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Planning and Installation of 5G Campus Networks in Hospitals in Rural Areas and Possible Use Cases: A Practical Example

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The introduction of 5G technologies will result in significant changes in various industry areas and the healthcare sector. High data rates, low latency times, and diverse connectivity are just some of the features of this technology. 5G campus networks are particularly suitable for hospitals to improve healthcare. This article focuses on the planning and installation of 5G campus networks and their implementation in two rural hospitals in Germany. Using predefined use cases such as patient monitoring, televising, patient routing, and transport services, the article examines how 5G technology can be used in hospitals. The key findings are that insufficient interfaces for today’s robot-assisted applications and high acquisition costs limit the usefulness of 5G networks. Nevertheless, hospitals can benefit from the technology’s real-time data transmission and reliability to speed up healthcare processes and make them more effective, especially if the described limitations might be overcome in the future. For this reason, this paper aims to provide interested hospitals and counties with best practices for successful implementation.

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    https://www.arberlandkliniken.de/.

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Jakob, D., Schmidt, S., Wahl, F. (2025). Planning and Installation of 5G Campus Networks in Hospitals in Rural Areas and Possible Use Cases: A Practical Example. In: Arai, K. (eds) Advances in Information and Communication. FICC 2025. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 1284. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-85363-0_42

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