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The Connecting Alaska Consortium is a not-for-profit organization created to empower Alaskan communities with their respective broadband opportunities.

05/28/2026

In many rural and tribal communities, schools are more than classrooms—they’re the most reliable anchor institutions for connectivity and the training grounds for Alaska’s future broadband workforce.

With programs like , pathways, and telecom apprenticeships, schools are building local expertise that keeps networks running long after construction crews leave.

When we talk about sustainable broadband, this is what it looks like: infrastructure supported by education, opportunity, and community-driven capacity.

Learn more about educational considerations and solutions of broadband in Alaska at https://bit.ly/3VfgCpL

05/26/2026

In Alaska, choosing broadband technology is a generational decision.

The “Seven Generations” mindset asks communities to consider the long-term consequences of today’s choices on sovereignty, sustainability, and future opportunity.

It’s why ownership, capacity planning, data sovereignty, and environmental impact must be prioritized alongside performance.

For tribal communities, this approach ensures networks remain community-centric, future-proof, and resilient—built not just for today’s needs, but for the generations that follow.

At the Connecting Alaska Consortium, we support tribal leaders in evaluating solutions through this long-view lens, helping them select technologies and partnerships that protect their community’s future.

Learn more from the 2024 conference on broadband at: https://lnkd.in/gbMtC6FA

05/20/2026

Behind every mile of fiber are Alaskans learning and building the skills to sustain connectivity for generations.

The Connecting Alaska Consortium and its partners are developing a skilled, homegrown workforce through programs led by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Alaska Safety Alliance, and Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED).

Local co-ops — including MTA, Cordova Telecom Cooperative, and OTZ telecommunications — are hiring and training in-state crews, keeping expertise and opportunity in Alaska.

See how workforce partnerships are building Alaska’s broadband future at https://bit.ly/3VfgCpL

05/18/2026

Across Alaska, broadband success is being built through collaboration, with tribal and Alaska Native corporations leading the way.

From Bethel Native Corporation’s partnership with GCI delivering 400 miles of subsea fiber to Bristol Bay, to Doyon and Alaska Communications extending fiber from Fort Yukon to Tanana, these projects are crucial investments in sovereignty.

Calista Corporation is helping reach new villages through middle-mile fiber, while the Native Village of Port Lions, Chugach Young Limited, and Curyung Tribal Council have joined forces with local co-ops like Nushagak Cooperative to strengthen regional connectivity.

Each partnership represents the same goal: communities owning their digital future, built by and for Alaskans.

Together with these tribal partners, the Connecting Alaska Consortium continues to support projects that ensure networks are not just connected — they’re controlled and sustained locally.

Learn how Alaska’s tribal leaders are shaping a connected, self-determined future at https://connectingalaska.org/connecting-alaska-consortium-conference-on-broadband/

05/15/2026

Building broadband is only the first step. Keeping it reliable and affordable for decades requires planning, funding, and local control.

Alaska’s future networks must be designed for long-term sustainability, with capacity that grows alongside community needs.

The strongest systems will blend fiber, microwave, and satellite connections, empower tribes to own and operate their infrastructure, and invest in local workforce training to keep networks strong and self-sufficient. True success means planning for maintenance, redundancy, and compliance from day one. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3VfgCpL

05/13/2026

Building broadband across Alaska’s rugged terrain takes more than funding, and more importantly, ingenuity.

Partners across the Connecting Alaska Consortium are developing solutions built for the North:
- Optimera xG creates modular “local cloud” systems that keep villages connected even in isolation.
- Quill Solutions manages the toughest logistics with precision and local expertise.
- Teltech Group and Semtech Corporation deliver hybrid wireless equipment that strengthens resilience.
- Quintillion and AP&T extend subsea and terrestrial fiber linking Alaska to the world.

Each partner shares one goal: ensuring every Alaskan community can connect, communicate, and thrive. No matter the conditions.

Explore how Alaska’s innovators are redefining what’s possible at https://bit.ly/3VfgCpL

04/30/2026

Even the best broadband ideas can fail in funding review if proposals miss key criteria.

The most common reasons include not aligning with the program’s scoring rubric, unclear responses, underestimating compliance requirements, and overlooking long-term operational capacity. Reviewers need clear, concise answers that directly match their scoring points — not guesswork.

For Alaska’s tribes, success begins with meticulous planning, clarity, and sustainability. Understand the rubric, use a “Bottom Line Up Front” approach, and demonstrate that your community can sustain the network for generations.

Visit https://connectingalaska.org/connecting-alaska-consortium-conference-on-broadband/ to hear from the experts.

04/24/2026

One of Alaska’s biggest broadband hurdles is time.

Most communities only get 4 to 6 months of workable weather each year (and sometimes just two, like in Cordova). That short window means every bolt, shipment, and part has to be planned far in advance.

If one thing goes wrong—a shipment missed, a part forgotten—a whole season of progress can be lost. That’s why Alaskan innovators are planning smarter, working together, and finding new ways to keep projects on track no matter the weather.

Learn about these challenges and how we are facing them at https://connectingalaska.org/connecting-alaska-consortium-conference-on-broadband/

04/22/2026

Broadband is transforming education across Alaska—giving rural students access to courses once out of reach.

From Saint Mary’s to Anchorage, students can now take AP math, welding safety, and computer science classes online, taught live or recorded for flexible learning.

With Alaska’s new K–12 Computer Science Plan, even schools without tech teachers can offer coding and IT training—helping students build skills for the jobs of tomorrow.

Connectivity creates opportunity.

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