What 4NG Ltd does

4NG Ltd is a privately held UK Industrial IoT software vendor headquartered in Caterham on the Hill, Surrey, that develops and sells the SMARTset platform for monitoring, control, alarm management, reporting, and optimisation of distributed technical estates. The company was reincorporated in 2017 around the acquisition of the SMARTset and SMARTstation product lines from predecessor entity 4e, with strategic investment from AIT Partnership Group Limited and Upnorth Group Limited (both also serving as UK channel partners). Customers span data centres, telecommunications, building management, energy management, and cold chain facilities, with named enterprise logos including University of Oxford, UPS, General Dynamics, Etisalat, Virgin Media, Experian, British Telecom, Vodafone, Travis Perkins, and PAIX Ghana.

The SMARTset platform is built on a modular architecture of six integrated software modules — Monitor, Alarms & Controls, Reports, Optimisation, Integration, and Sensors — plus the SMARTstation edge gateway and SMARTbox hardware. It supports 12+ industrial protocols (BACnet, Modbus TCP/RTU, SNMP, MQTT, EnOcean, RF-Code, SigFox, Bluetooth Low Energy, t-mac, emonPi, UPnP, HTTP(S)) with an extensible plugin sub-system. Differentiated technical capabilities include the CFD Lite real-time computational fluid dynamics engine, behaviour-based alarm conditions combining temperature, cooling, and power measurements, and a visual drag-and-drop programming editor for remote equipment control. The platform deploys as cloud SaaS, on-premise appliance, or perpetual on-premise license.

The company operates a hybrid go-to-market: value-added resellers in the UK (AIT Partnership Group, Upnorth Group), US (Five Points Infrastructure Services), South Africa (RT Systems), and Australia (IDC Solutions), with 4NG handling direct sales for Europe, Asia and rest of world. Revenue streams include software licensing (named user, concurrent, server, CPU, instance), annual software maintenance subscriptions, hardware sales (sensors, hubs, gateways, SMARTstation edge controllers), and professional services for commissioning and CFD Lite calibration. The firm operates with 1-10 employees, registered as 4NG Limited (Company No. 10676596, VAT GB264588465) under the laws of England and Wales, and acquired 4energy on 2017-05-05 for an undisclosed amount as its only public M&A transaction.

Name

4NG Ltd

Legal name

4NG Limited

Website

https://4ng.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

4NG Ltd is a UK-based Industrial IoT software vendor that develops and sells the SMARTset platform for monitoring, control, alarm management, and optimisation of data centres, telecommunications, building management, energy management, and cold chain facilities, distributed via channel partners worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial IoT Software for Data Centre and Critical Infrastructure Management

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Smart Building Software Platforms (IWMS/CAFM Integration, Digital Twin, Command Center) (BPABAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Data Lake Platforms (HDAEABAC)

Keywords

• Industrial IoT platform
• Data centre monitoring software
• Building management systems
• Energy monitoring solutions
• IoT infrastructure management

Headquarters

HQ city

Coulsdon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: SMARTset software is licensed on a non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-transferable basis. Multiple license models are supported: named user, concurrent user, anonymous user, server, CPU, and instance-based licensing. Perpetual licenses are available alongside subscription models.
2. Software Licenses (Perpetual): Perpetual (subject to termination provisions) object code licenses granted under the EULA, with license fees being non-refundable except as specified in the agreement.
3. Software Maintenance: Annual maintenance services including bug fixes, error corrections, maintenance releases, updates, new releases, and technical support governed by the SSS Handbook (SMARTset Support Services Handbook). Maintenance fees are charged per year.
4. Hardware Sales: Sale of computer/IT hardware including sensors, wireless hubs, relay modules, gateways, and SMARTstation edge controllers. Hardware is subject to separate terms and conditions from software.
5. Professional Services: Consulting services for additional assistance outside standard maintenance scope, including commissioning, calibration of CFD Lite models, and installation services. Charged at prevailing consulting fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

4NG develops and sells SMARTset, a modular Industrial IoT platform that connects to any equipment, sensor, or element of the built environment, analyses data for insights, and enables remote or central control of source equipment. The platform supports cloud SaaS, on-premise appliance, or perpetual license deployment models and is targeted at operators of data centres, telecom estates, refrigeration/cold chain assets, fire panels, and SME building management systems.

Product overview

4NG Ltd offers SMARTset, a modular Industrial IoT platform for monitoring, control, and optimization of technical estates. The platform consists of the core SMARTset software with six integrated modules (Monitor, Alarms & Controls, Reports, Optimisation, Integration, Sensors), supplemented by hardware products (SMARTbox, SMARTstation) and specialized solution modules (SMARTpower, SMARTzero). The portfolio provides industry-specific solutions for Data Centre Monitoring & Control, Capacity Management, Fire Panel Monitoring, Refrigeration Monitoring, Telecoms Monitoring, Energy Management System, and SME Building Management Systems. The platform supports deployment in cloud, on-premise, or on-device configurations, with multiple purchasing options including SaaS subscription, appliance subscription, and traditional CapEx purchase.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SMARTset: State of the Art Industrial IoT Platform - software for monitoring, control, reporting, alarms and optimisation of data centres, communications rooms and technical estates.
• SMARTbox
• SMARTpower
• SMARTzero
• FirePanel
• SMARTstation

