UK-based neutral host infrastructure provider Freshwave has announced it has designed and deployed in-building 4G connectivity across 15 buildings of The Princess Alexandra Hospital north of London and is now providing ongoing support via a managed service.
The towerco says that while it carried out the installation of the 4G Distributed Antenna System (DAS) across the buildings, there was no operational impact on the hospital and all who work there, patients, and visitors now receive assured connectivity, regardless of the mobile network they use.
Hospitals often have complex physical layouts, with thick concrete or steel walls and floors. This is important for health and safety for patients, visitors and staff, but leads to connectivity dead spots as it weakens mobile signal trying to enter from outside. Hospital equipment can also interfere with wireless signals. An in-building DAS enhances mobile signal indoors and provides guaranteed quality of service as it connects securely into the mobile network operator’s networks. It allows everyone to move around the building with no dropped connections.
“We needed the right connectivity pathway now that would work for the hospital today and also take us into the future. There is so much that can be done as technologies continue to develop in the digital age, so I’m pleased that we’ve partnered with Freshwave on our hospital cellular solution,” said Jeffrey Wood, deputy director of ICT, The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT).
