From Coverage Fix To Smart Buildings

Interested in being a guest? Email us at [email protected] if one install could fix coverage and unlock an entire layer of building intelligence? We sit down with Michiel Lotter of Nextivity at Mobile World Congress to explore how modern enterprise DAS has evolved from “make the bars appear” to a multi-use platform that delivers public cellular, plug‑in private 5G, and sensor-driven insights across the same footprint.We break down the Do More with DAS philosophy and why it changes the ROI math for facilities that once viewed in-building coverage as a reluctant expense. Mikhail explains how Nextivity’s system lets teams map antennas to solve dead zones, then mirror that design for private networking by simply connecting a 5G signal source. From there, smart server antennas act as nodes for panic buttons, leak detectors, asset tracking, and environmental sensors, streaming data to an on‑prem edge compute node for fast, secure action.You’ll hear concrete examples: big box retailers lighting up service in under a week with overnight work; hotel-casino operators meeting staff safety mandates while stopping costly water damage; aged care facilities giving residents dependable connectivity and instant alerts; and hospitals turning their coverage grid into an acoustic awareness network. With embedded microphones and lightweight AI in each antenna, teams can measure noise levels across wards, improving patient experience without deploying a separate sensor mesh.Along the way, we touch on global carrier approvals, a channel-first approach with system integrators, and the operational win of controlling timelines instead of waiting on lengthy builds. If you care about enterprise connectivity, private 5G, and practical building intelligence, this conversation shows how a single DAS can become the backbone for communications, safety, and analytics.Subscribe for more deep dives into real-world connectivity, share this with a colleague wrestling with in-building coverage, and leave a review to tell us which multi-use DAS application you’d deploy first.Support the showMore at https://linktr.ee/EvanKirstel