Wi-Fi® provides reliable connectivity in healthcare scenarios
Wi-Fi plays an indispensable role in modern healthcare, meeting the increasing demands of modern hospitals and facilitating critical connections for staff, patients, and families. Wi-Fi enhances patient outcomes by supporting extended reality (XR) lab simulations, enabling near-instantaneous transfers of medical files for real-time diagnoses, and connecting medical devices and sensors in a complex medical Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem. Wi-Fi’s backward compatibility also allows for the integration of legacy medical devices into modern Wi-Fi networks while protecting crucial patient data in a fast-paced environment. Beyond medical environments, Wi-Fi is transforming personal health and fitness thanks to advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), wearables, and mobile health applications. Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® supports a new era of healthcare for providers and users alike by delivering the reliable, secure connectivity these crucial use cases demand.
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED solutions for healthcare
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED solutions enable today’s connected healthcare environments, providing a path to secure, interoperable Wi-Fi providers and patients rely on.
Wi-Fi advances the future of healthcare
"In the near future, more and more medical devices and nonmedical devices supporting will be supporting Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 technology, and therefore improving the overall experience of the network. I'm absolutely excited about the future that Wi-Fi is bringing to the healthcare space and the reliability that comes along with it."
Wi-Fi healthcare devices expected to ship in 2028
Healthcare connectivity by the numbers
U.S. internet households with children that used telehealth services in 20221
Wi-Fi healthcare devices were shipped in 20242
Shipments of healthcare Wi-Fi devices to grow at 22% CAGR between 2023 - 20283
1 Parks Associates, 2024
2 ABI Research, 2024
3 ABI Research, 2024
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Wi-Fi Alliance® demonstrates the impact of 6 GHz Wi-Fi® for advanced AR/VR in healthcare
Wi-Fi Alliance® and Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University have been working together to promote the value of 6 GHz Wi-Fi®. In July, Ramathibodi…
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Wi-Fi Alliance® members can join our Task Group to help maintain Wi-Fi’s position as the first choice for wireless connectivity in medical environments and to expand Wi-Fi’s footprint in the growing healthcare market segment.
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