Technologies

Cisco Spaces

Turn Your Wi-Fi Into a Location and IoT Platform

See where people and assets are, and how your buildings are really used, with the Cisco network you already own.

Cisco Spaces is Cisco's cloud platform for indoor location services and IoT. It uses your Cisco Catalyst or Meraki wireless network, plus Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) tags and sensors, to turn everyday Wi-Fi into a live view of your sites.

IPTel designs the location-grade Wi-Fi, deploys Cisco Spaces and connects it to the clinical, workplace and operational systems your teams already use.

Your Buildings Know More Than You Can See

Most organisations still run their sites without a real-time picture:

Staff lose time searching for shared equipment such as pumps, wheelchairs and scanners
Meeting rooms and floors are booked but sit empty
There's no live view of occupancy for cleaning, safety or energy planning
Temperature-sensitive stock is checked by hand, often after a problem
IoT sensors sit on separate networks, each with its own dashboard

The result is wasted time, wasted space and avoidable risk, even though the Wi-Fi overhead can already see most of it.

What Is Cisco Spaces?

Cisco Spaces is a cloud location services and IoT platform that uses your Cisco wireless network as a sensor. It brings together:

Location analytics showing visitor numbers, dwell time and how each floor and zone is used
Asset tracking for tagged equipment, using Wi-Fi and BLE tags
Smart Workspaces for occupancy, room availability and environmental insights
Smart Healthcare use cases such as clinical asset tracking, call assist and nurse call integration
IoT services that use your access points as gateways for BLE sensors, such as temperature and humidity monitors
Wi-Fi onboarding and OpenRoaming for secure, seamless guest access
Partner apps and APIs that stream location data into the systems you already run

It's all managed from one cloud dashboard, so you don't need to build a separate location network.

Built on the Network You Already Have

Cisco Catalyst wireless: Catalyst 9800 controllers and Catalyst access points connect through the Cisco Spaces Connector
Cisco Meraki: Meraki networks connect to Cisco Spaces cloud-to-cloud
Built-in IoT radios: modern Cisco access points include BLE radios, so they double as IoT gateways
Catalyst Center: integrates with Cisco Catalyst Center for network context
More data sources: Cisco collaboration devices and Meraki sensors can add occupancy and environmental data

Location accuracy depends on Wi-Fi design, so the access point layout matters as much as the software.

Cisco Spaces in Hospitals, Workplaces and Venues

Cisco Spaces is most valuable where people, equipment and space are expensive and hard to see:

Hospitals and aged care: find clinical equipment fast, monitor medication fridge temperatures, support call assist and nurse call integration
Workplaces: measure real workspace usage to right-size floors and meeting rooms
Education: understand how campuses, libraries and learning spaces are used
Venues and retail: visitor analytics, wayfinding and guest Wi-Fi onboarding
Warehousing and logistics: track high-value equipment and monitor conditions across large sites

Where Cisco Spaces Delivers Value

Cisco Spaces is a strong fit for organisations that:

Already run, or are moving to, Cisco Catalyst or Meraki Wi-Fi
Lose time and money to missing or under-used equipment
Need evidence of how space is used before changing leases or layouts
Must monitor temperature-sensitive stock or environments
Want one platform for location and IoT, rather than separate point solutions

Common environments include healthcare, aged care, education, government and enterprise offices.

Deploying Cisco Spaces

IPTel helps organisations deploy Cisco Spaces so it delivers accurate, trusted location data, not just dots on a map.

We support:

Location-grade Wi-Fi design and Wi-Fi surveys, including access point placement for location
Cisco Spaces setup, Connector deployment and floor map import
BLE tag and sensor selection for your use cases
Integration with nurse call, building management and workplace systems
Licensing advice, so you buy only the capabilities you'll use
Ongoing monitoring and support through our managed services

Our focus is location data your teams trust and act on every day.