Connected living inside of multifamily and student communities is evolving at an increasing pace and as the landscape of this change, Quext has become one of the stellar innovators influencing the shift. The company's recognition at the Technology Innovation Awards represents the company's mission to make operations for properties easier and more efficient and improve everyday resident experiences through user-friendly, deeply integrated smart technologies. From mobile-first access and hubless thermostats to revenue-generating internet solutions, Quext delivers a smart ecosystem that is intuitive to residents and operationally powerful to property teams.

Mobile-First Access That Reimagines Community Security

Quext's access control allows a mobile-first, wallet-based access control for replacing clunky fobs and legacy key systems. Digital keys are stored in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet with tap-to-unlock convenience, without the need for additional apps and accounts. For property teams, this means immediate provisioning, time-limited guest passes, and 24/7 activity logs that offer better security and eliminate administrative friction. Features like Power Reserve for iPhone and NFC fallback ensure access even during issues, while working with package services like Prime Key by Amazon helps prevent package theft and reduces the number of packages piling up, which is important for keeping residents happy and improving how the operation runs.

A Patented Hubless Thermostat That Does More than Heat and Cool

Quext's thermostat is designed as a smart hub replacement: motion sensing, LoRaWAN connectivity and inbuilt intelligence bring together climate control and access and sensor networks. By defining the thermostat as an orchestration point, properties don't have to deal with multiple hub deployments and perks can be reduced on the hardware aspect. The device supports lock updates, occupancy-driven energy scheduling and remote diagnostics, which provides property managers with centralized control over comfort and costs. This hubless architecture is what helps drive energy savings, trims down truck rolls and is the foundation for property-wide automation that helps distinguish Quext among leading IoT providers.

Managed Internet as a Revenue and Retention Channel

Recognizing that internet is now the top resident amenity, Quext bundles managed internet with the assistance of partnerships such as GFiber to provide Fiber-to-the-Unit and Wi-Fi 7 coverage. The platform supports bulk, managed and tiered internet offerings, which turn connectivity into ancillary revenue and increased perceived property value. Residents can quickly sign up using the Quext app, property teams benefit from centralized billing and remote troubleshooting, and operators can create private networks that stay with residents as they move around the community, giving modern buildings a clear edge over the competition.

A Unified Device Ecosystem That Simplifies Operations

Quext uses thermostats, locks, leak detectors, cameras, smoke sensors, and lighting and third-party Z-Wave devices all in one dashboard. This is a unified ecosystem, and something that reduces fragmentation and also improves deployment timelines, as devices will be designed to play with each other without causing awkwardness for multiple vendors to be forced to integrate. Real-time alerts, cross-device automations and aggregated analytics help transform raw telemetry into actionable intelligence, flood forecasting that assists teams in detecting leaks before they become claims, finding anomalous energy use and enacting predictive maintenance policies to reduce operational costs.

Strengthening Device Management through Unified Cloud and Connectivity Control

Centralized management of devices is the operational hub of a large-scale deployment and the Quext cloud tools offer visibility into the health status, firmware status and connectivity of devices across buildings. Administrators have the capability to push over-the-air updates, segment networks and remotely diagnose units, limiting the need for on-site intervention. The long-range, low-power profile of LoRaWAN combined with remote management by Quext provides dependable coverage without putting strain on resident networks. This combination allows scaling on one side of the network while still having reliability and security on the other.

Expanding Smart Community Potential through Seamless Platform Integration

Quext enhances modern multifamily life by having access control, climate automatons, internet control, and smart things unified into one coherent platform. This integrated strategy removes the friction of trying to do business with multiple vendors, the team complexity of everyday operation, and the reliability that every device is talking across the community. Property teams enjoy submitted and synchronized data, consolidated and unified dashboards and system behavior, and residents enjoy a more seamless and intuitive living environment. By bringing together all essential smart technologies under one umbrella, Quext provides a foundation that makes it simpler for communities to scale, upgrade and evolve into fully connected communities.

Designed for Residents, Built for Operators

Quext's product choices come from dual goals: make the resident experience easy and keep the complexity of operations low. App-free guest access, instant wallet integration, and app-based support make it a frictionless journey for a resident. For managers, the features like role-based permissions and scheduling with vendors, and long battery life for the locks mean fewer service calls to make and easier move-ins and move-outs. This operator-centric way of thinking is what enables Quext to turn smart amenities into continued property value.

Setting a New Standard for Technology Innovation across Smart Communities

Quext's recognition at the Technology Innovation Awards is a testament to working to provide solutions that are highly technologically advanced while remaining usable by day-to-day computer users. Every product, be it access control, a thermostat, the internet, or sensors, fits into one unified ecosystem to enhance living environments and streamline operation. In centering on meaningful innovation instead of complexity, Quext is melting the mold of what connected communities are capable of and raising the bar for the next wave of smart technology.

Dave Marcinkowski, CEO of Quext

 “From hubless mobile access and our patented thermostat to home automation and advanced WiFi solutions, we enhance efficiency and boost NOI, simplifying life for both property managers and residents.”