Arctic Directory April 2022 - GCI announces plan to bring 5G to Alaska’s North Slope

Petroleum News

GCI, Alaska’s largest telecommunications provider, recently said that to ensure the North Slope region can support the oil fields of the future, GCI is deploying the northernmost 5G wireless service in the nation.

The last-mile capabilities of GCI’s 5G wireless network combined with its resilient core fiber network will bring the data connectivity of the future to a key industrial region of Alaska.

“To remain competitive in a rapidly changing marketplace, operators on the North Slope must look at sustainable resource development and technology enhancements to provide increased productivity and efficiency, reducing costs and allowing increased data gathering in real-time for complex decision-making processes,” said Senior Director of GCI energy & mining Aaron Helmericks.

“GCI has partnered with the energy industry since its inception, supporting not just the needs of the industry now, but anticipating the needs decades from now.”

In the past, crews needed to physically visit each location in the field to check for leaks or gather data. With the push to a smarter digital oil field that allows pulling in previously stranded data, enhanced remote sensors, and remote HD video, workers can avoid unnecessary trips into the field and companies gain real-time awareness with historical behavior analytics.

These innovative technologies allow oil companies to make faster and better-informed decisions about mission-critical systems through real-time data.

For more information visit www.gci.com/business/solutions/energy.