Satellite
Internet Access in Acton
Southwestern
Ontario
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Satellite Internet
Access
for the new
businessess
 
"Homework" over the
satellite
Internet is taking on a whole new meaning when talking about
new businesses. Instead of commuting an hour or more to work each
day, some rural residents are now able to work from home via the
satellite Internet. And some companies see this as a way to improve
overall worker productivity. Doctors
who work with information can work from anywhere as long as the
necessary connections for communication are in place. The
Internet provides that connection.
With Satellite Internet Access the
rural areas without cable
or DSL service are able to support almost any kind of
business. The location doesn't matter. Dr.
Karel, of rural Action, Southwestern
Ontario, is radiologist with William
Osler Health Centre.
He found working
from home frustrating and difficult, as ADSL was not available
at his location.
Downloading files from the clinic had
become extremely time consuming and tiresome as only a dial up
Internet connection was available. Access Information solved the
problem through using a Direcway satellite Internet two way broadband
system. Without the
high-speed satellite Internet he couldn't live in a rural
area and still be in business.
The
satellite Internet system installed provided an 'always on line' broadband
Internet access with high-speed file downloads and Internet
browsing along with the flexibility of accessing the Internet
securely from anywhere within the property.
The satellite Internet is
also becoming an important tool in providing quality healthcare to
rural areas. Telemedicine and teleradiology are new ways rural
hospitals are offering their patients the best care possible. They
use teleradiology to treat its patients. This
technology allows small rural hospitals greater access to
sub-specialty care. The
hospital only has a radiologist
available four hours a day. But through teleradiology, the
hospital's radiological technicians are able to generate images with
digital equipment and send the images to specialists via the
Internet.
The wide availability of broadband
Internet connections has reduced the latency in downloading larger
files, such as multi-slice CT or MR studies that can often carry a
file size of 40-60 megabytes (MB). For remote areas, the
availability of satellite-based Internet connections allows these
residents to enjoy the benefits of broadband technology for the
first time. By downloading patient studies in minutes instead of
hours, teleradiology can now be realistically applied to emergency
applications where the radiologist does not need to be on-site.
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