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 6®

Enables faster data rates and increased capacity for seamless medical file transfers and medical IoT connections.

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6®

Enables faster data rates and increased capacity for seamless medical file transfers and medical IoT connections.

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Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7™

Empowers the new era of healthcare by offering higher data rates and ultra low latency that supports telemedicine and remote patient monitoring. 

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7™

Empowers the new era of healthcare by offering higher data rates and ultra low latency that supports telemedicine and remote patient monitoring. 

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Wi-Fi QoS Management™

Prioritized traffic for medical devices and applications to provide reliable connections and efficient data transfers in critical settings. 

Wi-Fi QoS Management™

Prioritized traffic for medical devices and applications to provide reliable connections and efficient data transfers in critical settings. 

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WPA3™

Provides cutting-edge security protocols to protect sensitive patient data in a fast-paced environment.

WPA3™

Provides cutting-edge security protocols to protect sensitive patient data in a fast-paced environment.

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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." 

Matt Pekarske

Principal of Connectivity and Service Integration Technologies at GE HealthCare

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"The future of healthcare enterprise or even other Wi-Fi innovation, it lies in the full access to the entire 1200 MHz of the 6 GHz band." 

Gaurav Jain

Senior Director of Engineering at Wi-Fi Alliance

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"Wi-Fi 6E is not about additional features, the key differentiator is the spectrum that is being introduced. It opens up a whole new highway for us now, for all these advanced things that we would have liked to do, that we have been waiting on because of the current limitations."

Ali Youssef

Director of Medical Device and IoT Security at Henry Ford Health

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Healthcare connectivity by the numbers

74%

U.S. internet households with children that used telehealth services in 20221

11M

Wi-Fi healthcare devices shipped in 20242

22%

CAGR growth of healthcare Wi-Fi device shipments between 2023 - 20283

1 Parks Associates, 2024
2 ABI Research, 2024
3 ABI Research, 2024
 

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Wi-Fi Alliance® pilot trial showcases the transformative power of 6 GHz Wi-Fi for healthcare

Wi-Fi Alliance® and Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University have completed a seven-month pilot trial demonstrating the value of full-band 6 GHz Wi-Fi® (5925-7125 MHz) in healthcare.

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Wi-Fi Alliance® demonstrates the impact of 6 GHz Wi-Fi® for advanced AR/VR in healthcare
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Wi-Fi 7 market momentum: 6 GHz Wi-Fi empowers connectivity in crucial healthcare scenarios
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Episode 70: Groundbreaking demo of 6 GHz Wi-Fi® showcases the future of medical training with Gaurav Jain of Wi-Fi Alliance
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Episode 68: 6 GHz Wi-Fi® is revolutionizing patient care with Matt Pekarske of GE HealthCare
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Wi-Fi 6在医疗保健领域

Participate in the Healthcare Task Group

Wi-Fi Alliance members can join our Task Group through our Member website 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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