Have you ever walked into a modern office, hospital, or stadium and thought, “How does this place just… work?” There’s usually a lot of invisible technology making that happen. Maps that guide visitors to the right rooms, systems that tell you which desk is free, asset tracking that helps healthcare teams locate critical equipment in seconds, and contextual notifications that guide shoppers through retail spaces. And it all runs on the devices already in people’s hands, not a separate layer of sensors. That’s smart spaces technology at work.
And if you’re responsible for making that happen at your organization – whether you’re running IT or leading a business team – you’ve probably felt the frustration of not knowing where to start.
That’s exactly the gap the Smart Spaces Hub was built to fill.
What Is the Smart Spaces Hub?
Think of it as a set of tools designed for every step of your journey with Cisco Spaces. Be it a hardware refresh, standing up a new building, or evaluating a software renewal. The Smart Spaces Hub brings everything into one place: tools, demos, expert resources, and step-by-step guides. It’s all organized around three phases of the smart spaces journey – Design, Deploy, and Operate.
What’s Inside?
Design
Smart Spaces Studio: Planning or refreshing your network? Not sure what setup your building needs to support outcomes like occupancy analytics, asset tracking, or indoor navigation? Smart Spaces Studio is a pre-sales planning tool that helps you design and optimize your network before a single cable gets installed. Simply select your target outcomes and receive recommended hardware models, an estimated baseline for AP density, and the software licensing you’ll need. Less guesswork, fewer surprises on day one.
Find My License: If your organization already uses Cisco products, there’s a good chance you’re sitting on Spaces capabilities you don’t even know about yet. This tool tells you what Spaces licenses you already own, so you don’t miss out on something that’s already yours to use.
Validate Network Design: Already have floor plans and network designs ready? Use Ekahau or Hamina RF predictive planning tools to design your network, then run those design files through the Network Design Validator directly in Cisco Spaces. The tool checks whether your setup will actually support your target outcomes, such as indoor navigation, before you go live. Think of it as a sanity check built into the process.
Deploy
Product Tour: This interactive walkthrough gives IT and business teams a hands-on preview of what Cisco Spaces can actually do – the real capabilities, the real use cases, the real possibilities. It’s a great way to align your team on what the platform delivers before the bigger implementation conversations begin.
AI Map Demo: Upload a basic floor plan and watch it transform into a 3D, location-aware map. From there, you can explore how that map serves as the foundation for use cases such as indoor navigation, space analytics, and space booking. It’s worth seeing in action to understand how much is possible from a single starting point
Operate
Experience Center: The Experience Center is built around persona-based journeys, making it easier to bring business teams along in the evaluation process. Rather than a technical walkthrough, it presents the platform through the lens of each stakeholder, be it facilities managers, workplace experience leads, or operations directors, so every team sees the outcomes most relevant to them.
Who Is This For?
Two kinds of people tend to get the most out of the Smart Spaces Hub:
IT teams who need to plan, design, and deploy the technology, and want to do it right the first time without a ton of back-and-forth.
Business leaders, facilities managers, workplace experience teams, and operations directors who need proof that this investment will actually pay off. The Smart Spaces Hub translates all the technical speak into something you actually care about: better experiences, improved efficiency, smarter use of space, and a clearer return on your investment.
The Smart Spaces Hub is built for both. The tools speak IT, but the outcomes speak business.
Why Does This Matter Right Now?
Hybrid work changed how organizations use their buildings. Offices are half-empty on some days and overcrowded on others. Healthcare facilities are under pressure to do more with less space. Venues need to move thousands of people efficiently and safely.
Smart spaces technology answers these challenges – but getting there requires the right information at the right time. The Smart Spaces Hub is designed to help you make better decisions, get a clear preview of what the product can do, and move forward with confidence. Whether you’re evaluating Cisco Spaces for the first time or expanding an existing deployment.
If you’re responsible for how your spaces perform, you’ll probably find something useful pretty quickly. Head to the Smart Spaces Hub and start today.
