Aug 24, 2020
During the second a round of the USDA’s Reconnect program we looked at running a subsea Fiber cable to accomplish roughly the same project as our initial project but would circumvent the wilderness area that could not be built on. After completing a table top study we...
Aug 24, 2019
During the USDA Reconnect round one in the summer of 2019, we took the opportunity to try our hand at building a concept we had been considering for years: using a novel design approach, taking in lessons learned from Sedanka and a patent we had filed on a concept...
Aug 24, 2017
In late 2017, we installed 2 remote sites. One in Akutan and one in Port Moller, Alaska. Each site was outfitted with a 3.8m C-Band antenna and a local Wi-Fi distribution network connected to the OptimERA-Hotspot. Port Moller is a small, seasonal fish camp on the...
Aug 24, 2017
With the rapid pace of growth of our network, we quickly ran into a capacity issue. After just over a year in service we had maxed out our upstream service provider. We were told we could not get more bandwidth, so we had to roll up our sleeves. We decided we would...
Aug 24, 2015
OptimERA deployed the Hotspot in Unalaska in the summer of 2015. This project was an instant success with a service specifically geared for the market where it was offered. We ended up building the largest satellite dish on the island to increase capacity, expanding...
