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Case Study | Healthcare

Medical Imaging Cloud Connectivity for Faster AI Diagnostics

Reliable medical imaging cloud connectivity turns MRI and CT scan transport from hours-long waits into minutes-fast AI analysis.

Cloud AI Connectivity
Medical Image Transport

Hours › Minutes

AI SCAN ANALYSIS TIME

Direct

AZURE EXPRESSROUTE PATH

Real-Time

CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT

Sector

Healthcare / Diagnostic Imaging

Customer

Health system running cloud-based AI radiology workflows

Workload

MRI and CT image transport to cloud AI inference

Constraint

Best-effort internet was unreliable for clinically time-sensitive AI workflows

Stack

Contrivian Lighthouse™, Contrivian NorthStar™, Dedicated Ethernet, Equinix, Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING

The Medical Imaging Cloud Connectivity Challenge

Diagnostic AI stranded on the wrong side of the network.

Massive image files, cloud-based AI

Medical imaging cloud connectivity is the critical link between hospital scanners and cloud AI platforms — yet for many health systems, that link is broken. Modern MRI and CT scanners produce massive image files that require AI-powered analysis to accelerate diagnosis. The compute capacity needed for that analysis sits in the public cloud and hyperscale data centers — not inside hospital walls.

Hours of waiting, every minute consequential

Without predictable, high-bandwidth transport to cloud imaging platforms, radiologists waited hours for results. Every minute of delay translated directly into delayed treatment decisions for patients.

Best-effort internet at the worst possible moments

Path congestion was hitting hardest during clinical hours, when the AI workflow most needed to perform. There was no problem with the AI model. There was no problem with the cloud provider. The bottleneck was the network in between — and best-effort internet had no way to guarantee anything about it.

Cloud Compute Dependency
Transport Unpredictability
Delayed Care

CONTRIVIAN CLOUD TRANSPORT

The Medical Imaging Cloud Connectivity Solution

Engineered cloud transport, end to end.

Dedicated Ethernet to the carrier-neutral edge

Contrivian engineered dedicated Ethernet circuits between hospital sites and Equinix carrier-neutral data centers, delivering true medical imaging cloud connectivity with direct handoff into Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute. Imaging traffic bypasses the public internet and flows straight into the cloud AI processing platform.

Path performance, monitored end-to-end

Contrivian Lighthouse™ monitors path performance end-to-end. When any segment begins to degrade, the architecture responds before the clinical workflow notices.

One architecture, one SLA

Contrivian NorthStar™ provides circuit inventory and lifecycle management across every hospital site. One architecture, one SLA, one accountable partner from scanner to cloud — no more triangulating between carriers, MSPs, and cloud providers.

Dedicated Ethernet
Scanner-to-Cloud
Azure ExpressRoute
Unified SLA

Solution Stack

CLOUD AI CONNECTIVITY

The Outcome

Faster diagnoses, better patient outcomes.

Purpose-built medical imaging cloud connectivity, engineered as clinical infrastructure, delivered measurable benefits:

Minutes, not hours

AI-powered scan analysis delivered in minutes instead of hours.

No best-effort contention

Dedicated ExpressRoute path bypasses the public internet — no best-effort contention.

One SLA across every site

Unified architecture across hospital sites under a single Contrivian SLA.

Scales as imaging volumes grow

Scales cleanly as imaging volumes grow and new AI platforms come online.

Minutes Not Hours
Predictable Cloud Path
Single SLA
Scales with Volume

Where Else This Fits

Medical imaging cloud connectivity — built for any health system.

Health systems running cloud-based AI radiology

Telehealth and virtual care platforms relying on cloud inference

Clinical data warehousing and EHR cloud-archive workflows

Veterans and rural health networks with reliability mandates

Mobile and field healthcare units uploading imaging

Looking Ahead

What this deployment unlocks.

As AI moves deeper into clinical workflows, medical imaging cloud connectivity becomes a clinical asset — not just infrastructure. Contrivian Lighthouse™ and Contrivian NorthStar™ make that asset measurable, manageable, and accountable across every site in the system.

INTELLIGENCE · EXPERIENCE · ACCOUNTABILITY · TRUST

Connectivity as clinical infrastructure — engineered for minutes, not hours.

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Supported Networks

Carrier-Neutral. Performance-Driven.

Last-mile Connectivity

Providing local and global connectivity in 160+ Countries around the world through a 600 carrier partner ecosystem.

Amazon Leo Authorized Reseller

Amazon’s LEO constellation for government and enterprise. Integrated access for state, federal, and critical infrastructure agencies.

Starlink Authorized Reseller

Thousands of LEO satellites delivering global coverage. Managed smarter with Contrivian’s intelligent bonding layer.

Future Constellations

Carrier-neutral architecture designed to integrate additional LEO constellations as they reach operational maturity.

Networks Built for What's Next

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The Contrivian Platform

Part of a Larger Architecture.

Contrivian delivers end-to-end technology solutions that provide transparency, efficiency, and control over how businesses connect and scale. We leverage a hybrid infrastructure, combining fiber, LTE/5G, broadband, and LEO satellites to deliver secure and scalable connectivity anywhere in the world.

Intelligent Path Selection

Real-time performance monitoring and dynamic routing across every connectivity modality.

Lifecycle Management

Centralized visibility for design, procurement, monitoring, and operational control.

Rapid Deployment

Field-ready connectivity systems for fixed sites, in-motion vehicles and vessels, and portable field deployment.

Multi-Constellation Connectivity

Multiple LEO constellations orchestrated into one intelligent satellite layer.