Alaska is known for many things -- expansive nature, dog-sledding, grizzly bears, and soon, for the first time ever, high-speed fiber optic internet.

According to the internet provider, MTA Fiber Holdings, which is Alaska's largest provider, it has begun building a fiber network connecting Alaska to the mainland U.S. that is capable of delivering 100 terabits of data per second.

'This is a major step for Alaska that will ensure future capacity requirements for MTA members and can support the continuing growth of broadband across the state of Alaska,' said Michael Burke, CEO of MTA in a statement.

Alaska will see newer and faster internet connections with the construction fo the state's first-ever fiber optic cables underway.

The company says it will extend its line all the way from North Pole Alaska, through Canada, on to the U.S.

The network is currently under construction and will continue throughout the year with the goal of being ready by mid-2020 said MTA.

Fiber cables will be buried along 270 miles of an Alaskan highway making the building and any maintenance on the lines much easier according to a report from Wired.

For residents of the far-flung state, the news of a high speed fiber network is likely welcome as Alaska is among America's worst performing states in terms of internet speed rankings.

According to HighSpeedInternet.com, Alaska ranks the worst out of all 50 states in terms of internet speed, delivering on average just 17 MBPS.

According to internet speed testing company, Ookla, the average download speed in the U.S. was about 93 MBPS.

The bulk of the state's internet is currently supplied by several submarine cables that stretch several thousands of kilometers from Washington through the north Pacific Ocean in order to link up with Alaska's mainland.

By introducing terrestrial fiber connections Alaska's internet will also be more reliable and less susceptible to underwater hazards like earthquakes.

Alaska usually ranks among the worst states in terms of internet speeds with a dearth of available infrastructure .

As reported by Wired, beefing up its broadband will also make Alaska more marketable to tech companies like Google and Facebook who have looked into building data center in the world's colder climates.

The advantage of anchoring centers in countries like Finland and Sweden is a drastic reduction in the amount of energy needed to cool the hoards of servers used in the operation.

As MTA works to develop its wired internet service in Alaska, other competitors in the ISP space like Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Kuiper Project are gearing up to launch thousands of satellites into low-Earth orbit in order to beam internet back down to our planet -- in particular undeserved areas.

Recently, SpaceX got the green light from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to begin launching its satellites.

The company hopes to have more than 4,000 satellites orbiting Earth through the next several years.