Aqulia3 Invited to Present at National Tribal Broadband Summit

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Aquila3 (Aquila Cubed Consulting, LLC), a Native-American Woman-owned business, accepted the invitation from the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED), under the U.S. Department of the Interior, to present at the National Tribal Broadband Summit. The virtual summit occurs on September 17th and 24th, and again on October 1st of 2021.

The Biden Administration has deemed access to reliable and affordable broadband service as critical to the health, wellbeing, and economic development of all people, and has committed investments to bring this access to rural areas, including Tribal communities. The National Tribal Broadband Summit gathers together Tribal Leaders, representatives of Tribal organizations, representatives of schools and school districts, Tribal libraries, museums, and cultural programs, federal program managers, policymakers at multiple levels of government, and communications technology companies such as Aquila3 to share their innovations in expanding broadband access and adoption for under-served tribal communities.

"We're so pleased to have been selected to share technical solutions to bring broadband service to the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and Dilkon Chapter of the Navajo Nation" said Michelle Holiday, President & CEO of Aquila3.    "Both Tribes qualified for a National Tribal Broadband Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Interior's Office of Indian Economic Development and this represented an opportunity for broadband access to education, healthcare, global information, internet, and cultural resources and more by these rural area residents in need."

Aquila3 has demonstrated expertise by completing a wireless network system design which functions under 'one umbrella' including, engineering, installation and support of broadband, microwave, point to multi-point, voice radio, and Supervisor Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) needs in rural areas. Of particular interest to the National Tribal Broadband Summit was Aquila3's execution in targeting the "last mile" unserved and underserved users by completing a shovel-ready engineering design to bring broadband connectivity beyond middle mile connectivity to last mile end users.

"It's important to note that being able to bridge the digital divide between rural areas and the rest of the world means innovation," said Holiday. "We focus on rural broadband wireless, which includes an all-inclusive design under one umbrella that manages and combines all wireless into a single ecosystem that shares resources such as the expensive backhaul, towers, and network management, and is engineered to mitigate interference. This saves costs, decreases resources and improves the performance of the communications system for all users."

97% of Americans in urban areas are estimated to have access to high-speed internet service. In rural areas, that number decreases significantly. And for the Native American Tribes who live in some of the most remote areas in the country, fast internet access often does not exist.

"The National Tribal Broadband Summit will help address the urban/rural digital divide," said Sue Thomas, CTO & CFO of Aquila3. "Our mission is to design, implement and manage innovative wireless connectivity solutions regardless of location, and regardless of challenges. We are pleased to be able to share our best practices. For remote users who have no power available, we incorporate a solar power system.

Often in remote locations there is no available wired solution, and the cost and timeline of implementation of wired solutions are not immediately feasible. In these cases we design wireless and/or fiber/wireless hybrid systems to reach the remote unserved and underserved peoples. Wireless systems, when properly engineered and designed, are highly reliable and can be implemented more quickly, more cost effectively, and require significantly less approvals and permitting than fiber. This work will be within goal timelines and, of course, budgets."

"The Dilkon Chapter of the Navajo Nation and for the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes now have shovel-ready engineering designs for Broadband wireless systems that will provide the vital connectivity they deserve," said Holiday. "We are looking forward to sharing our best practices with others committed to improving communications for those most in need at the National Tribal Broadband Summit."

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Michelle Holiday
President & CEO
Aquila Cubed Consulting, LLC
1-833-278-4523
1-833-AQUILA3
[email protected]

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