GCI Resumes AU-Aleutians Fiber Work in King Cove and Sand Point
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.
Tag: Broadband
Quintillion Acquired by Out-of-State Investment Firm
Anchorage-based fiber optic company Quintillion has been acquired by Washington, D.C.-based private investment firm Grain Management.
Cordova Telecom Chooses Subsea Cable Contractor
Cordova Telecom Cooperative has selected a New Jersey-based contractor, Pioneer Consulting, to oversee the engineering and design phase of FISH, a new submarine cable.
GCI Launches AU-Aleutians Fiber Service in Unalaska
GCI activated its AU-Aleutians fiber project on December 21, connecting its first residential customer in Unalaska to 2-gig internet.
$135.9M Broadband Funds for NANA, Tlingit &Haida, Metlakatla, and Kenaitze Indian Tribe
NANA Corporation, the Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, the Kenaitze Indian Tribe, and Metlakatla Power and Light are splitting $135.9 million from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
Trans-Arctic Cable Consortium to Connect Asia to Europe via Alaska
Far North Digital is forming the Far North Fiber consortium with international partners to build a trans-Arctic cable connecting Japan to Europe through the Bering Strait.
Federal Cash for Broadband Internet in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region
Bethel Native Corporation and GCI are using federal grants to create the Airraq Network via fiber optic cable up the Kuskokwim River.
Federal Cash Pays for North Slope, Kodiak Island Broadband Expansions
More than $60 million from two federal departments pays for extending high-speed internet from Kodiak Island to the Chukchi Sea.
More Federal Cash for Rural Broadband
Doyon and Ahtna split $51 million for the Alaska FiberOptic Project to connect five Yukon River villages to high-speed internet.
Cable Vessel Arrives for GCI’s AU-Aleutians Fiber Project
More than 800 miles of fiber optic cable arrived in Unalaska, ready to be laid on the seafloor to connect the Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula to the mainland broadband network.