Ascom Wireless Solutions, the leading supplier of on-site wireless communications are presenting their latest teleCARE IP solution during the UK’s leading event for public healthcare ICT, Smart Healthcare Live 2010, at ExCeL conference centre in London.

Ascom are introducing VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) to their teleCARE IP solution, a system already established in hospitals and care homes around the world. Originally, Ascom teleCARE IP was created as a communication platform upon which new innovations could be built, combining the full suite of traditional nurse call functionality and the power of IP technology. With the addition of VoIP, it is anticipated that the new voice communication features will have a positive impact on the everyday tasks staff in the healthcare sector face, leading to efficiency and cost effectiveness.

Jan Ringenier, Product Manager at Ascom explains:
“The new VoIP solution delivers practical functions direct to those who need them most. For example, nurses can use Direct Call In, noise-triggered Acoustic Monitoring and a Listen-In function to discreetly monitor and talk to their patients. With the new voice functionality, communication can be maintained without the nurse having to physically visit a room or the patient to leave his or her bed. We are sure these new features will make a significant contribution to staff efficiency and standards of patient and resident care wherever they are applied.”

Ascom Wireless Solution will also be showcasing their new IP-DECT handset; featuring market-leading levels of physical robustness and operating safety. The handset, which will carry the name Ascom d81, has been created specifically to answer the demands of users who work in the most challenging physical environments and require superior levels of alarm protection.

The hospital or care home environment demands that communication between staff and from staff to patients or residents is carried out on the move; in this case by means of Ascom DECT or VoWiFi handsets. All communication is done over the LAN using VoIP and SIP clients. Using the LAN also makes it possible to connect multiple sites to one large united site.

Mark Leppard is Sales Manager at Ascom UK:
“Smart Healthcare Live is a great opportunity for us to strengthen our business within the healthcare segment. We already have a presence with our existing range of products and the introduction of VoIP to our teleCARE IP range, will allow us to provide a great all round solution to UK hospitals and elderly care homes.”

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Ascom Wireless Solutions (www.ascom.com) is a leading provider of on-site wireless communications for key segments such as hospitals, manufacturing industries, retail and hotels. More than 75,000 systems are installed at major companies all over the world. The company offers a broad range of voice and professional messaging solutions, creating value for customers by supporting and optimizing their Mission-Critical processes. The solutions are based on VoWiFi, IP-DECT, DECT, Nurse Call and paging technologies, smartly integrated into existing enterprise systems. The company has subsidiaries in 10 countries and 1,200 employees worldwide. Founded in the 1950s and based in Göteborg, Sweden, Ascom Wireless Solutions is part of the Ascom Group, listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange.

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