Alaska Communications has signed a distribution partner agreement with OneWeb to expand the company’s connectivity solutions across Alaska. Through the agreement, Alaska Communications will sell OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite service to its customers and use OneWeb’s infrastructure for critical middle mile connections. LEO satellites deliver fiber-like connectivity performance to areas that have been inaccessible via terrestrial options. Businesses, local governments, schools, healthcare providers and resource developers need high speed, low latency connections to keep up with growing demands, like video conferencing, telehealth, cloud computing and more. LEO services through Alaska Communications and OneWeb will be available for service in the fourth quarter of 2021.