A battle for space internet in Alaska is brewing as companies jockey for the right to deliver satellite broadband, in part to bridge the digital divide between villages and cities.
Starlink, a... Read more
Forty miles from the City of Kodiak sits the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska, only one of four places to launch a rocket into orbit from the United States, and where, just a week ago on Dec. 15,... Read more
It was an on again-off again start to the year — but ultimately on — for a deal that promises to bring multiple layers of broadband coverage to Alaska.
Alaska telecommunications provider Microcom... Read more
Amazon.com Inc. is getting the Google treatment.
Google’s years of punishment for antitrust violations meant the online advertising giant started booking ” European Commission fine” as a recurring... Read more
The Department of Justice filed its highly-anticipated antitrust case against Google Oct. 20, focusing on payments Google makes to ensure its search engine is the default choice on millions of phones... Read more
A pair of Alaska telecoms are getting $46.5 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and pitching in some of their own to install new fiber optic broadband networks in parts of the state’s... Read more
It’s finally here. After an investigation that lasted more than a year, a U.S. House antitrust subcommittee has come up with a robust game plan to rein in the biggest tech giants. In a report issued... Read more
Google’s search engine, one of the most-profitable businesses in history, is about to face its biggest challenge as the U.S. government readies an antitrust lawsuit accusing the company of crushing... Read more
A partnership to bring multiple layers of broadband coverage to Alaska next year is back on following the reemergence of a London-based telecom.
Representatives for OneWeb and Anchorage-based... Read more
The metal detectors every sports fan has become accustomed to at the gate might soon be accompanied by thermal body scanners as part of the gargantuan task of preventing the spread of the new... Read more
An international partnership aiming to boost Alaska’s broadband connectivity is over as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
London-based OneWeb, an emerging global satellite broadband company, filed... Read more
Nearly a year after the federal government labeled Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE as potential national security threats, the Federal Communications Commission is looking for... Read more
Alaska telecommunications provider Microcom has teamed up with a global counterpart to bring high-speed internet capabilities to every inch of the state by the end of the year.
Microcom and London-... Read more
The sun is about to take its annual vacation from much of Alaska but Jenn Miller’s team will be ready for its return.
Miller is the CEO of Renewable IPP, which officially opened Alaska’s largest... Read more
Attention binge watchers: There’s life beyond Netflix, Hulu and Amazon.
Streaming choices are about to proliferate with the debut of Apple TV Plus on Friday and Disney Plus in two weeks. HBO Max and... Read more