Alaska Communications Systems Best Wireless Network Performance on 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 reported results of a wireless drive test conducted on the North Slope of Alaska, confirming that ACS delivers the best in wireless network performance throughout the area. The drive test results demonstrate that ACS' advanced 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. mobile wireless network outperforms Cellular One (also resold by GCI GCI Ground Circuit Interrupter GCI Getty Conservation Institute GCI Global Commerce Initiative GCI Green Cross International (non-profit international environmental organization) GCI Growth Competitiveness Index GCI Great Cities Institute ). The two most significant performance metrics of customer experience were measured-dropped calls and blocked calls. Quantitative results reveal the ACS network experienced 1/4th the dropped calls of Cell One/GCI during the test. The Cell One/GCI network experienced a blocked call rate of 3 percent while the ACS network experienced no blocked calls. Testing was completed on the most traveled roads of the North Slope over a two-day period in May 2007. "The results of the drive test reaffirm that Alaskans can rely upon ACS for the highest quality wireless network in the state," said Anand Vadapalli, senior vice president of Network and IT. "Recent wireless network upgrades, including deployment of Mobile Broadband services, give ACS the most robust voice and data network across the North Slope." About the North Slope The North Slope is the region of Alaska located north 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 Mobile Broadband Mobile Broadband is high-speed mobile wireless 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. 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 the state. More information can be found on the company's website at www.acsalaska.com or at its investor site at www.alsk.com. |
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