Wireless Clinical Devices & The Impact of Wi-Fi 6/6E on Medical Devices in Hospitals

Wi-Fi has become a victim of its own success in medical environments, leading to the danger of congestion in an environment where the performance of these devices is so vital. As the number of Wi-Fi connected devices increases in hospitals, Wi-Fi networks can become overwhelmed not only by the number of devices making demands on the network but also the RF complexity of so many networks and devices operating in close proximity to one another. This makes the case of Wi-Fi 6/6E relevant.

Wi-Fi 6/6E delivers significant advancements in performance, efficiency, latency, and other key areas that collectively enable far more device density while avoiding network congestion. These new versions of Wi-Fi will have an enormous impact on connected device networks in clinical environments, where so many Wi-Fi dependent devices are packed into small physical spaces.

The solution to those challenges is a new version of Wi-Fi that has been released by the IEEE standards body and labeled Wi-Fi 6/6E by the Wi-Fi Alliance. Wi-Fi 6/6E delivers significant advancements in performance, efficiency, latency, and other key areas that collectively enable far more device density while avoiding network congestion. These new versions of Wi-Fi will have an enormous impact on connected device networks in clinical environments, where so many Wi-Fi dependent devices are packed into small physical spaces. Simply put, this new version of Wi-Fi is a gamechanger for hospitals because it will enable WiFi to continue serving as the backbone of hospital connectivity, even as device density increases and as new devices put greater demands on networks.

The advancements in Wi-Fi 6 and 6E are significant:
• Dramatic increases in performance
• Far lower latency
• Wider operational spectrum for devices to utilize
• Extended battery life for mobile devices
• Higher device density through increased concurrent communications
• Lower network-to-network interference
• And other technical advancements that support new applications

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