Gigabit wireless links

Holy Name Hospital is to deploy multiple gigabit wireless links to extend connectivity to campus buildings for flawless data transmission. Holy Name Hospital selected BridgeWave’s AR80 radios for uninterrupted gigabit connectivity, even during inclement weather. Holy Name Hospital needed to bring two essential buildings onto the Hospital’s LAN, and had previously deployed different low frequency unlicensed wireless technologies. The 2.4 GHz links and subsequently, 5.8 GHz links, provided connectivity, however over time, the reliability of the links deteriorated due to other unlicensed applications being utilized. The IT team was constantly forced to attend to their 2.4 GHz radios and subsequently 5.8 GHz radios, as both frequencies failed to offer the reliability needed for critical hospital network services. This unreliability resulted in sapped employee productivity and an elevated number of calls to the IT desk. A leased OC-3 line was offered, but the ongoing $5,000 monthly cost made it too expensive, while a standard T-1 line would not provide sufficient bandwidth. (Frank Marano, systems infrastructure director, department of information technology at Holy Name Hospital.)