Alaska Communications Systems Leads Wireless Testing Results.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) is advertising specific results of wireless drive tests along Anchorage's most heavily traveled roadways. The quantitative results clearly show how and why ACS promises its customers the best wireless network performance in Alaska. The drive test results demonstrate 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 (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 ) and Alaska DigiTel. As illustrated in the numbers below, ACS users experience one-third fewer dropped calls and one-fourth fewer blocked calls than competitors' subscribers in Alaska. Tests are made for the two most significant performance metrics Performance metrics are measures of an organizations activities and performance. Performance metrics should support a range of stakeholder needs from customers, shareholders to employees [1]. of customer experience -- Dropped Calls and Blocked Calls: Company Dropped Call Rate Blocked Call Rate ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACS 1.24% 1.23% GCI/Cell One 3.49% 4.97% Alaska DigiTel 4.72% 4.51% ACS Senior Vice President of Network and IT Ken Sprain sprain, stretching or wrenching of the ligaments and tendons of a joint, often with rupture of the tissues but without dislocation. Sprains occur most commonly at the ankle, knee, or wrist joints, causing pain, swelling, and difficulty in moving the involved joint. said, "We aim to provide the premier service in the state and so we test not only our network, but our competitors' networks as well." The industry-standard drive tests in the Municipality of Anchorage follow a route that includes all intersections averaging more than 5,000 vehicle crossings daily (based upon statistics compiled by the Alaska Department of Transportation). About CDMA CDMA stands for Code Division Multiple Access. CDMA inherently provides the best voice quality, fastest wireless data speeds, greatest security through its coding, and GPS location capabilities. It is the most rapidly expanding wireless network technology in the world, with CDMA coverage throughout 70 countries, including on the continents of North America, South America, Europe and Asia. 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. |
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