alaska digitel
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Alaska DigiTel. Basic Network Information. CMDA 1X network Single Lucent 5E R.26 Paired with Lucent VCDX Covers most of the “beaten path ”. Alaska Geography. 586,000 mi 2 (1,517,733 km 2 ) Nearly three times the size of Texas One-fifth the size of the entire Lower 48 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Alaska DigiTel
Basic Network Information
•CMDA 1X network
•Single Lucent 5E R.26
•Paired with Lucent VCDX
•Covers most of the “beaten path”
Alaska Geography
• 586,000 mi2 (1,517,733 km2)– Nearly three times the size of Texas– One-fifth the size of the entire Lower 48
• Very limited highway system– Only 4,634 mi (7,456 km) of paved roads
Alaska’s Primary Industries
• Petroleum– North America’s largest oil field at Prudhoe Bay
• Commercial Fishing– Dutch Harbor-Unalaska is #1 US fishing port– Kodiak is home to 770 commercial fishing vessels
• Tourism– Most roamers in Alaska are tourists.
Alaska Tourism• 1.6 million out of state visitors during
summer 2006– 1 million cruise visitors (Southeast AK)– 600,000 visitors entered and exited the
state by air (Southcentral AK)– 82% of visitors on vacation/pleasure
Top Tourist Destinations• Juneau (63%)
• Ketchikan (53%)
• Skagway (53%)
• Anchorage (50%)
• Denali (28%)
• Glacier Bay/Gustavus (27%)
• Fairbanks (24%)
Roads and Cities
Juneau
Fairbanks
SkagwayGlacier Bay
Denali Nat’l Park
Anchorage
Unalaska/Dutch Harbor
Ketchikan
Prudhoe Bay
Kodiak
COVERAGEPrudhoe Bay
Denali Nat’l Park
Fairbanks
AnchorageSkagway
Juneau
Ketchikan
Kodiak
Unalaska/Dutch Harbor
Existing Coverage
‘08 Coverage
Contact InformationSteven D. Cinelli, P.E.
Carrier Relations Manager
(907) 240-0713
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