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• The NBN plan also allows for high-speed wireless out beyond the end of the fibre. This opens up opportunities for video applications for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. A caller in the bush could show the doctor what is happening, thus improving quality of care and potentially reducing the number of flights.
• Similarly, there are numerous small medical facilities in Australia that, although in medium-sized towns, are still quite a long way from anywhere; these could benefit from a fast uplink for medical imaging.
• It takes 2 hours and 20 litres of fuel to courier one x-ray the 200km from a remote hospital to a regional centre hospital for specialist assessment. It takes ‘one-click’ and less than 20 seconds on the NBN. (Saves time and carbon and provides economic benefit).
• Up to four times a year regional health and educational professionals will fly, or drive, an average of 250km to reach ‘face-to-face’ vocational training at a central tertiary facility. A PC, webcam and the NBN achieves that same ‘face-to-face’ professional development without anybody burning time and fuel, or leaving the district. (Saves time and carbon and provides economic benefit).

See also:

• Australia – National Broadband Network based on Trans-sector model
• Australia – National Broadband Network Trans-sector projects
• Australia – Digital Economy – E-Health

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