Freshwave has worked with The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust to provide 4G connectivity to The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex.
Freshwave designed, deployed and now provides ongoing support through a managed service of the 4G distributed antenna system (DAS).
The DAS ensures 15 buildings across the hospital site have access to carrier-grade 4G connectivity. All colleagues, patients and visitors now receive assured connectivity, regardless of the network they use.
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
While Freshwave carried out the connectivity installation, there was no operational impact on the hospital.
Jeffrey Wood, deputy director of ICT at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, said, “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.”
Simon Frumkin, CEO of Freshwave, said, “I’m happy that The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust improved their mobile connectivity with Freshwave. Mobile is an essential part of healthcare infrastructure and will be vital in the ongoing move to digitalise healthcare.”