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Korea University Medicine – Guro campus
ALE’ s solution included a dedicated Wireless Intrusion Prevention System( WIPS) to strengthen network security beyond standard capabilities, offering enhanced protection for sensitive patient data in compliance with healthcare data privacy standards.
The year-long transformation, which began in February 2024 and concluded in February 2025, delivered multiple benefits across KUM’ s operations:
• Improved performance for missioncritical service excellence: The OmniAccess Stellar WLAN solution’ s distributed architecture ensures missioncritical wireless reliability across all three hospital campuses, supporting the demands of modern healthcare technology and IoT medical devices. The new infrastructure delivers more than 50 % faster data processing speed for medical data transmission, including Picture Archiving and Communications Systems( PACS), compared to legacy solutions.
• Cost savings and operational efficiency: The controller-less architecture eliminates the need for separate scanning antennas for Internet of Medical Things( IoMT) devices, cutting IoMT deployment costs by an estimated 50 %. Enhanced network performance has reduced unproductive downtime for medical staff, allowing them to focus more on patient care while achieving substantial operational savings.
• Better user experience for staff and patients: Smart healthcare services now run seamlessly with reliable, highperformance connectivity and wireless roaming. Staff can move freely with connected devices while maintaining access to critical patient information and communication systems. IoMT device integration has also reduced nurse workloads by enabling automated patient monitoring and real-time data collection.
The new solution supports future Smart Hospital initiatives through Real-Time Location Systems( RTLS) integration, enabling KUM to track medical equipment and optimise resources. The ALE wireless infrastructure positions KUM to deliver enhanced healthcare services while advancing Digital Transformation for improved patient outcomes.
“ The healthcare industry demands unwavering network reliability and Korea University Medicine’ s three-campus deployment showcases how our OmniAccess Stellar WLAN solution’ s controller-less architecture delivers mission-critical wireless services that healthcare professionals can depend on. By addressing their specific challenges with dead zones and network overload, we’ ve enabled them to focus on what matters most – providing exceptional patient care,” said Chunshik Shin, Country Business Leader for South Korea, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise.
“ Our partnership with ALE and BIN Solutions has transformed our wireless infrastructure from a limiting factor into an enabler of innovation. The superior performance of the new network has significantly improved our operational efficiency and enabled us to deploy advanced medical technologies that were previously constrained by our network limitations,” said Yoon Ju Sung, Head of Digital Transformation, Medical Intelligence & Data Hub, Korea University Medicine. �
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