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Evaluation of Low Earth Orbit Broadband

High speed broadband and rural Alaska are not commonly referenced in a positive manner; however Alaska is getting a much-needed upgrade with Low Earth Orbit Internet Services and coverage areas coming online daily. Even today within Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) staff are forced to operate in connectivity dead zones or even call into meetings because their internet connectivity cannot support the bandwidth. What we consider normal features at the workplace, many places in Alaska have yet to experience true broadband connectivity. With connected driving technologies, including IOT devices it is vital that Alaska catch up with the rest of the nation on connected services. If DOT&PF ever expects to operate as one DOT, then they need to fix connectivity and bandwidth. This project fixes Alaska’s biggest problem, infrastructure. Alaska is unable to provide a single solution across the state. Using this innovative space-based solution will offer more bandwidth for a fraction of the cost and enable nextgen technologies to be used at projects across the state.

    Language

    • English

    Project

    • Status: Active
    • Funding: $209,814.00
    • Contract Numbers:

      HFHWY00395

      4000(234)

    • Sponsor Organizations:

      Federal Highway Administration

      1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
      Washington, DC  United States  20590
    • Managing Organizations:

      Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities

      Research & Technology Transfer
      2301 Peger Road
      Fairbanks, AK  United States  99709-5399
    • Project Managers:

      DeMattio, Cristina

      Marlow, Ryan

    • Performing Organizations:

      Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities

      2301 Peger Road
      Fairbanks, AK  United States  99701
    • Principal Investigators:

      Marlow, Ryan

    • Start Date: 20240901
    • Expected Completion Date: 20251231
    • Actual Completion Date: 0

    Subject/Index Terms

    • TRT Terms: Broadband; Internet
    • Geographic Terms: Alaska
    • Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Transportation (General);

    Filing Info

    • Accession Number: 01947033
    • Record Type: Research project
    • Source Agency: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
    • Contract Numbers: HFHWY00395, 4000(234)
    • Files: RIP, STATEDOT
    • Created Date: Feb 21 2025 10:05PM