Fiber Broadband Coming to Nome by Year’s End, Quintillion Says
![A cable-laying vessel with Quintillion, viewed from Nome's Front St. Photo: Lauren Frost/KNOM](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Quintillion-Edit-1-of-1-1024x683.jpg)
40 more miles of fiber optic cable: Kristina Woolston with Quintillion says “that one critical piece is what we have left to install this summer.” Quintillion plans to go live with its fiber optic service on December 1.
On Thin Ice
![Ice Camp Sargo](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-03-13-misc-static-002-2432px-1200x799.jpg)
As springtime arrives in the sub-Arctic, the melting of our region’s ice cover is one of the clearest signs of the new season. It’s no surprise that ice — especially the lack of it — been a frequent subject of KNOM News’ recent stories.
‘Arctic Fiber’ Project Delayed into 2016
![Both the subsea Arctic cable, and a terrestrial cable along the Dalton Highway, are seeing delays that could push the rollout of Quintillion's ultrafast broadband network in rural Alaska to 2016 or beyond. Image: Quintillion Networks.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/alaskamap.jpg)
Delays in both the subsea Arctic cable, and a terrestrial cable along the Dalton Highway, could push the rollout of ultrafast broadband in rural Alaska to 2016 or beyond.