OptaSense

Name

OptaSense

Legal name

OptaSense (operating as part of Luna Innovations)

Website

https://optasense.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing Systems

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Optoelectronic Components (LEDs, photodiodes, optocouplers, optical sensors) (IMAGAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Optoelectronics & Photonics (LED/Laser/Optical ICs) (HDAHAAAH), Optoelectronic Receivers & Transceivers (Photodetectors/Optical Modules) (HDAHALAM), Fault & Performance Monitoring (SNMP/Telemetry/APM for Networks) (HDAFAMAA)

Keywords

• Distributed acoustic sensing
• Fiber optic sensing
• Pipeline monitoring systems
• Perimeter intrusion detection
• Seismic monitoring solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Farnborough

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales - Interrogator Units: Sale of proprietary DAS interrogator units including OLA 2.1, ODH-F, ODH4+, ODH5X, QuantX, and ATLAS models. These are the core sensing hardware that forms the foundation of the distributed fiber optic sensing system.
2. Software Licensing and Subscriptions: Licensing and subscription revenue from OS6 visualization software, DxS Browser software suite, Light Acquisition software, and Portal cloud-based monitoring subscriptions.
3. Support Services and Maintenance: Long-term support services including technical support, services management, system uptime maintenance, and life of asset support through customized support packages. Includes global support centers, field service, repairs, and training.
4. Professional Services - Monitoring Solutions: Comprehensive monitoring solutions including pipeline monitoring, completions monitoring, production monitoring, reservoir monitoring, microseismic monitoring, and live monitoring services delivered by field teams and data scientists.
5. Technology Licensing: Technology licensed to partners for integration into their solutions, including distributed fiber optic sensing technology, FBG sensors, and associated software.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

OptaSense manufactures, installs, maintains and operates distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) systems that use standard optical fiber cables as continuous acoustic sensor arrays. Its portfolio combines interrogator hardware (OLA 2.1, ODH-F, ODH4+, ODH5X, QuantX, ATLAS), visualization and acquisition software (OS6, DxS Browser, Light Acquisition, OptaSense Portal), and applied solutions for pipeline monitoring, oilfield services, power cable monitoring, perimeter and border security, mining and geophysical surveys. Revenue is generated through hardware sales, software subscriptions/licensing, monitoring services and technology licensing.

Product overview

OptaSense, a Luna Innovations company, is a global leader in distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) providing a comprehensive portfolio of hardware interrogators, software platforms, and industry-specific monitoring solutions. The product portfolio centers on Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) technology that converts standard fiber optic cables into intelligent sensing networks. Core hardware includes the QuantX (flagship 100km long-range interrogator), ODH5X, ODH4+, ODH-F, and OLA 2.1 interrogator units. Software offerings comprise OS6™ visualization software (6th generation linear asset monitoring with ML-based auto-tuning), DxS Browser for offline data analysis, Light Acquisition for high-speed data recording (up to 400 MB/s), and the cloud-based Portal for deployment health monitoring. The company offers integrated solutions across four primary sectors: Pipeline Monitoring (leak detection, intrusion detection, inline inspection tool tracking, ground movement monitoring), Oilfield Services (completions monitoring, production monitoring, reservoir monitoring, LIVE real-time monitoring), Power Cable Monitoring (fault detection, damage prevention, condition monitoring, seismic monitoring), and Security (DE.TECT intrusion detection, LGDS border security, strategic asset protection). Additional sub-brands include LIOS DTS for temperature sensing and HYPERION for point sensing applications. The unified platform architecture enables customers to deploy single systems delivering multiple value streams from the same fiber infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DE.TECT: Distributed Acoustic Sensing-based intrusion detection solution for perimeter and border security.
• OS6
• DxS Browser
• LIVE Monitoring

