Alaska Communications
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The North Pole has now got fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) thanks to Alaska Communications, but not the North Pole that everyone understands by the term. -
Alaska Communications in collaboration with Oregon State University’s College of Engineering to transmit wave activity data from the ocean floor via its subsea fibre optic cable.
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Alaska Communications has announced it will be implementing cybersecurity services as part of its wider offering.
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Alaska Communications will provide home internet to educators, students and families in 10 villages in the Lower Yukon School District (LYSD) using hybrid satellite technology.
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OneWeb has appointed an Edinburgh-based company, Clarus Networks, as a distribution partner as it rolls out its low Earth orbit (LEO) services in the UK and northern Europe.
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BT and other wholesale partners of satellite company OneWeb will start testing services in January, Capacity understands, with commercial services likely to be on offer several months later.
Forthcoming events
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Alaska Communications has partnered the University of Michigan to develop earthquake monitoring solutions.
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ATN International, Inc. and its financial partner Freedom 3 Capital, LLC, have completed their acquisition of Alaska Communications Systems Group in an all-cash transaction valued at $343 million.
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Alaska Communications has started offering 1 gigabit download speeds and up to 100 Mbps upload speeds in select Anchorage neighbourhoods.
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Alaska Communications has entered into a distribution partner agreement with OneWeb to expand its connectivity solutions across Alaska.
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Alaska Communications has announced the launch of Xtreme Internet bringing its fastest ever broadband speeds to Alaskans.
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Quintillion and GCI extended their coastal network in Alaska to two small towns, while Alaska Communications has also extended services to 3,700 remote locations.
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Alaska Communications has expanded its broadband service to more than 3,700 locations in underserved areas of Alaska during 2020.
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US telecoms group ATN International has beat private equity investors to buy Alaska Communications.
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Macquarie Capital and GCM Grosvenor, have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Alaska Communications Systems Group, for approximately $300 million.
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Alaska Communications has expanded its network fibre footprint surpassing 150,000 total fibre miles.
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Bill Bishop has been named by Alaska Communications’ board of directors as president and chief executive officer.
