Nunavik May See Improved Online Video Streaming in 2020 By Elaine Anselmi, Nunatsiaq News January 6, 2020 Nunavik residents could see improved internet access in 2020, as Tamaani Internet tries out new technology. Tamaani, a subsidiary of the Kativik Regional Government that provides internet services across Nunavik, is experimenting with caching devices to ease online [...]
Quintillion and ATLAS Space Operations Expand Strategic Data Infrastructure in the Arctic Quintillion Networks Press Release October 17, 2019 Partnership brings unprecedented availability, capacity, bandwidth and low latency to LEO satellites on multiple existing and planned fiber routes to major global internet exchanges ANCHORAGE, Ala.-- Quintillion Networks and ATLAS Space Operations today announced plans for [...]
Breaking the Ice Hector Hernandez By Hector Hernandez July 22, 2019 Introduction The first Submarine cable system installed in the Arctic region, near the Arctic Circle, was implemented in 2009. The first Submarine cable system installed in the Arctic Circle was Ready for Service (RFS) in 2017. At the time, building in the [...]
Arctic Telecom Cable Initiative Takes Major Step Forward Cinia Press Release June 6, 2019 Cinia, the leading partner of the Cinia alliance, and MegaFon have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up a joint venture to prepare the build of a submarine telecommunications cable across the Arctic Sea. The widely international project [...]
WFN Strategies to Exhibit and Talk Arctic Projects at PTC ‘19 WFN Strategies Press Release January 10, 2019 A Unique opportunity is coming to PTC 2019. In anticipation of the next stage of the groundbreaking Arctic projects WFN Strategies will be meeting and considering suppliers while exhibiting at the upcoming Pacific Telecommunications Council 2019 conference [...]
WFN Strategies to Support Landmark Arctic EAUFON Cable Route Survey for Kativik WFN Strategies Press Release July 26, 2018 Plans are underway for the first system to one of Canada’s most isolated regions. Sterling, Virginia – WFN Strategies has been awarded a contract by the Kativik Regional Government to provide cable route survey support for [...]
Cinia Says C-Fiber Hanko Pledges Investment In Arctic Connect Project By Telecompaper June 21, 2018 Finnish ICT company Cinia said that C-Fiber Hanko will invest in the Arctic Connect project, exploring the idea of building a digital bridge between Europe and Asia via the Northeast passage. The project is run by Cinia and commissioned by [...]
By Eva Eriksen, ScandAsia.com October 19, 2017 Finland and Russia are discussing the creation of a trans-Arctic fiber-optic data cable that would connect Finland, Norway and Russia with Japan and China, the Independent Barents Observer reported. Finland’s Minister of Transport and Communications, Anne Berner, reportedly brought up the possible Arctic data link in a Tuesday [...]