Products and services

• OLA 2.1 Interrogator

Quantifiable outcome

• Leak detection 10x faster than internal systems - can detect 0.1% leak size within minutes
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• AVEVAmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025AVEVA acquired OptaSense for $120 million in March 2025, representing a significant strategic development in the pipeline monitoring and industrial software space. The acquisition integrates OptaSense's fiber optic sensing technology with AVEVA's industrial software portfolio.
• ConocoPhillipscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2021Luna Innovations and ConocoPhillips partnered to develop an advanced oil and gas production monitoring service. The collaboration combines transient analysis and fiber optic temperature sensing to enhance cluster-level insights in unconventional wells.
• British Geological Survey (BGS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the British Geological Survey at the UK's Hollin Hill National Landslide Laboratory for validating Rayleigh backscatter-based strain and temperature sensing technology through a year of joint research.
• CaltechcoreTechnology or IntegrationCaltech has utilized OptaSense QuantX interrogators for seismic monitoring. The collaboration has led to technology upgrades including 100km long-range performance mode for the QuantX IU.
• Sustainable Pipeline Systems (SPS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPS partnered with OptaSense to introduce hydrogen pipeline technology featuring integrated fiber-optic sensing for enhanced pipeline integrity monitoring with real-time leak detection and strain monitoring capabilities.
• Liberty Oilfield ServicesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with Liberty Oilfield Services for providing fiber optic sensing deployment services, particularly for completions monitoring in the oilfield services sector.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Silixa: Silixa is a direct DAS/DFOS peer and sister company within the Luna Innovations/AVEVA ecosystem, offering ULTRA and XTD interrogator units and distributed acoustic and temperature sensing solutions. It competes head-to-head with OptaSense in pipeline, security, and geophysical monitoring applications.
• AP Sensing: AP Sensing (a brand of Nokia) is a leading distributed fiber optic sensing provider offering DTS, DAS, and DTSS systems for pipeline, power cable, and security applications. It is a primary direct competitor to OptaSense in long-range distributed temperature and acoustic sensing for critical infrastructure.
• Bandweaver Technologies: Bandweaver provides distributed fiber optic sensing (DTS and DAS) solutions for pipeline leak detection, power cable monitoring, and perimeter security. It is a comparable specialist in the DFOS market with overlapping product categories and customer segments.
• LIOS Technology: LIOS is a distributed temperature sensing (DTS) specialist within the Luna Innovations family, offering DE.TECT linear heat detection, EN.SURE power cable monitoring, and WELL.DONE well monitoring products. It is a sister brand with overlapping customer base and complementary technology portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Schlumberger (SLB): SLB is the world's largest oilfield services provider offering fiber-optic sensing and downhole monitoring services as part of its broad digital and reservoir solutions portfolio. It competes with OptaSense in completions, production, and reservoir monitoring for oil & gas operators.
• Halliburton: Halliburton is a major oilfield services company offering fiber optic sensing services (including with ConocoPhillips and other operators) for fracturing, completions, and production monitoring. It is a broad incumbent competing in OptaSense's oilfield services segment.
• Weatherford International: Weatherford provides oilfield services and downhole fiber optic sensing solutions for reservoir monitoring, production logging, and well integrity applications. It is a broad incumbent in the upstream fiber optic sensing market.

Regional players

• T.D. Williamson: T.D. Williamson is a pipeline integrity solutions provider offering inline inspection, leak detection, and pipeline monitoring services to oil & gas operators globally. It is a complementary/competing solution for pipeline integrity management alongside OptaSense's DAS monitoring.

Emerging players

• OZ Optics: OZ Optics is a fiber optic component and sensing system manufacturer offering distributed fiber optic sensors, interrogators, and FBG-based solutions for industrial and structural monitoring. It is an emerging player with partial overlap in DFOS instrumentation.
• Fotech Solutions (a bp launchpad company): Fotech Solutions provides distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology for pipeline monitoring, perimeter security, and transportation applications. It is an emerging specialist with comparable technology and direct overlap in pipeline and security use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/optasense
• YouTubeyoutube.com/optasense
• Facebookfacebook.com/lunainnovations
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/optasense-ltd

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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