AirSpeed Telecom, the telecommunications company which operates a nationwide licensed wireless radio transmission network, has been awarded a three-year contract to provide a back-up network for BreastCheck, the national breast cancer screening service.
BreastCheck provides free breast x-rays (mammograms ) to women aged 50 to 64 years on a two yearly cycle. The National Cancer Screening Service, which runs BreastCheck, has contracted AirSpeed Telecom to provide a resilient back-up network to support its screening service.
AirSpeed Telecom will provide a dedicated back-up circuit between each of the individual BreastCheck screening units - one of which is based in Galway - around the country and the NCSS core site in Dublin’s Parnell Street.
Licensed wireless radio technology will then be used to ensure the delivery of mission critical services from remote BreastCheck locations in Galway, Cork, and Dublin back to the NCSS central office in Dublin.
The new contract win with BreastCheck follows a recent investment of €2.3million by AirSpeed Telecom in its network as part of a multi-million euro long term investment plan. This investment involved the addition of 23 high site locations to the network providing a platform for greater national reach.
Liam O’Kelly, managing director of AirSpeed Telecom, says his company is delighted to have won the BreastCheck contract.
“We are delighted to be in a position to provide them with a first class, highly resilient wireless radio transmission network. Due to the critical nature of the BreastCheck service AirSpeed Telecom can guarantee the NCSS a reliable, safe and secure radio transmission network which meets all of their requirements.”
AirSpeed Telecom, which began trading in November 2003, employs 35 people at offices in Dublin and Cork. Clients include RTE, TG4 and Telegael.
