Dedicated Wireless Spectrum for Medical Device Use

September 12th, 2010 by David Hoglund

There will be the second medical device connectivity conference in San Diego the end of this month.  Unfortunately, I will not able to attend because I will be in Europe.  However, I did desire to voice my discussions surrounding the need or desire for dedicated spectrum for “medical device” [...] Continue Reading…

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