How will high-speed access help the healthcare industry in Mid-Michigan?
One of Mid-Michigan’s fastest growing industries is healthcare. Healthcare providers are a significant consumer of regional Information Technology resources from hardware integration and software sales to telecommunications services. IT resources are consumed by this industry because of the massive amount of data that is needed to conduct business. For the Mid-Michigan region to remain competitive, better yet, to increase market share, access to advanced telecommunications services will be crucial. Increasingly, digital healthcare systems, such as advanced imaging systems, require higher speed data communications systems. When fiber optic connections are unavailable at a desired installation, complicated and time consuming construction could be necessary. The industry and community at large will benefit when high-speed data services are more generally available to the region – the latest systems can be deployed quicker and to a wider variety of locations.
