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GCI Announces Trailblazing Satellite Deal to Expand Its Capacity in Alaska
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…
GCI to Bring 2 Gbps to Alaska in 2022 with 10 Gbps in Sight
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,…
GCI Cuts the Ribbon on Alaska’s First 5G Service
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…
GCI to Use Ericsson for Anchorage 5G Launch
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…
GCI Revamps Managed Services Delivery with Juniper Networks’ SD-WAN
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…
GCI Completes Construction of 3,300-mile Broadband Network in Rural Alaska
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…
Liberty Interactive Buys GCI of Alaska
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…
Evolution Digital Reaches Agreement with GCI and Expands Customer List for eBOX IP Hybrid
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…
GCI Broadband Wireless Brings Social Benefits to Remote Areas of Alaska
Residents have seen higher high school graduation rates and improved healthcare since GCI broadband wireless came to remote areas of western Alaska, said GCI Executive Vice President Greg Chapados yesterday. Chapados made his comments at…
NCTC/ AMC Agreement Reached, But Not All Small Cablecos Are On Board
Updated Jan 6 The National Cable Television Cooperative and AMC Networks said today that they have reached a new agreement that will put AMCN channels in at least some small video providers’ lineups. NCTC handles…
GCI Launches 1 GIG red Internet In Alaska
September 16, 2015 — Anchorage, Alaska – Today General Communication, Inc., Alaska’s fastest Internet provider, announced the launch of the state’s only 1-gigabit-per-second Internet service, called 1 GIG red. “Today we’re proud to begin the…
GCI Increases Investment in Cloud Services in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Alaska’s leading communications provider, General Communication, Inc. (“GCI”) (NASDAQ:GNCMA), boosted its investment in cloud services with the purchase of Network Business Systems. Cloud services enable businesses to store and…