High Speed Wireless Internet

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Ice Communications
High Speed Wireless Internet for Rural Alaska
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Juneau, Alaska
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Cordova, Alaska
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What are the Challenges of Providing High Speed
Wireless in Rural Alaska ?
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The Challenges

• Capital for deploying the facilities
• Small Customer Base
• Working with the IXCs and LECs
• Rugged Terrain high cost for powering and
  maintaining wireless facilities

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Internet Service Providers
Operating In Petersburg, AK
Operating In Haines and Juneau, AK
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Alaska Network
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National Backbone
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International Reach
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ICE Wireless Services

• Always on-instant connectivity
• Symmetrical Data Rates
• Offshore Mobility
• Freedom from phone lines or cable

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A Brief History

• ICE Com founded in Haines, AK 1998
• Pioneered Wireless Internet Services
• Wireless Service expanded to Juneau in 1999
• Mitkof.net purchased in Petersburg, AK 2002

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ICE Current Service AreasSouth East Alaska

• Petersburg Pop. 3,133
• Haines Pop. 1,759
• Juneau Pop. 30,751

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The Future for ICE

• High Speed Wireless Internet
• Services expanding into
• Kake, AK Pop. 691
• Angoon, AK Pop. 529
• Hoonah, AK Pop. 811
• Wrangell, AK Pop. 2231
• Skagway, AK Pop. 858
• Cordova Pop. 2300

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So how does a wireless network work?

• A backbone to relay information to and from
  repeaters
• Access points or Antennas to connect from place
  to place
• Wireless antennas to receive the signal from the
  access points then transmit the signal to the
  router in your home
• wireless access cards for each computer to be
  connected!

A Repeater At Crystal Mountain
Access point on a home
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The Equipment
Access Point
Access Card
Computer
Repeater
Router
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• Convenience
• No limit to how many computers can be connected
  to users network
• High Performance wireless connections
• Access your computer at home computer from an
  office or the boat!
• Coverage for areas where DSL and Cable are not

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Kitchen
Boat
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Contact Us

• Call 1-800-838-4526 or 907.796.2096
• E-mail us at info_at_ice-com.net
• Or visit
• www.ice-comm.net

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Partners
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Working Together for You!