REMOTE ALASKAN TOWN PLUGGED INTO INTERNET WITH "SKYFRAMES".SkyFrames, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SKYU), Costa Mesa Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. , Calif., a provider of low-cost, highly secure satellite broadband Internet services, has completed the infrastructure installation of its integrated satellite wireless Internet solution in the rural community of Coffman Cove, Alaska Coffman Cove is a city in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska, in the United States. It is located on Prince of Wales Island. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 199. . Coffman Cove is a community of 200 residents located 250 miles south of Juneau on Prince of Wales Island Prince of Wales Island, Canada Prince of Wales Island, c.12,800 sq mi (33,150 sq km), Nunavut Territory, Canada, between Victoria and Somerset islands. . Deployment of the SkyFrames' Satellite system infrastructure from inception to "plug in" was completed in 7 days. SkyFrames' solution now provides the citizens, businesses and city government entities; including the public library, administration building, and business training center, with a broadband pipe to the worldwide web. Prior to the installation of SkyFrames' Wireless Satellite System, citizens of Coffman Cove wanting access to the Internet had to call long distance via a slow dial-up connection. Under this scenario, a single email could take up to 10 minutes to download. This method was very costly, frustrating and limited. In April 2003, citizens of Coffman Cove voted overwhelmingly to utilize municipal funds to create their own Municipal ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. . As a result of the installation, Coffman Cove now has access to T1 equivalent broadcast speeds across the SkyFrames' Satellite System," stated Ed Bukstel, vice president, Marketing of SkyFrames. "In the near future, they will also have VoIP telephone and web conferencing features added. Aside from the technology component, the logistical and human effort was phenomenal. The installation team arrived in Coffman Cove via jet, barge, ferry, and seaplane seaplane, airplane designed to take off from and alight on water. The two most common types are the floatplane, whose fuselage is supported by struts attached to two or more pontoon floats, and the flying boat, whose boat-hull fuselage is constructed with the from Philadelphia, Iowa, Wisconsin, and California. When the nearest hardware store is 130 miles away, you have to prepare for anything," Bukstel further stated. "We are very pleased to bring the beautiful remote community of Coffman Cove into the broadband arena," stated Jim France, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of SkyFrames. "At a time when communities around the country are developing new product and service offerings via the Internet, broadband service is an important economic and educational enabling factor. SkyFrames believes the residents of Coffman Cove will now be bringing their contribution to the digital marketplace through the SkyFrames System," France further stated. "We are very pleased with the installation of SkyFrames' wireless network in Coffman Cove," stated Elaine Price, City Administrator. "There were many people that said it couldn't be done, but SkyFrames did it." The SkyFrames Satellite Broadband Service is a combination of wireless connectivity solutions that includes 802.11 and omni-directional radio frequency antennas. In the Coffman Cove ISP, each subscriber will receive their own IP address and will be responsible for paying monthly broadband charges. Additional network subscribers have already expressed interest and will be signing up during the next few weeks. Other potential subscribers include ferryboats and fishing vessels Customary International Law provides that coastal fishing boats and small boats engaged in trade, as distinguished from seagoing fishing boats and large traders, are immune from attack and seizure during war. This Immunity is lost if fishing vessels take part in the hostilities. that pass Coffman Cove. The wireless broadband signal is projected from Prince of Wales Island into a popular commercial waterway. Americans living in rural areas are lagging behind the national average in computer and Broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a , regardless of income level. As a result, the Federal Government is taking a substantial step to help rural communities receive broadband access. A government delegation composed of Senator Ted Stevens, Governor Frank Murkowski, and Representative Don Young recently visited the Coffman Cove. This Community has taken a proactive approach to bringing broadband to its citizens, the fishery, the public library and the city's Postal Service. The Federal Government, under the United States Department of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), n.pr established in 1862, USDA is responsible for the safety of meat, poultry, and egg products. It conducts ongoing research in areas from human nutrition to new crop technologies and also helps ensure open , recently launched the Rural Broadband Loan and Loan Guarantee Program. The Federal Government has made available $1.4 billion in loans and loan guarantees to provide broadband services in rural communities. Alaska is made up of approximately 300 rural communities such as Coffman Cove. With Coffman Cove on-line, other rural Alaskan communities now have access to Federal resources, as well as a working model to create their own ISP utilizing SkyFrames' Satellite Broadband Services. About SkyFrames, Inc. SkyFrames, Inc. is a broadband service provider An ISP, telephone company, cable company or other carrier that offers high-speed communications to homes and businesses, typically for Internet access. Cable modems, DSL and T1 lines are the common technologies. See broadband, cable modem, DSL and T1. for businesses, educational and government institutions via satellite. The company offers two satellite solutions: a low cost proprietary VSAT (Very Small Aperture satellite Terminal) A small earth station for satellite transmission that handles up to 56 Kbits/sec of digital transmission. VSATs that handle the T1 data rate (up to 1.544 Mbits/sec) are called "TSATs. system that delivers Internet broadband at extremely low prices; and the proprietary VOS An operating system used in Stratus computers. FTX is Stratus' Unix operating system. system that transmits broadband in a highly secure, self-healing and survivable sur·viv·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of surviving: survivable organisms in a hostile environment. 2. That can be survived: a survivable, but very serious, illness. manner. Secure VOS applications include data transport and Voice over IP (VoIP) for first responders and government agencies. For more information, visit http://www.skyframes.com or call 714/957-1000. |
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