On Wed 11 Dec, Mike Wells wrote:
> SUPERJanet operates at 4*34 Mbps between about 20 sites all over the
> UK; it then extends onto about a further 200 sites at speeds
> ususally in the 8 Mbps range. It is free at the point of use, and
> has a total annual running cost in the order of stlg20M. It is
> reliable, and a lot (like roughly 500,000) people use it every day.
> The annual budget for the sector it serves (Education & Research) is
> about stlg10,000M
>
> The annual budget for the NHS is in the order of stlg40,000M.
The problem is that the NHS probably runs from closer to 22,000 sites
than 220.
That said, it may yet be cost effective to cable practices within
urban localities, and link them to their local network, rather than to
NHSnet.
This would provide "free" voice as well as data connection within the
locality.
And the potential to migrate to "distributed systems" i.e. SGML based
records, in due course, if necessary.
And better security, perhaps?
Trims.
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Dr Ian Trimble http://www.sherwood.demon.co.uk/
Sherwood Health Centre
Elmswood Gardens Tel: +44 115 962 4516
Nottingham NG5 4AD Fax: +44 115 985 7899
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