Switching on
Hospital Trust initiates BYOD scheme B
edford Hospital Trust has deployed Xirrus Wireless Arrays throughout its 400-bed acute district general
hospital. The wireless network, which enables a
Bring Your Own Device strategy (BYOD), has been deployed to improve patient care and drive clinical excellence, in addition to helping navigate more effi cient use of hospital resources. It allows clinicians and staff to use their
own devices from anywhere within the hospital without compromising IT security, and delivers wireless access and a level of fl exibility that opens up possibilities for improved patient care. As Bedford Hospital’s chief information
offi cer Mark Austin explains, the Xirrus solution is able to “cope with potential interference from older wirelessly-connected devices within the hospital, such as patient monitoring equipment, which is critical to patient care. Because of this we needed to use the 5GHz frequency range, which is where the Xirrus kit was ideal as it
Recognised as one of the country’s top 40 hospitals, Bedford Hospital has over 2,000 members of staff and provides services to over 270,000 people living in north and mid Bedfordshire
optimises the Wi-Fi connections for those devices operating in both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bandwidths.” Sean Larner, vice president international at Xirrus, commented: “Bedford Hospital now enjoys wireless connectivity that enables and supports a truly progressive BYOD scheme.
Tube upgrade on track
With Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt outlining plans for a paperless NHS by 2018, Bedford is a fantastic example of a progressive hospital ahead of the game, using wireless to improve productivity and fl exibility in the workplace, while also enhancing the delivery of patient care.”
Pub chain to offer free online access
T
he upgraded Highgate to High Barnet rail section of London Underground’s Northern Line is now under the control of Thales’
SelTrac Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling system. The eight kilometre section of line was brought in on time and on budget, and is the result of two years’ close collaboration and a ‘one team’ approach by Thales and London Underground. The SelTrac CBTC system, which automatically controls train movements
on the line, has been fi tted to all 106 of the Northern Line trains. Project managers from Thales have been located alongside those
from London Underground, working as a single team on everything from defi ning the user requirements and the design scope to the detailed management of installation and testing works. Alistair McPhee, head of Thales UK’s transport business, commented:
“The joint team, with better access to the key experts on site, is more effective and quicker at resolving the technical issues. We also see this enhanced customer focus making a big difference in the way the teams interact with those who will use the system, the train operators and control centre staff. Their early feedback on the system’s ease-of-use and reliability has been very positive.”
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customers with free online access across its Young’s and Geronimo pubs. T e new service will be rolled out to 140 pubs and bars in Lon- don and the South East over the next fi ve months. Customers will be able to get online quickly with any wireless mobile device. Andy Maynard, information sys-
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tems manager at Young and Co.’s Brewery, commented: “Increasing amounts of customers keep in touch with the offi ce or hold work meetings at our pubs during the day. On evenings and weekends, visitors are catching up on the days’ goings on or keeping a check on the sports. Free Wi-Fi ticks the box on all counts and adds to the already social atmosphere.” Andy Baker, chief executive offi - cer at BT Wi-Fi, said: “It’s fantastic
oung and Co.’s Brewery has signed a fi ve-year deal with BT Wi-Fi, providing
news that visitors to this premium pub chain will now get free BT Wi- Fi. Our research shows that 61 per cent of people actively search for a Wi-Fi hotspot while out and about eating and drinking.” BT will also connect Young’s
point of sale machines in the pubs to reduce operational costs and pro- vide better customer service, along- side superfast fi bre broadband, voice communications services and a dedicated support desk.
LAND mobile August 2013
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