Connectivity for multi-tenant buildings

Start by separating what actually runs in the building. The landlord operates access control, lifts, CCTV and building-management systems. Tenants run their own businesses and expect their own private connectivity. Shared infrastructure, the risers, the entry points and any common network, sits between them. Each of these is a distinct requirement with a distinct owner, and the common failure is to let them blur, so that a tenant change touches landlord systems or a building-management network shares a path with tenant traffic.

The cleaner the boundaries, the easier the building is to run. Landlord operational systems belong on their own isolated network. Tenant services are delivered and billed separately. Shared infrastructure is documented, with clear responsibility for the parts of it that can fail.

Tenants come and go, so the design has to make adding and removing one routine rather than disruptive, without re-touching the landlord's systems each time. And because infrastructure is shared, a single failure can affect several parties, so the risks in the shared parts, power, entry points and common equipment, deserve explicit ownership.

Netavo provides connectivity, private WAN and IoT services that can serve both landlord operations and tenant connectivity in a building. Netavo provides the connectivity and the private networks; in-building cabling, LAN management and building-management-system integration sit with the landlord's installers and system suppliers.