Optical network solutions from AT&T provide the foundation for the bandwidth-rich applications that bring today's advances in healthcare to so many patients.

Healthcare providers need the scalable, secure bandwidth of optical networks because:

• Regulations require strict protection of patient information
• Clinicians and doctors require real-time access to medical images
• Hospital data storage requirements are growing rapidly
• Providers are doing more "mining" of large databases

AT&T offers a broad range of optical network services that provide almost any level of secure, reliable bandwidth whenever doctors, nurses, administrators, researchers or insurers need it, while reducing management and administrative overhead. These scalable optical network solutions can also provide the bandwidth required to support Voice over IP to help hold down costs while offering the latest telecommunication services to healthcare professionals.