Broadband from Space: LEO for Telehealth and Distance Learning
Channel: Libraries In Response
Date: 21/01/2023

The Broadband from Space series explores potential for LEO satellite networks to expand access to education, health and other public information/ e-gov services. AND capabilities to enhance community resilience against  disasters and outages.
 
Do low earth orbiting satellite (LEO) based internet services have the potential to quickly serve the access needs of the poorly connected in support of telehealth and distance learning?

In this session we hear first hand stories of access performance, reliability and ease of setup and support. How do costs compare to alternatives, if there even are any?
 
Learn how students living in areas with poor or no broadband are getting connected via LEO. How elderly patients in remote rural regions gain access to essential health services via LEO-enabled telemedicine.
 
Speakers:
Scott Kiser, Director of Technology, Wise County Public Schools
Jack Kennedy, Central Appalachian Mountains of Virginia
Colby Hall, Executive Director, Soar Kentucky
 
Join in as we take a look at early reports on LEO systems. What's the outlook for these services? Are they sustainable and affordable without subsidies? And much more!
 
"Broadband from Space" Series
Series Sponsor: Internet Society
Media Sponsor: Broadband Breakfast