PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n Westpark Electric www.westparkelectric.com Westpark is a full-service industrial electrical contractor that relies heavily on developing and maintaining repeat business from its client base. We accomplish this by relying on hard work, quality workmanship, professional employees, timely scheduling, safe work practices, and most importantly, by developing an honest, open working relationship with its clients. n Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) www.tiaonline.org n NATE www.natehome.com with a plan for substantial network upgrades to accommodate 100-gigabit links, which can handle today’s rapid increase in data traffic. Finally, to further safeguard its modern network, KPU Telecom will also be enhancing network redundancy. Currently, the subsea cable, while extremely useful, represents a single point of failure should the company’s network ever experience problems. This makes the exploration of an additional path north, connecting to Juneau and then back south, crucial for uninterrupted service. These pivots showcase KPU Telecom’s proactive vision for a robust, future-proof digital infrastructure for Ketchikan. But as this Alaskan pioneer continues to defy geographical isolation and revolutionize connectivity, what transformative impact will its unique blend of public service and cutting-edge innovation unveil next? its internal efficiency, actively exploring the implementation of artificial intelligence into operational procedures and customer support. “We’re also really at the point where we need to start thinking about the retirement of our copper network. We’re still maintaining it, and there’s certainly a cost to doing that. And that network just isn’t utilized to the extent it once was,” Lindren says. With much of KPU’s network being fiber-based, this is the logical next step, and it will be coupled 158 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 12, ISSUE 09
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