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{{short description|Greenlandic telecommunications company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Tusass A/S
| type = [[State-owned enterprise|State-owned]]
| logo =
| logo_size =
| image = Tusass post box Nuuk.png
| image_caption = Postbox in Nuuk with new Tusass branding
| foundation = {{start date and age|1879}} <br /> {{start date and age|1997}} (as TELE Greenland A/S) <br /> {{start date and age|2021}} (rebranded as Tusass A/S)
| founder =
| location_city = Nuuk
| location_country = Greenland
| area_served = Greenland
| key_people =
| industry = {{ubl|[[Mail]]|[[Telecommunications]]}}
| products = {{ubl|[[Landline|Fixed-line telephone]]|[[Mobile telephony]]|[[Broadband]]}}
| parent =
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.tusass.gl/en/}}
}}
'''Tusass''' (formerly Tele-Post) is a Greenlandic postal and [[telecommunications]] company dating back to 1879. Tusass is the largest telecommunications company in [[Greenland]]. The company's headquarters are located in [[Nuuk]].
The company is divided into three business areas: postal (mail), commercial and [[Information technology|IT]] services.
Tusass manages the [[top-level domain]] for Greenland [[.gl]],<ref>[https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/gl.html Internet Top Level Domain for Greenland .gl]</ref> and owns the sea cable [[Greenland Connect]].
== History ==
[[File:Greenland Connect Nuuk Landing Point.jpg|thumb|Telephone exchange and landing point of Greenland Connect submarine cable, Nuuk.]]
TELE Greenland A/S was created in 1997 through the merging of TELE Greenland and [[Kalaallit Allakkeriviat]] (Greenland Postal Service). After the merger, Kalaallit Allakkeriviat became a business unit and was renamed as POST Greenland. The common designation "TELE-POST" for both business came into being. TELE-POST was rebranded as Tusass in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tele-Post Greenland becomes Tusass |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/10/18/tele-post-greenland-becomes-tusass/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |publisher=CommsUpdate |date=18 October 2021}}</ref> Tusass is Greenlandic slang for "talk to you later".
[[File:Post-greenland-uummannaq.jpg|thumb|right|A red postbox with old Post Greenland branding by the entrance to the [[Uummannaq Heliport]]]]
== Services ==
=== Mobile ===
Back in 2009, TELE Greenland had partnered with [[Nokia Networks|Nokia Siemens Networks]] to build a complete [[3G]] network.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mobilt bredbånd – 3G til på vej til Nuuk|url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/mobilt-bredbaand-3g-vej-nuuk|accessdate=4 November 2017|agency=Sermitsiaq|date=27 August 2009}}</ref>
TELE Greenland announced in July 2013 a partnership with [[Nokia Networks|Nokia Siemens Networks]] to build a [[4G]] network in Nuuk.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tele klar med 4G i Nuuk inden årsskiftet|url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/tele-klar-4g-i-nuuk-inden-aarsskiftet|accessdate=4 November 2017|publisher=Sermitsiaq|date=12 July 2013}}</ref> The service launched 1 December 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Endelig: 4G kommer til Nuuk|url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/endelig4g-kommer-nuuk|accessdate=4 November 2017|publisher=Sermitsiaq|date=27 November 2013}}</ref> [[Sisimiut]] was the second town to get 4G, it was launched on 28 March 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=4G kommer til Sisimiut|url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/4g-kommer-sisimiut|accessdate=4 November 2017|publisher=Sermitsiaq|date=24 March 2014}}</ref> Later in 2014 the 4G network launched in [[Ilulissat]], [[Kangerlussuaq]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Landets hurtigste internet rykker mod nord|url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/landets-hurtigste-internet-rykker-nord|accessdate=4 November 2017|date=12 November 2014}}</ref> and [[Qaqortoq]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Grønlands hurtigste internet kommer nu til…|url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/groenlands-hurtigste-internet-kommer|accessdate=4 November 2017|publisher=Sermitsiaq|date=26 June 2014}}</ref> The 4G network was expanded to [[Maniitsoq]] in February 2015,<ref>{{cite news|title=Flere mobilkunder får hurtigere internet|url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/flere-mobilkunder-faar-hurtigere-internet|accessdate=4 November 2017|publisher=Sermitsiaq|date=5 February 2015}}</ref> and to [[Aasiaat]] in June the same year.<ref>{{cite news|title=4G kommer til Aasiaat|url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/4g-kommer-aasiaat|accessdate=4 November 2017|publisher=Sermitsiaq|date=19 June 2015}}</ref>
In November 2017 TELE-POST announced a partnership with [[Ericsson]] to modernise the entire mobile network in Greenland, as part of Tele Greenland's "Mobile First" strategy of bringing 4G high-speed internet to every city, town and settlement in Greenland.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mobilnetværket skal gennem større moderniseringsproces|url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/mobilnetvaerket-gennem-stoerre-moderniseringsproces|accessdate=4 November 2017|agency=Sermitsiaq|date=3 November 2017}}</ref>
In December 2019 it was announced that Tusass had chosen Ericsson to build a 5G network in Greenland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Greenland chooses Ericsson over Huawei for 5G rollout |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/greenland-pick-ericsson-over-huawei-091551621.html |website=Yahoo Finance |access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref> 5G services for [[mobile phone]]s have yet to be launched, but are expected to eventually launch as Tusass have announced a complete switch-off of their 3G services.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tusass to Switch off 3G Connections in 2023 |url=https://telecomtalk.info/tusass-greenland-switch-off-3g-connections-2023/641145/ |website=Telecomtalk |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref>
=== Internet ===
Tusass had prior to 2022 separated their Internet offerings into three different "zones"; underwater sea cable (zone 1), radio chains (zone 2), and via satellite (zone 3).<ref>{{cite web|title=Det nye zonekoncept|url=https://telepost.gl/da/privat/internet/det-nye-zonekoncept|publisher=Tele-Post|accessdate=5 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107013509/https://telepost.gl/da/privat/internet/det-nye-zonekoncept|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Places in zone 1 are landing points for the [[Greenland Connect]] and Greenland Connect North [[submarine communications cable|submarine cables]].
