Korea University Medicine taps ALE for smart hospital innovation

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Korea University Medicine (KUM), in collaboration with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, has deployed mission-critical wireless infrastructure across their three hospital campuses in the Seoul Metropolitan area. This is to enable next-generation digital healthcare services while laying the foundation for smart hospital innovation.

KUM was struggling with an outdated wireless network that suffered from dead zones, slow speeds for medical equipment, and overload from growing IoT device usage, hampering healthcare operations. 

Solving this required a resilient, high-performance solution from ALE and BIN Solutions, combining OmniSwitch switches with OmniAccess Stellar access points, all centrally managed through OmniVista with full redundancy.

This distributed, controller-less architecture eliminates the traditional limitations of centralized wireless systems while providing the scalability and reliability required for healthcare environments, delivering approximately 20% improvement in operational productivity. 

ALE’s solution included a dedicated Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (WIPS) to further strengthen network security beyond standard capabilities, providing enhanced protection for sensitive patient data in compliance with healthcare data privacy standards.

The comprehensive year-long transformation, which began in February 2024 and concluded in February 2025, delivered multiple benefits across KUM’s operations.

One benefit is that the OmniAccess Stellar WLAN solution’s distributed architecture ensures mission-critical wireless service reliability throughout all three hospital campuses, supporting the demanding requirements of modern healthcare technology and IoT medical devices. 

The new infrastructure delivers over 50% faster data processing speed for medical data transmission, including critical systems like Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS), compared to existing solutions.

Another benefit is significant cost savings and enhanced operational efficiency. The controller-less architecture eliminates the need for separate scanning antennas for Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices, reducing IoMT deployment costs by an estimated 50%. 

The enhanced network performance eliminated unproductive downtime for medical staff, allowing them to focus more on delivering exceptional patient care, as well as resulting in substantial operational cost savings.

A third benefit is better user experience for both medical staff and patients. Smart healthcare services now operate seamlessly through reliable, high-performance connectivity as well as seamless wireless roaming. 

This enables staff to move freely with connected devices while maintaining access to critical patient information and communication systems. The integration of IoMT devices also reduced nurse workloads by enabling automated patient monitoring and real-time data collection.

The solution supports future smart hospital initiatives through Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) integration, helping KUM track medical equipment and optimize resources. The new ALE wireless infrastructure positions KUM to deliver enhanced healthcare services while advancing digital transformation for better patient outcomes.

“Our partnership with ALE and BIN Solutions has transformed our wireless infrastructure from a limiting factor into an enabler of innovation,” said Yoon Ju Sung, head of digital transformation at KUM’s Medical Intelligence  & Data Hub.

“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.

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