Monday, September 13, 2010

White spaces for hospital broadband

ZDNet

Not all hospitals and clinics are within easy reach of fiber.

Those that have fiber can create amazing networks. They can create a WiFi mesh that will speed imaging reports from radiology to doctors’ handheld devices, that let sick patients play games with their grandchildren, and that make the wireless health Internet a reality.

For those without, not so much. Hospitals like Hocking Valley Community Hospital in Logan, Ohio would love to give WiFi to doctors, patients and families, but how do they backhaul the signal?

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