly Repaired

Quintillion’s Arctic Offshore Cable Nearly Repaired

by Dimitra Lavrakas | Aug 30, 2023 | Featured, News, Telecom & Tech

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

Federal Financing Supports Broadband Expansions in Northwest Alaska by Fastwyre and Unicom

by alaskabusiness | Jul 19, 2023 | Government, News, Telecom & Tech

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

Satellites to the Rescue After Arctic Fiber Break

by Dimitra Lavrakas | Jul 5, 2023 | Arctic, Featured, News, Telecom & Tech

Arctic villages scrambled for internet alternatives after a subsea fiber optic cable was cut. Luckily, a new satellite option became available just months ago.

OneWeb Joins Connecting Alaska Consortium

OneWeb Joins Connecting Alaska Consortium

by alaskabusiness | Jun 13, 2023 | Alaska Native, News, Telecom & Tech

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.

GCI Resumes AU-Aleutians Fiber Work in King Cove and Sand Point

GCI Resumes AU-Aleutians Fiber Work in King Cove and Sand Point

by alaskabusiness | Apr 14, 2023 | News, Telecom & Tech

Construction season has arrived for the next links in the AU-Aleutians Fiber Project. GCI has crews working in King Cove, and more are scheduled to start later this month in Sand Point.

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