Hi. I am researching the possibility of setting up a telemedicine service between the UK and Zambia. This means using videoconferencing to link a doctor here and a nurse over there who will have a satellite connection. Although I can get a guaranteed bandwidth over the satellite link of 128kbps which I have been told may be enough to use Sightspeed or similar to do a videoconference, the internet link from the satellite uplink station in the US to the doctors PC in the UK is my current problem. ADSL seems to have too low a QOS ( packet loss, e.t.c. ) and would degrade the quality of the videoconference. Would using an ISDN line to dial-up to the ISP make any difference or are there any ISP's that have much more dependable lines. Obviously outright speed is less relevant than stability of up & downlink. Is there any technology or services available ( affordable as we are a non-profit organisation ) that would mean that I could end up with a 128/128kbps constant link between the UK and Zambia? Any comments / advice would be very much appreciated as this is not our area of expertise and we are desperate need of some expert help! Any suggestions of people worth contacting to discuss this would also be appreciated.
Thanks
Paul
Virtual Development CIC
A non/profit community interest company