News, insights and technical articles on GSM signal boosting, ASTRID and in-building coverage.
Behind every successful coverage solution stands a close-knit team of 18 people. Discover how Mercuron grew into a trusted name in the RF world — with more than 1000 installations across Belgium.
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The strongest recommendation comes from someone you trust. Refer a client for GSM or ASTRID coverage and receive a €250 gift voucher of your choice when it leads to an order.
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An ASTRID maintenance contract is mandatory, but you freely choose your provider. Discover how Mercuron combines maintenance with an asset-management portal to manage all your sites.
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ASTRID stands for All-round Semi-cellular Trunking Radio communication system with Integrated Dispatchings. Discover why the network was created in 1998 and the lessons behind it.
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An ambulance leaving an underground garage often has no GPS fix. Precious seconds are lost. Here's how indoor GPS brings the signal inside.
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A GSM amplifier for a few tenners, ordered online, hung up yourself — problem solved? Almost never. The chance such a device disrupts the network is virtually guaranteed. And then the BIPT comes into play: seizure, and the risk of fines. Why boosting coverage is genuinely a job for professionals.
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A tunnel is one of the most complex environments there is for a rescuer: sealed, filled with smoke, with casualties spread over hundreds of metres of concrete. At such a moment, everything rests on one thing — that the ASTRID signal works. Not usually. Always. Why uptime and SLA here aren't a side issue, but the core.
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In a tunnel, your car radio isn't entertainment — it's an emergency channel. DAB+ can automatically interrupt the music with an evacuation message from the tunnel operator. But that only works if the signal is there. Why DAB+ coverage in tunnels is a safety matter, not a luxury.
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The absence of indoor ASTRID coverage isn't just a shortcoming on the plans. It affects your permit, your liability and — in the worst case — human lives. Why this obligation isn't an administrative formality, but a risk that rests directly with the developer.
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Location, condition, energy score — an investor weighs them all. But one factor increasingly carries weight while appearing on no plan: indoor mobile coverage. Why proper indoor coverage today directly affects your return, your rental value and your vacancy rate.
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Free Wi-Fi at the station, the airport or the hotel feels convenient. But on that shared network, a stranger can read your emails, your logins and your banking details — without you noticing a thing. Why your smartphone connection is almost always the safer choice.
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In the ER you can't call. In the underground car park where no one can hear you. At the charger where your EV sits waiting in silence. Poor indoor coverage is rarely 'just annoying' — in the wrong place, it becomes dangerous.
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When 5G rolled out a few years ago, the conversation was mostly about speed on our smartphones. Faster streaming, faster scrolling. Nice, but not earth-shattering. Today, in 2026, we're looking at a very different picture. 5G has quietly grown into the invisible backbone of a world in which more and more devices — cars, laptops, inverters, factory robots and soon humanoids — can no longer do without it.
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Why poor mobile reception affects your body, your battery and your mood all at once. Everyone knows the picture: your phone is lying next to you on the table, one bar, and yet everything seems to work fine. WhatsApp comes in, a call goes through, the mail refreshes. It works, right? On the surface, yes. Under the hood, something else is happening. With poor reception, your device quietly shifts into a higher gear — and that comes at a price. Three prices, to be exact.
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Picture this: as a business owner, you have just signed a lease or purchase for a beautiful new office building or warehouse. Eco-label A, energy standards met, triple glazing, thick PIR insulation, solar panels on the roof, everything in order. On day one, employees arrive with their laptop and phone... and nobody has reception. The ERP system running on 4G/5G backup fails. Drivers don't receive their pick-up orders. Payment terminals stutter. Customers call in: "I've been trying to reach you for half an hour."
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Picture this: it's opening night of your new event venue, hotel or shopping complex. The hall is packed, the atmosphere is great — and then something happens. A visitor collapses, or smoke develops in a technical room. The fire brigade arrives within minutes, but as soon as they step into the building, their radio goes silent. No connection with dispatch. No coordination between teams. Precious minutes are lost.
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Picture this: a customer wants to quickly open their banking app to confirm a payment. The cashier wants to reach her colleague through the company app. And somewhere in the warehouse, an employee falls — his phone has no coverage. These are not exceptional situations. They happen every day, in supermarkets across the country. The problem is called: poor indoor coverage.
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Why poor installation costs you more than the work itself — an honest story about feeder cable, connectors, VSWR and responsibility.
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