Key contact: Rick Simpson, senior system specialist
Key vendors: Proxim, Wavelink, Symbol, 3Com, Alcatel, Dell
Key metrics: 113 Proxim AP-2000 APs, 2,675 active users, 85 percent of clinical staff uses network
It's been a busy year for the two-person IT support team at Baptist Health System of East Tennessee (BHS). Getting 113 new Proxim AP-2000 APs installed in that time period is an impressive feat. The crew at BHS has been supporting wireless LAN applications since 1998, so the upgrade was a welcome one. BHS took advantage of Proxim's dual-radio design to provide support for both 802.11a and 802.11b. The former is used for high-bandwidth clinical applications and the latter to support low-bandwidth applications and PDAs that require 11b support. A clinical documentation project drove deployment of wireless services, but the range of applications has expanded in recent years. Simpson says management is convinced that the wireless network has resulted in direct benefits in terms of the quality of patient care. Although the WLAN infrastructure is new and demonstrates management's willingness to fund ongoing enhancements, the technical staff has made smart use of a variety of public-domain wireless tools, including Kismet, NetStumbler and Ethereal. Future plans include delivering wireless services to patient family members.
Organization: City of Daytona Beach
Pending 6GHz spectrum availability, faster speeds, and private wireless access use drive FWA forward.
The new HPE Aruba 730 series Wi-Fi 7 access points tout high performance, enhanced security, location tracking capabilities, and more.
Verizon is demoing crowd analytics technology that uses 5G along with AI and mobile edge computing to give stadium operators insights into the flow of fans throughout a venue.
