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Maximizing Indoor Spaces With IoT | InnerSpace's James Wu

IoT For All Podcast · 14 Jun 2022 · 22m

What this episode covers

James Wu, CEO of InnerSpace, explains how his company leverages existing Wi-Fi infrastructure to track anonymous signals from smart devices, providing actionable insights into indoor space utilization for corporate real estate. Wu details the company's pivot from retail and entertainment venues to corporate clients, driven by the need to optimize expensive office spaces in the post-pandemic era. He discusses the concept of 'Indorology'—applying scientific rigor to measuring space usage—and highlights privacy concerns and the challenges of large-scale infrastructure deployment as key market hurdles.

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