In 2016 it was decided to deploy an extension to the Greenland Connect cable, called Greenland Connect North - as well as upgrading the existing cable.<ref>{{cite news|title=Søkabel forlænges mod nord|url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/soekabel-forlaenges-nord|accessdate=4 November 2017|date=15 April 2016}}</ref> Products based on these upgrades launched on 11 December 2017, and introduced 30&nbsp;Mbit/s as the top speed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hurtigere internet til 80% af landet|url=https://telepost.gl/da/nyheder/hurtigere-internet-til-80-af-landet|website=TELE-POST|accessdate=11 December 2017|archive-date=12 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212084358/https://telepost.gl/da/nyheder/hurtigere-internet-til-80-af-landet|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Tusass operates several radio chains. The main chain is approx. 1500 km long and consists of 48 radio chain stations. The radio chain is connected to the Greenland Connect and Connect North cables.
The radio chain provides telephony, internet, radio and television.
In 2016 it was announced the radio chain would be upgraded and expanded, enabling faster internet speeds as well as moving several towns and settlements from zone 3 to zone 2.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tele vil kickstarte landet med internet-motorvej|url=http://knr.gl/da/nyheder/tele-vil-kickstarte-landet-med-internet-motorvej|accessdate=5 November 2017|publisher=KNR|date=15 April 2016}}</ref> This work is expected to be completed in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stærkere radiokæde|url=https://telepost.gl/da/staerkere-radiokaede|website=Tele-Post|accessdate=5 November 2017}}</ref>
Several remote locations are only connected via satellites.
In September 2017 Tele-Post switched from [[Intelsat 903]] to [[Intelsat 35e]] in several locations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tele Greenland switches to Intelsat 35e|url=https://www.telecompaper.com/news/tele-greenland-switches-to-intelsat-35e--1210417|accessdate=5 November 2017|publisher=telecompaper|date=4 September 2017}}</ref>
The zone system has been phased out with a focus on replacing aging infrastructure. A [[ground station]] in [[Tasiilaq]] was completed in 2020 offering for the first time flat-rate broadband to the town.<ref>{{cite web |title=hSatellite ground station will allow for flat rate |url=https://www.tusass.gl/en/press/article/?id=5 |website=Tusass |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> In late 2021 another ground station was completed in [[Ittoqqortoormiit]], where flat-rate broadband was also introduced.<ref>{{cite web |title=Satellite ground station Ittoqqortoormiit will open for flatrate |url=https://www.tusass.gl/en/press/article/?id=15 |website=Tusass |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref>
Mobile broadband based on 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) launched in three cities in October 2022, offering 80&nbsp;Mbit/s as the top speed.<ref name="Tusass GL">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/10/04/tusass-launches-5g-trials-in-three-cities/ |title=Tusass launches 5G trials in three cities |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-10-04 |access-date=2022-10-06}}</ref>
In 2023 Tusass switched to a new [[Hispasat]] satellite called Amazonas Nexus (Tusass refers to it as GreenSAT), to be used for flat-rate Internet for remote farms and for the most-northern town of [[Qaanaaq]] where a new ground station has been built.<ref>{{cite news |title=GREENSAT IS NOW IN SPACE |url=https://www.arctictoday.com/arctic_business/greensat-is-now-in-space/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |publisher=Arctic Today |date=9 February 2023 |archive-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226141644/https://www.arctictoday.com/arctic_business/greensat-is-now-in-space/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosenstein |first1=Sawyer |title=SpaceX launches Hispasat’s Amazonas Nexus satellite |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/02/amazonas-nexus/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |publisher=NASA Space Flight |date=6 February 2023}}</ref>
==== Current internet tiers ====
As of July 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Internet for Private |url=https://www.tusass.gl/en/internet/private/ |publisher=Tusass |access-date=3 February 2023}}</ref>
===== Satellite =====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Download speed !! Upload speed
|-
|3 Mbit/s
|1 Mbit/s
|-
|6 Mbit/s
|2 Mbit/s
|-
|}
===== DSL =====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Download speed !! Upload speed
|-
|5 Mbit/s
|1 Mbit/s
|-
|10 Mbit/s
|2 Mbit/s
|-
|30 Mbit/s
|5 Mbit/s
|-
|}
===== 5G Mobile Broadband =====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Download speed !! Upload speed
|-
|5 Mbit/s
|1 Mbit/s
|-
|10 Mbit/s
|2 Mbit/s
|-
|20 Mbit/s
|5 Mbit/s
|-
|40 Mbit/s
|10 Mbit/s
|-
|80 Mbit/s
|20 Mbit/s
|-
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
*[https://www.tusass.gl Tusass homepage]
*[https://www.stamps.gl Tusass site for stamp collecting]
*[https://nic.gl/ Tusass site for .gl registry]
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