Tag Archives: private

Speedcast Deploys Advanced Connectivity via Private LTE Network Powered by Nokia for Brazilian Energy Integrator

Agreement with Speedcast’s local entity, SC Caprock, ensures delivery of 4G and future 5G networks in Alagoas region, connecting operations and local population with voice and video, automation, CCTV, location tracking and health and safety applications Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — September 26, 2022 — Speedcast, a leading communications and IT services provider, announced today… Read More »

FDA opens private Covid vaccine meetings to the public in bid to gain trust as Trump pressures for fast approval

The FDA took the unusual step Thursday in opening to the public a routine meeting with an advisory group that’s weighing in on approving the coronavirus vaccine as the agency battles public concerns about its safety as well as political pressure from President Donald Trump to approve it before the Nov. 3 election. The Vaccines… Read More »

A private survey shows China’s manufacturing activity expanded slightly in March

Results of a private survey released on Wednesday showed China’s manufacturing activity expanded slightly in March as factories began to come online amid a coronavirus outbreak. The Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s Index for March was 50.1. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected the Caixin/Markit PMI to come in at 45.5, compared with February’s sharpest contraction on… Read More »

Shorter waits for new patients at VA than in private sector, U.S. study finds

(Reuters Health) – In many cases, veterans get a first appointment at VA hospitals quicker than the general public gets first appointments with health care providers, government researchers report. The researchers, all from the VA, compared wait times there for new patients to those for new patients in the private sector as determined by an… Read More »

VA authors argue agency wait times beat private sector: JAMA

Dive Brief: Wait times for new patients at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities and private hospitals were similar in 2014, a new Journal of the American Medical Association study authored by researchers affiliated with the VA found. But while wait times in the private sector appeared to be static between 2014 and 2017, wait times… Read More »