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Radio Coverage Assessment and Indoor Communication Enhancement in Hospitals: A Case Study at CHUCB

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datacite.subject.fosEngenharia e Tecnologia
datacite.subject.sdg03:Saúde de Qualidade
datacite.subject.sdg11:Cidades e Comunidades Sustentáveis
datacite.subject.sdg09:Indústria, Inovação e Infraestruturas
dc.contributor.authorda Silva, Óscar
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Emanuel
dc.contributor.authorCorceiro, Ana
dc.contributor.authorReis, António
dc.contributor.authorVelez, Fernando J.
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-21T14:02:35Z
dc.date.available2025-08-21T14:02:35Z
dc.date.issued2025-08-09
dc.description.abstractThe adoption of wireless medical technologies in hospital environments is often limited by cellular coverage issues, especially in indoor areas with complex structures. This study presents a detailed radio spectrum measurement campaign conducted at the Cova da Beira University Hospital Center (CHUCB), using the NARDA SRM-3006 and R&S®TSME6 equipment. The signal strength and quality of 5G NR, LTE, UMTS, and NB-IoT technologies were evaluated. Critical coverage gaps were identified, particularly at points 17, 19, and 21. Results revealed that operators MEO and NOS dominate coverage, with MEO providing better 5G NR coverage and NOS excelling in LTE signal quality. Based on the results, the localized installation of femtocells is proposed to improve coverage in these areas. The approach was designed to be scalable and replicable, with a planned application at Cumura Hospital (Guinea-Bissau), reinforcing the applicability of the solution in contexts with limited infrastructure. This work provides both technical and clinical contributions to achieving ubiquitous cellular coverage in healthcare settings.por
dc.description.sponsorship__ Telemonitoring of Patients at Risk (TERI) project under the System for Supporting the Modernization and Capacity Building of Public Administration (SAMA 2020), co-financed by COMPETE 2020 through the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER)—Public Administration Capacity Building Operations (PI 11.1) __ Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology), FCT/MECI, for the support through national funds and, when applicable, cofounded EU funds under UID/50008: Instituto de Telecomunicações __ FCT/MECI for the support through national funds and, when applicable, co-funded EU funds under ddoctoral scholarship PALOP/BD/155059/2024 (PALOP and Timor Leste) __ FCT/MECI for the support through national funds and, when applicable, co-funded EU funds under UI/BD/150923/2021 __ Bolsas de Incentivo ao Doutoramento (BID) program of the Instituto Coordenador da Investigação (ICI)—Faculdade de Engenharia (FE), Santander Universidades—UBI, under the 2016–2017 scholarship.
dc.identifier.citationÓscar Silva, Emanuel Bordalo Teixeira, Ana Corceiro, Antonio D. Reis, and Fernando J. Velez, “Radio Coverage Assessment and Indoor Communication Enhancement in Hospitals: A Case Study at CHUCB,” Sensors - Specila Issue Architectures, Protocols and Algorithms of Sensor Networks—Second Edition, vol. 25, no. 16, Aug. 2025, 4933. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25164933
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/s25164933
dc.identifier.issn1424-8220
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/18909
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/16/4933
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectWBAN
dc.subjectWireless Communications
dc.subjectMobile Networks
dc.subjectUbiquitous Cellular Coverage
dc.subjectNb-Iot
dc.subjectRadio Spectrum Measurements
dc.subjectICT
dc.titleRadio Coverage Assessment and Indoor Communication Enhancement in Hospitals: A Case Study at CHUCBeng
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oaire.citation.titleJournal of Sensors
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