Alaska Communications Provides Subsea Fiber for Oceanic Monitoring
October 13 2022 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Oregon State research team will study wave
activity through technology connected to subsea fiber
Alaska Communications is collaborating with Oregon State
University’s College of Engineering to allow wave activity data to
be collected from the ocean floor via the company’s subsea fiber
optic cable.
Oregon State Assistant Professor of Coastal Engineering, Meagan
Wengrove, Ph.D., her Ph.D. student and two post-doctoral
researchers traveled to Alaska Communications’ landing station in
Florence, Oregon in September to attach a DAS interrogator
(distributed acoustic sensing) to the company’s fiber. The
instrument measures strain applied to the cable and reports data
back to the research team. In addition, the team has radar on the
surface of the ocean and two moorings on the ocean floor which
contribute to the research.
This is the first telecom cable the Oregon State team has used
to aid its wave study. Wengrove learned of Alaska Communications
through University of Michigan Assistant Professor Ƶack Spica.
Spica used the company’s cable to monitor seismic activity last
year.
“The Alaska Communications cable is in an ideal location for our
team to monitor the interaction between waves and currents coming
out of the Siuslaw River along the Pacific coastline,” said
Wengrove. “This project will support continued learning about wave
interaction which could potentially improve or provide warnings for
coastal communities in the event of dangerous wave activity, like
sneaker waves.”
Sneaker waves, also known as sleeper waves, can appear suddenly
without warning. According to Wengrove, they are not well
predicted. Through this research, the team wants to learn if subsea
telecom cables can aid in predicting sneaker waves.
“We’re pleased to aid Oregon State’s research by providing space
on one of our subsea cables,” said Diedre Williams, senior vice
president, operations, Alaska Communications. “With two subsea
cables connecting Alaska to the Lower 48, we have substantial
infrastructure that can potentially help and improve our
communities through this type of research.”
About Alaska Communications
Alaska Communications, an affiliate of ATN International, Inc.
(NASDAQ: ATNI), is the leading provider of advanced broadband and
managed IT services for businesses and consumers in Alaska. The
company operates a highly reliable, advanced statewide data network
with the latest technology and the most diverse undersea fiber
optic system connecting Alaska to the contiguous U.S. For more
information, visit www.AlaskaCommunications.com.
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