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Partners in Healthcare Delivery

9th Annual INET Mini-ConferenceLarry BaziwSenior Architect Bell Canada

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• High Speed Mobile Network Overview

• Devices -Novatel PC CardOverview

• Health Care opportunities

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Bell Canada Enhances Mobile Data Network Access Speeds

1xEV-DO’s performance enhancements take existing and new wireless applications to “the next level” by enabling multimedia capability:

• Quicker & more efficient data delivery for remote monitoring• Faster access to corporate network databases• Enhanced mapping for location-based applications• Richer applications for Mobile Application• Greater choice for corporate messaging & email access • Real-time voice, video and data integration

Faster Speeds + Lower Latency + Robust Network = Productivity + Enhanced User Experience + Reliability

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Goals Of 1xEV-DO Rev A1

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Increased peak reverse link data rates and throughput

Support for real-time delay-sensitive services (VoIP)

Improved QoS and support for simultaneous services

Improved interactions with 1x networks

Backwards compatibility with 1xEV-DO Rev 0

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• The Bell data optimized high speed mobile network is dedicated to wireless data needs, including email, opening attachments, accessing corporate Intranets or the Internet and using feature rich applications

• Bell announced further speed enhancements to the high speed mobile data network in April powered by 1XEVDO Revision A.

• Next generation of the existing high speed mobile network (DORa)• Backward compatible with our 1x and EV-DO Rel.0• 100% End-to End IP network• Supports high-speed data with major enhancement in the reverse • link performance

a) up to 3.1 Mbps on the forward link (from 2.4Mbps)b) up to 1.8 Mbps on the reverse link (from 153Kbps)c) Low packet data latency

Bell’s High Speed Mobile Network – the details

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PC Cards and Connectivity

Bell Novatel Wireless X720 ExpressCard®Narrower than typical PC cards, also has the benefit of using less power than standard PC cards

Bell Novatel Wireless P720 PC cardThe newest generation of PC cards from Bell, you'll have the advantage of broadband like speeds

Novatel Wireless U720 USB modemConnect to the internet on the go using the standard USB interface you're used to.

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World EditionUTStarcom

PPC6700Treo

700wxMotorola Q

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Current Trends

• Delivery of Healthcare in Canada must change– Infrastructure– Policy & Process– Managing patient demands

• Infrastructure– Additional $400M for Canada Health Infoway for EHR– Additional $27M to research hybrid imaging techniques– More nurses, 1st year medical enrolments and funding for

Homecare support

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What does this all mean?

• Policy & Process– Wait Time initiatives

• User friendly wait time website• Additional $2.6M ‘Children in need of surgery’

• Managing Patient Demands– Diabetes Patients– Hypertension– Nocturnal Haemodialysis– Manic Depression

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Chaudière Appalaches EMSHealth: Wireless Medic

• More responsibility to the ambulance crew

• Treatment of patients outside the hospital

• Handle increasing number of patients

• Increase efficiency• Carry out clinical audits• Improve quality of care• Integrated health care systems

Devices BlueTree Modem, Motorola M800 vehicular handset

• Real time vehicle location tracking and messaging with ambulance crew

• The Medical staff at the hospital can send the protocol to the paramedic to start the treatments during the transport

• The proper health care center will start the preparation to treat the patient during transportation time

Partners Panasonic, Ortivus, Trellia

Professional Services

Prime Contractor, Project Management, Solution Design,

Installation, Training

Scale 40 ambulances

North American First

$2.0M project

Network Requirements

1XRTT, analog, satellite, Telus roaming. Simultaneous voice

and data

Other BCE Units Involvement

Bell Mobility Radio

CLIENT CHALLENGE SOLUTION BENEFITS

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