Why are Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) and Portland State University (PSU) sponsoring the startup of the Northwest Access Exchange?
A. NWAX evolved from OHSU and PSU experience with Internet2®. Internet2® gave our institutions the ability to use advanced applications such as IP videoconferences that do not work reliably on the Internet. We wanted to use these advanced capabilities with regional partners but were constrained due to the relatively poor quality connections available via the Internet, especially locally. High cost and poor quality particularly constrains applications such as telemedicine that historically needed expensive dedicated circuits, which makes these applications unaffordable. NWAX provides a much more cost-effective approach than dedicated circuits and cost effective, reliable access to transit.
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- Why are Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) and Portland State University (PSU) sponsoring the startup of the Northwest Access Exchange?
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