Alaska Communications Systems Announces Expansion of Mobile Broadband Service Across the North Slope.ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska Communications Systems This article is about the current telecommunications company. For the historical "Alaska Communications System", see AT&T Alascom. Alaska Communications Systems, (or ACS) is a telecommunications corporation, headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. Group, Inc. ("ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. ") (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ALSK) today announced the expansion of its EV-DO (EVolution-Data Only) A 3G high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers worldwide that use the CDMA technology, including Verizon and Sprint in the U.S. EV-DO works on EV-DO cellphones as well as laptops and portable devices that have EV-DO modems. Mobile Broadband Description Mobile Broadband is a type of wireless internet access that differs from Wi-Fi. Mobile Broadband is the name used to describe the 3G services which are made possible by HSDPA and HSUPA, the latest technologies on the W-CDMA evolutionary path. service across the North Slope. "ACS has operated a mobile voice and mid-speed mobile data network since November 2005. Today's announcement addresses high-speed mobile services on the North Slope. ACS has added Mobile Broadband coverage starting with sites at Dead Horse and Kuparuk," said senior vice president of network and information technology, Anand Vadapalli. "ACS Mobile Broadband subscribers are able to experience high-speed connectivity to the Internet from their portable computers as well as their CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. EV-DO enabled Pocket PCs and handsets. We anticipate that several thousand workers will enjoy getting the same high-speed mobile Internet access while on the North Slope that they get elsewhere on the ACS network. ACS Mobile Broadband service reaches speeds of up to 2.4 Mbps. No other wireless network in Alaska delivers service at that speed." About EV-DO EV-DO is the high-speed mobile wireless broadband technology inherent to ACS' CDMA network. ACS was among the nation's leaders in deployment of this mobile broadband technology and remains the only statewide wireless company in Alaska with such capabilities. EV-DO has peak data rates at multiples of the next best mobile broadband solution, reaching 2.4 Mbps during downloads. About the North Slope The North Slope is the region of Alaska located on the northern slope of the Brooks Range along the coast of the Arctic Ocean. The region contains the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) covers 19,049,236 acres (79,318 km²) in northeastern Alaska, in the North Slope region. It was originally protected in 1960 by order of Fred A. Seaton, the Secretary of the Interior under U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. and the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The NPRA NPRA National Petrochemical and Refiners Association NPRA National Professional Rodeo Association NPRA National Petroleum Refiners Association NPRA National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska NPRA National Performance Results Act NPRA Nurse Practicing Act and Nursing Peer Review Act of 1999 contains the bulk of Alaska's known petroleum reserves and is the base of several oil companies employing thousand of workers. The petroleum extracted from the region is transferred south by means of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System to Valdez on the Pacific Ocean. About Alaska Communications Systems ACS is the leading integrated communications provider in Alaska, offering local telephone service, wireless, long distance, data, and Internet services to business and residential customers throughout Alaska. More information can be found on the company's website at www.acsalaska.com or at its investor site at www.alsk.com. Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this press release are based on current expectations and the current economic environment. The company cautions that these statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with ACS' business, please refer to the company's SEC filings, including, but not limited to, the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis Management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) A report from management to shareholders that accompanies the firm's financial statements in the annual report. It explains the period's financial results and enables management to discuss topics that may not be apparent in the financial of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the company's Forms 10-K and 10-Q. The company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. |
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