Anchorage, Alabama – May 8, 2023 – /PRNewswire/ – GCI is closing the digital divide across Alaska with new consumer plans that are often faster than those offered by Internet Service Providers in the Lower 48. From Alaska’s largest urban centers to remote rural…
July 13, 2021 – ANCHORAGE, Alaska— Today, GCI announced a trailblazing $150 million partnership with Intelsat, a global leader in satellite service. The partnership will dramatically expand GCI’s geosynchronous (GEO) satellite capacity to meet growing demand for communications services in…
Alaska-based regional operator GCI is initiating its annual refueling of 22 mountaintop towers in remote areas of Alaska. The initiative is necessary because the towers – which are part of the Terrestrial for Every Rural Region in Alaska (TERRA) network…
While 1 Gbps speeds has emerged as the standard for high-quality, high-speed broadband, GCI, Alaska’s largest telecommunications company, plans to bring 2 Gbps speeds to more than three-quarters (77%) of the state’s residents in 2022, with 10 Gbps speeds planned…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — It’s official: 5G has arrived in Alaska! In partnership with industry leader Ericsson, GCI turned up its first 5G cell sites in Anchorage on April 17, becoming the northernmost 5G wireless carrier in…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — GCI (NASDAQ: GLIBA, GLIBP), Alaska’s largest telecommunications company, announced today a partnership with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) to build the nation’s northernmost 5G network in Anchorage, the state’s largest city. Starting this summer, the partners will deploy Ericsson’s 3GPP standards-based 5G New…
SUNNYVALE, Calif., February 22, 2018 – Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), an industry leader in automated, scalable and secure networks, today announced that GCI, Alaska’s largest telecommunications company, has deployed Juniper’s Contrail SD-WAN to rapidly create innovative new service offerings and…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – GCI, Alaska’s largest technology company, has completed the heavy construction phase of its Terrestrial for Every Rural Region in Alaska network, a massive Alaska infrastructure project that, when complete, will connect 84 rural communities to modern technology…
Centennial, Colorado — June 20, 2017 — Evolution Digital today announces that it has reached an agreement with General Communication Inc. (GCI) to deploy its fully managed eVUE-TV® IPTV Solution to GCI customers in select service regions. GCI delivers residential…
Liberty Interactive will buy GCI of Alaska in a somewhat complex reorganization plan. GCI provides wireless and triple play services throughout the state of Alaska, with reach into the continental U.S. as well. Liberty Interactive is part of cable pioneer…
Centennial, Colorado — November 16, 2016 — Evolution Digital today announces it has reached agreement with General Communications Inc. (GCI) to deploy the revolutionary eBOX® IP Hybrid Set-Top Box, powered by TiVo®, to GCI customers in select service regions. GCI…