There's a growing need for property-wide Wi-Fi in multifamily complexes. Tenants want Internet access in their units, but also when they're in a gym, on a dog walk, sitting in a conference room, checking their laundry, or using any other amenity that comes with the rent.

Property staff also need ready access no matter where they are — checking on a tenant complaint, showing a unit to a prospect, working at the desk, or attending to property needs. Even building systems based on Internet of Things and tying sensors to data reporting and analysis applications.

"You have these properties, modern buildings with smart locks, smart TVs, sensors for the HVAC, EV chargers — They need real-time data," Jameson Hartman, vice president at proptech investment firm RET Ventures that invests in related tech companies, tells GlobeSt.com.

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