Why Register?
WMTS is the only frequency spectrum designated exclusively for medical telemetry systems. Telemetry systems operating within this spectrum and registered with ASHE can be protected from harmful interference. Hospitals and equipment vendors deploying product in the WMTS bands must ensure that device registration has been completed before the equipment is commissioned.
So, why Register?
RISK -- Protect your patients' vital telemetry data from being corrupted due to interference from other telemetry systems and from digital TV systems. Data corruption due to interference can cause entire telemetry systems to fail, leaving your critically ill patients with no monitoring at all. Registration with ASHE helps to ensure that your telemetry units are protected from harmful interference.
IT'S THE LAW -- The FCC requires that all WMTS transmitters be registered with ASHE. If you don't register, not only are you subject to being interfered with, the FCC can also shut your system down.
WIRELESS PLANNING - Registration is a key part of wireless planning, which is essential for proper interference-free operation of any wireless investment, especially a WMTS system.
PROTECTION - The operating frequencies of registered telemetry units will be considered in other hospitals' analyses, thus providing you with a margin of interference protection.
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT - Use the database to help keep an inventory of your WMTS deployments. This can also help to manage Electromagnetic Interference and Compliance (EMI/EMC) issues throughout the hospital.
MONITOR OTHER WMTS ACTIVITY - Users can get equipment manufacturer and model information as well as hospital contact information for any WMTS system that could affect a particular deployment.
SUPPORT - You get immediate access to specialists who can help you to better understand the FCC rules and explain this process.