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Pacific Dataport Signs Teaming Agreement with Teya Development for US Government Broadband Sales
December 28, 2020
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - Pacific Dataport, Inc. is pleased to announce it has signed a teaming agreement with Teya Development Company, LLC, a wholly owned, 8A subsidiary under the Salamatof Native
Association, Inc. to secure contracts within the United States Department of Defense, NASA, NOAA and other Government Agencies for the purchase of High Throughput Satellite (“HTS”) broadband capacity
and related services on the Aurora GEO HTS satellite network and the OneWeb low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite network. Both networks are expected to commence commercial service in 2021.
Chuck Schumann, Pacific Dataport CEO, said “Our agreement with Teya Development puts Alaska on the map as an expert provider offering high quality satellite communication services to the federal
government. It has always been the goal of Pacific Dataport to partner and work closely with an Alaska Native organization. Leadership at Teya Development has stepped up and will play a critical role
in bringing new broadband infrastructure to rural Alaskans."
Ron Perry, President and CEO for Teya Development, comments “Together with Pacific Dataport, the Teya Group of companies, along with our parent company Salamatof Native Association, Inc., is
pleased to have found a partner and collaborator which will provide advancement in technology and related services to villages and remote Alaska communities.”
The Aurora Network, consisting of two new GEO HTS/VHTS satellites, will be optimally positioned for Alaska and reach hundreds of miles into the Arctic. It will increase Alaska’s middle and last mile
broadband capacity by approximately 80 Gbps. OneWeb, will offer LEO satellite service worldwide, with Alaska coming online in 2021. OneWeb’s LEO constellation will consist of at least 648 satellites
and offer very low latency and fiber-like broadband service.
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Pacific Dataport Press Contact:
Shawn Williams
swilliams@pacificdataport.com
907-264-0048
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About TEYA (www.teyatech.com)
Teya Development Company, LLC is the holding company for the Salamatof Native Association, Inc. providing a broad spectrum of high quality professional services to government and commercial
clients. Teya Companies provides services and expertise in construction, administrative services, logistics support services, operations and maintenance, computer/electronic product
manufacturing, energy studies, master planning, conference and event planning, IT technical support services and custom application development.
About PACIFIC DATAPORT (www.pacificdataport.com)
About Pacific Dataport: Pacific Dataport is focused on providing affordable middle mile and last mile broadband using the newest satellite technology (GEO HTS & LEO). Pacific Dataport clients
include telecoms (wired & wireless), health clinics, schools, libraries, governments (Tribal, local, state & federal) and Alaska Native Corporations, Villages and Tribes.