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Kacific and 3 Link Deploy Satellite Broadband to Clinics

Vanuatu’s Ministry of Health has partnered the ‘Health Project’, a program designed release that the project was part of the
with satellite operator Kacific Broadband to bring fast broadband to health clinics country’s Universal Access Policy and
Satellites Group and its local service and communities across Vanuatu. Health would see 200 VSAT terminals deployed
provider 3 Link Communications to roll out Minister Silas Bule Melve noted in a press to address key connectivity challenges
faced by health facilities. Kacific and 3
Link will provide the Ministry of Health with
equipment and broadband connectivity to
support 118 nominated hospitals, clinics
and dispensaries in Vanuatu. The service
also includes provision for communication
assistance during natural disasters,
with up to 50GB of additional data to
be made available to each clinic in an
affected area during the rapid response
period. In addition to the direct benefits
that the Health Project will provide to
local communities, 3 Link will use the
satellite dish as a platform to roll out its
Community Wi-Fi initiative in the vicinity
of each clinic. This Wi-Fi extension will
function as a hotspot, allowing residents in
surrounding communities to benefit from
satellite broadband connectivity through
the purchase of a voucher.

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