Telecoms Stitching Fiber Across Alaska
While Alaska Communications activates a 2.5 gigabit fiber-optic network in cities, GCI awaits delivery of its AU-Aleutians cable.
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Mountain View Food Truck Incubates Small Business
The Anchorage Community Land Trust is purchasing a food truck where entrepreneurs can learn the ins and outs of cooking on a line in a timely manner.
Nome & Kotzebue Data Usage Increases More Than 560% with GCI’s 2 Gigabyte Service
After GCI and Quintillion brought fiber-based high-speed internet service to Northwest Alaska, usage increased 560 percent in January.
GCI Brings LTE Wireless to Two More Bristol Bay Communities
The Bristol Bay villages of Manokotak and Clark’s Point now have access to LTE, or fourth generation wireless service, as part of GCI’s goal to expand coverage in Southwest Alaska.
GCI Donates Mountain View Building to Shiloh Community Housing
The donation of a disused storage facility lets Shiloh Community Housing develop a one-stop shop for resources to disrupt the cycle of homelessness.
Preserving Artifacts Along GCI’s Aleutian Fiber Route
As GCI crews dig trenches to house conduit and fiber optic cable in Unalaska in preparation for the landing of subsea fiber by late 2022, they are also careful of treading on past relics.
Communications Pipeline to Alternative Energy
Beyond 5G wireless in Prudhoe Bay, GCI envisions a telecommunications backbone to new renewable energy industries in Alaska.
5G Wireless Coming to Prudhoe Bay
GCI’s next 5G wireless network will be for the state’s richest industrial zone. Prudhoe Bay is scheduled to get 5G service in 2022.
Local Providers Answer Demand for Newer, Better, Faster Tech in Education
In the past year, schools at all levels partnered with telecommunication companies to implement technology on an unprecedented scale.
GCI Donates $10,000 to Unalaska Women’s Shelter and Food Bank
The facility serves as a safe space for women and children impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes.