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Wifi has been around a long time now. Why can't the hospital devices just use that like everyone else? (Oh except wireless microphones in churches, which are al
by jessaustin 6y ago
Wifi has been around a long time now. Why can't the hospital devices just use that like everyone else? (Oh except wireless microphones in churches, which are also some special snowflake exceptions for some reason...)
- chongli 6y agoBecause everything interferes with WiFi. It’s junk spectrum. You don’t want critical, lifesaving devices operating on the same spectrum as the microwave in the break room.
- jessaustin 6y ago"Critical, lifesaving" functionality is for the most part hardwired. Some devices use radio over extremely short range (think arm's length), but any radio communications over longer distances are for reporting or something else non-critical.