Maluti Adventist Hopsital Deploys Secure High Performance Wi-Fi
Lesotho is a mountainous, land-locked country surrounded by South Africa and has over 2.3 million residents. Maluti Adventist Hospital was established in 1951 and is operated by the Seventh Day Adventist Church. With 160 beds, the hospital is situated in the village of Mapoteng in the Berea District of the Kingdom of Lesotho. Maluti Hospital offers a comprehensive range of health care services, primarily to the approximately 100,000 people living in the 264 villages in its health service area.
Requirements
- Support large number of connected users continuously
- Provide high bandwidth for each user and sufficient capacity for future voice and video applications
- Minimum devices and cable drops installed
- Zero RF interference to medical systems
- Easy management and long term ROI
Benefits
- Only 7 Xirrus Arrays needed to provide full coverage throughout nursing and hospital facilities
- Support for data and voice on single infrastructure
- Ability to provision Wi-Fi access both indoors and outdoors
- Fewer devices installed to result in less cabling, switch ports, installation time and maintenance
Savings
- Ratio of Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays to traditional access points
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1:4 |
- Number of additional access points saved
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24 |
- Number of additional cable runs saved
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24 |
- Number of switch ports that saved
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24 |
- Average power savings per year(kWh)
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3,679 |