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Report Title: Wi-Fi & LoRaWAN ® deployment synergies Issue Date: September 2019 Version: 1.0. final version 17 LoRa Alliance & Wireless Broadband Alliance Confidential & Proprietary Copyright © 2019 8.1 Smart Building / Smart Hospitality Figure 13 - Smart building vertical. (Source: Wireless Broadband Alliance / LoRa Alliance) Context Smart Buildings have been around for decades but have primarily focused on the day-to-day operations of the building such as ventilation, lighting and access control. These systems were generically proprietary. With new, standardized, wireless technologies and the rise of data analytics, many new use cases are now commercially feasible. Businesses have an incentive to more efficiently use expensive leased space, reduce utility energy / water consumption and to increase employee productivity as well as enable remote features such as locking and unlocking. The flexibility offered by wireless devices now allows placement anywhere in a building without pre-planning sensor locations or even seeking permission from the building owner in some cases. Building compliance and people safety are also areas of relevant IoT use cases (fire detection, water quality, amongst others). Wi-Fi use cases Wi-Fi on campus connects student or employee personal devices (PAN) (mobile, laptop or tablets) at high-speed and reliably, as well as offers the maximum coverage so that students can sit wherever they want. Wi-Fi has always been strongly relevant for high-speed internet surfing mostly indoor. New roaming strategies based on Next Generation Hotspot (NGH) - combination of automatic authentication from the Wi-Fi Alliance's Passpoint ® with seamless roaming experience advocated on the WBA's Wireless Roaming Intermediary eXchange framework - are significantly improving customer experience and offer a seamless connection. Indoor security cameras are also a value added by Wi-Fi deployed in campuses, buildings and cities.