Keep iPhone WiFi active (using WOL)

Hi there,
I have a known problem: while in sleep mode the iPhone disconnects from it's network to save power.
Only when plugged into a power socket the network connection stays active.
It took me a long time to figure this out because I didn't believe Apple would not allow for an option to disable this feature. I have read many threads about this (lack of a) feature. However none of these threads talk about the possibility of waking up the iPhone using WOL. Is this feasable?
I have three valid reasons why I want the iPhone to keep the network connection alive:
1. My home-automation pings my iPhone every 10 seconds. When there is a reply it means that I'm at home. If there is no response the domotica will turn on the home-alarm. Right now it will do that as soon as my iPhone goes to sleep.
2. At work the wifi-connection requires a web-logon. I need to relogin every time after the iphone goes to sleep and disconnects.
3. My VPN connection is disabled everytime the iPhone goes to sleep.
The only solution I found is an App called "Insomnia" but it's not available in the AppStore. I don't want to jailbreak the phone (I will if I have to) simply because Apple doesn't offer a solution for this on issue. I was thinking about the option to WOL the iPhone but all the Apps I found are the other way round: using the iPhone to WOL another device.
Any ideas to solve this issue (other then a jailbreak)?

No. Apple has done this by design to conserve battery. If you don't like this or want it changed, tell Apple:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

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