Satellite internet is on the way after Arctic fiber cut unplugs part of Alaska
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#6CDXM)
Illustrator by Alex Castro / The Verge Satellite internet competitors OneWeb and SpaceX are in the running to reconnect Alaskans after ice damaged a sub-sea fiber-optic cable in the Arctic Ocean, as reported by numerous local outlets. While repairs are expected to take an additional six to eight weeks, satellites could help locals weather the widespread outage.
Last week, residents in the rural towns of Utqiavik, Point Hope, Wainwright, Kotzebue, Nome, and other communities found themselves without internet or cellular connectivity when the 1,200-mile fiber cable owned by the Alaska-based broadband company Quintillion suffered a break. Quintillion says the cable broke as a result of an ice scouring event."
Our sub-sea system is currently out of service," Quintillion...