The Sheffield Wi-Fi network and its supporting infrastructure can be used for more than just delivering free public Wi-Fi. The infrastructure has been designed to deliver high capacity low latency IP backhaul that can be used by a multitude of current and emerging technologies. 

The network's integrated IoT gateways provide Sheffield with a ready made IoT Access Network which enables the reuse of the network's WAN, LAN and WLAN infrastructure. This shortens the deployment duration and reduces the cost of implementing City and Private IoT solutions. It also enables businesses that would not otherwise have access to City Wide network infrastructure to design and implement large scale IoT projects.

Our IoT access network and City wide wireless network enables building owners to take advantage of the latest low cost IoT building management advances. Using relatively low cost devices building owners can monitor and control their building infrastructure easily. IoT devices can be used for a variety of purposes such as:

Using a combination of sensors and device controllers any level of building management system can be created. Actions can be manual or fully automated using logic in the property control dashboard.