Michiel Lotter

Michiel Lotter

Michiel Lotter is the CEO of Nextivity and brings 25 years of expertise in wireless communication. He joined Nextivity in 2007 as CTO and became CEO in 2021. Previously, he served as Senior Director for platform development at Broadcom, following its acquisition of Zyray Wireless, where he was a co-founder and Vice President of Engineering. Earlier in his career, he spent 8 years with Alcatel Networks. Michiel holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pretoria and has authored and co-authored numerous journal and conference papers, as well as two books on wireless communications. He’s also the named inventor or co-inventor on 40 issued patents, with several more pending.

Optimizing Cellular Connectivity at Big-Box and Small-Box Retailers

At retailers of all sizes, the brick-and-mortar store is going fully “phygital.” From mobile payments to QR code activations to cashierless shopping, retailers are employing new systems and devices to enrich the in-store experience. At the same time, they’re making critical investments on the employee backend, with services like improved point of sale (POS) and…