Medical facility improves service with fiber from Optimum Lightpath

Long Island-based Medical Arts Radiology, which is one of the largest medical imaging groups on the island, traded in its T1 connection for a faster, more robust fiber-based service from Optimum Lightpath.

With its Ethernet-based, 1 GB fiber-optic circuit and 20 Mbps Internet connection, medical specialists at MAR can view patients’ electronic scans anytime, from any office, at home or even while they’re on vacation. The new process, which is called teleradiology, allows radiologists to make their diagnosis more quickly, instead of waiting for faxes, film shipments by mail or a slower data service...