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GCI Customers In Sitka, Alaska to Lose Service for Days Amid Fiber Maintenance

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2025 – Thousands of GCI customers in Sitka, Alaska, will lose most internet services starting Sunday because the company may need repair to its undersea fiber network, according to a statement on its website. Landline services will be available but delays in audio may be experienced,” the company said.

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One Touch Switch: An inflection point of opportunity

Total Telecom

Viewpoint Article by Jarlath Finnegan is Group CEO of AllPoints Fibre Networks (APFN) As the industry approached the launch of One Touch Switch (OTS) on 12 September, there was an increasing amount of commentary on its perceived faults and features. This is important for Openreach, as well as those that use their networks.

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Advantages of Two-Way Radios for Mining

Tridon

Without two-way radios, panic sets in as miners shout for help, their voices swallowed by the thick walls of rock. Without the advantages of two-way mine radio systems, managing a mining operation would be much more complex and dangerous. This is where two-way radios for mining come in. Workers are trapped inside.

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Vodafone's 5G+ Street Lights in Cologne, Germany

Telecoms Infrastructure Blog

The technology for the 5G network is housed in the lantern base (podium) of the nine meter high lanterns, the antennas are mounted six meters above the ground. The connection to the landline network is via fiber optic lines. GHz band of the 5G+ network. In principle, this model is open to all network operators.

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Canadian Big Telecom is Crushing Independent ISPs

Broadband Breakfast

Paul Andersen , head of the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC), told a regulatory hearing a year ago that independent operators have lost nearly 40 per cent of subscribers nationally—and almost half in Ontario and Quebec—since late 2020. CNOC itself is shrinking. That argument might make sense in a true free market.

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How Much Bandwidth Does My Business Really Need?

wiresurfer

Bandwidth measures the amount of data transmitted over a network in a given period, and it’s critical to ensure that your business has the resources it needs to function smoothly. It is necessary to remember that bandwidth is cut in half when more than one user tries to download or upload on the same network.

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Who Uses Satellite Phones?

Tridon

This makes them especially valuable in remote or disaster-stricken areas where conventional cellular networks may be nonexistent or inoperable. The process is slightly slower than with traditional mobile phones, but it ensures coverage in areas that are inaccessible to terrestrial networks.

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