CASE STUDY When the French city of Carcassonne, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, decided to build a new public medical complex along with a new retirement facility, the municipality sought to provide modern healthcare environments for residents and visitors from across the globe. This included robust, secure Wi-Fi access for healthcare providers, staff, suppliers, patients and guests. The city, which is the administrative center for the approximately 200,000 residents of western Aude Département region, decided to first complete the 200-bed retirement residence, Les Rives d’Ode EHPAD. The 496-bed, 570,000 square foot hospital and medical complex, called the Centre Hospitalier Carcassonne, would open the following year. For communications infrastructure, voice and data networks

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