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Consumer tablets may seem like a shortcut for HMI design, but risks in lifecycle, connectivity, and security can derail OEM projects. Industrial HMIs on SOM platforms deliver the reliability and support production demands.
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Hospitals demand devices that can process data in real time, stay connected in crowded networks, and remain secure over long lifecycles. Integrated compute and wireless platforms that meet these needs, giving OEMs a faster and safer path to market.
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As connected healthcare devices play a vital role in patient care, medical facilities face challenges in integrating next-gen technologies into their existing infrastructures.
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In the rapidly growing connected healthcare market, reliable and secure IoT devices are critical. As millions of these devices are deployed, are yours ready to meeting the rising connectivity and cybersecurity challenges?
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There are currently three primary connectivity methods that are used for IoMT within hospital settings – Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and LPWAN. And, looking forward, the increased use of a fourth – UWB...
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Wi-Fi 6/6E is a gamechanger for hospitals, enabling Wi-Fi to continue serving as the backbone of hospital connectivity as device density increases and new devices put greater demands on networks.
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Engineers working on IoT design and deployment are being challenged to a “dual,” but this has little to do with battles of honor like the one that involved Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. This...
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The Innovation Band – Opening the Door to New Solutions In January of 2020, the FCC completed the result of years of work to provide a new range of unlicensed spectrum to operators in...
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By: Jonathan Kaye – Senior Director Product Management at Ezurio The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) is a federal agency that oversees the building, deployment, and...
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Deploying Wi-Fi networks in crowded environments like hospitals, industrial sites, or airports can present significant challenges. These areas however benefit greatly from leveraging the emerging...
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Last week, the FCC and FDA teamed up to host a joint workshop called "Promoting Medical Technology Innovation - The Role of Wireless Test Beds". The workshop discussed key topics such as the role of...
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Here’s a look at Laird’s top 10 most popular blog posts on the Wireless Connectivity Blog for 2013: 10. Lumia Black Update to Showcase BLE : Nokia, acquired by Microsoft, announced that...
On December 12, Embedded Wireless Solutions of Laird hosted a webinar titled, Making the Connected Hospital a Reality: Medical Grade Wi-Fi for Hospitals . The webinar featured guest speakers Bill...
Laird Booth Location at Medica Laird Technologies, Inc., a global leader in the design and supply of customized performance-critical components and systems for advanced electronics and wireless...
An article written by Product Manager Jonathan Kaye and Marketing Communications Specialist Stephanie Lubrano of Laird Technologies was featured in the August issue of Medical Design . The article,...
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By: Natalie Sheerer, Marketing Specialist In hospitals where wireless medical devices transmit data that are critical to patient care, it is crucial that these devices never lose connectivity,...
In hospitals where wireless medical devices transmit data that are critical to patient care, it is crucial that these devices never lose connectivity, even when the devices are on the move...
By: Natalie Sheerer, Marketing Specialist In its 2012 white paper, Wi-Fi in Healthcare: Security Solutions for Hospital Wi-Fi Networks , the Wi-Fi Alliance took an in-depth look at security for...
Recognizing the increased importance of providing persistent wireless network connections on mobile devices, Laird Technologies has updated two white papers on Wi-Fi mobility. Both white papers...
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Client Devices in a Hospital By: Natalie Sheerer, Marketing Specialist In a recent post , we introduced a Wi-Fi Alliance® white paper on improving the user experience for client devices...
The Wi-Fi Alliance® (WFA) recently published a white paper on improving the user experience for medical devices that use Wi-Fi® to connect to hospital networks. As with two previous WFA...
A white paper from David Hoglund, an expert on Wi-Fi in hospitals, discusses the challenges of ensuring that Wi-Fi on medical devices operates reliably in a hospital. The key to ensuring reliable...
An article from the Laird Technologies Embedded Wireless Solutions is featured on the Health IT Exchange website. Entitled “ Benefits and Challenges of Implementing Wi-Fi in Hospitals ” , the...
HIMSS , once known as the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, is a not-for-profit organization that seeks to improve healthcare through optimal use of information technology and...
Mobility trends in healthcare have quickly become a widely discussed topic for medical device manufacturers and healthcare providers. Wi-Fi® infrastructure provider Aruba Networks recently conducted...
According to a 2012 study conducted by Spyglass Consulting®, there are 2.9 million registered working nurses in the United States. While that may sound like a large number, the U.S. Health...
A recent study from Austin Health Clinical School at The University of Melbourne discusses how, when smartphones operate proprietary medical devices, doctors can have access to valuable information...
According to a recent study conducted by Berg Insight®, the number of remotely monitored patients reached about 2.8 million by the end of 2012. Some of the conditions actively monitored are...
Welch Allyn®, one of the top medical device makers (MDMs) in the U.S., recently announced a 10 percent reduction in its workforce and blamed a 2.3 percent medical device tax set for the beginning of...
A recent study from GE Healthcare® reveals that healthcare organizations such as hospitals are not managing mobile medical devices such as ventilators, infusion pumps, and telemetry units...
According to a recent article from Computer Weekly , mobility and accessibility are the driving factors behind the adoption of ruggedized tablets over computers on wheels (CoWs) in healthcare...
Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it will allocate 40 MHz of spectrum for medical body-area networks (MBANs). The allocated spectrum, 2360 - 2400 MHz, is just...
In late April, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) CIO Roger Baker told FierceGovernmentIT that only one-third of VA's large facilities currently have Wi-Fi® but that the VA plans to have...
Connecting medical devices to a hospital’s Wi-Fi® network improves workflow on both the clinical and financial path. With networked devices, a hospital delivers better care to more patients while...
For several years, computers on wheels (CoWs) have been the de facto mobile computing device in many hospitals. CoWs place computing power at the point of care, which facilitates adoption of...
The Wi-Fi® Alliance positions Wi-Fi Direct as “a game-changing new technology enabling Wi-Fi devices to connect…to one another without joining a traditional home, office or hotspot network.”...
Antenna Designed to Compliment Interior or Exterior Mounted Wireless Network Systems St. Louis, Missouri, USA – October 19, 2010 – Laird Technologies, Inc., a global leader in the design and...