Testing underway of new Tlingit & Haida wireless internet service

WRANGELL — Tidal Network is operating in its test mode, with about a dozen Wrangell households trying out the new wireless internet service provided by the Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.

Wrangell is the first location in Southeast to get the new service, which is funded by a federal grant for construction and later will be expanded across the region.

During the testing phase, technicians will be “breaking it to fix it,” looking to maximize the signals’ range and finding the best system for managing the fiber optic and satellite services to the towers, explained Chris...

 

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