Products and services

• SMARTset State-of-the-art Industrial IoT platform providing operational managers tools to connect to any equipment, sensor, or built environment element, analyse data for insights, and remotely or centrally control source equipment and sensors. Supports cloud, on-premise, and on-device (edge gateway) deployment.
• SMARTbox Hardware solution for monitoring and control applications, complementary to the SMARTset platform.
• SMARTstation IoT hardware platform for edge gateway deployments on which SMARTset can be installed locally for on-device operation in low-cost controllers.
• SMARTpower Power and branch circuit monitoring solution providing granular real-time energy usage data on dashboards, reports, alarms, and analytics for energy, power, current, voltage, and power quality.
• SMARTzero Temperature and humidity monitoring solution for smart cold chain management in refrigeration and food safety compliance applications.
• Data Centre Monitoring & Control Comprehensive data centre monitoring solution with customisable dashboards using 35+ widget types, real-time Websocket monitoring, PUE/COP calculations, heat maps, and CFD analysis for optimisation.
• Capacity Management Solution to identify stranded capacity and insufficient headroom across an entire technical estate covering thousands of locations, enabling optimisation of asset utilisation.
• FirePanel Global technical estate monitoring solution for managing disparate fire panel infrastructure using SMARTset as a single pane of glass across distributed sites.
• Refrigeration Monitoring Cold chain monitoring solution for temperature and humidity management in refrigeration applications.
• Telecoms Monitoring & Control Single pane of glass view across an entire telecom estate, covering energy, environment, HVAC, and security monitoring with dashboarding, reporting, alarms, and analytics.
• Energy Management System Control solution for in-front-of-meter or behind-the-meter applications that can control new or existing battery energy storage, generators, or renewables for demand side response.
• SME Building Management System Low-cost, feature-rich building management controller covering all functions with state-of-the-art dashboards, reports and alarms, while connecting to new and legacy equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15-20% energy bill savings for data centre customers, with ROI typically achieved in 2-3 years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

AI capability4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Five Points Infrastructure ServicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUS-based infrastructure services company incorporated in 2010, focused on bridging IT and Facilities worlds. Supports US-based clients across multiple industries including financial, government, and manufacturing. Serves as the primary 4NG channel partner for North America.
• RT SystemscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeading independent provider in South Africa of integrated solutions encompassing all relevant data centre products and services and those needed for energy management in any building. Serves as the primary 4NG channel partner for Southern Africa.
• IDC SolutionscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAustralia-based data centre services and products specialist, the company behind EziBlank air flow management and pMon power monitoring system, bringing energy efficiency and performance benchmarking into data centres and telecommunication exchanges. Serves as the primary 4NG channel partner for Australia.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Waylay: Waylay offers low-code IoT orchestration and analytics for industrial use cases, comparable to SMARTset's drag-and-drop dashboarding and visual alarm rule editor. It targets the same 'connect to any equipment' use case that 4NG addresses with SMARTset.
• DevicePilot: DevicePilot is a device management and observability platform for IoT estates, comparable in scope and approach to SMARTset's monitoring and Alarms & Controls modules. Both serve customers trying to manage large fleets of distributed connected sensors and equipment.

Direct peers

• PacketPower: PacketPower provides intelligent power monitoring and environmental sensors for data centres and is a direct functional peer for SMARTset's SMARTpower module. Both target branch-circuit and granular real-time power monitoring within data centre and facilities environments.
• nlyte Software: nlyte is a pure-play DCIM software vendor focused on monitoring and managing data centre infrastructure, very directly comparable to SMARTset's Data Centre Monitoring & Control solution. Both target enterprise customers seeking single-pane-of-glass visibility over power, space, and capacity.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Desigo CC: Siemens Desigo CC is a smart building management platform for HVAC, energy, and infrastructure management, comparable to 4NG's BMS, telecom monitoring, and data centre modules. Siemens competes for the same enterprise facilities customer and adds heavier integration with building automation hardware.
• Johnson Controls (OpenBlue): Johnson Controls OpenBlue digital platform is a smart building and integrated security system similar in scope to SMARTset's BMS and FirePanel offerings. Johnson Controls owns the Metasys installed base and competes for the same multi-site enterprise facilities accounts.
• Vertiv (Trellis / Vertiv IQ): Vertiv's Trellis platform and the broader Vertiv IQ monitoring suite cover DCIM, power, and thermal monitoring in mission-critical data centres, directly comparable to SMARTset's data centre solution. Vertiv pairs the software with its own UPS, cooling, and rack hardware, putting pressure on smaller pure-software vendors.
• ABB Ability: ABB Ability offers industrial IoT software for energy management, building automation, and data centre infrastructure, overlapping with SMARTset's BMS and EMS offerings. ABB's deep installed base in industrial switchgear and automation gives it strong incumbency in the same customer segment 4NG targets.
• Honeywell Building Technologies: Honeywell's Building Technologies portfolio includes Niagara, Forge, and BMS products comparable to SMARTset's SME BMS and Energy Management modules. Honeywell competes heavily in the same enterprise and facilities buyer accounts where SMARTset targets cross-sell into HVAC and energy monitoring.
• Schneider Electric (EcoStruxure IT / StruxureWare): Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure IT (formerly StruxureWare) is the de facto market-leading DCIM and smart building software platform, overlapping directly with SMARTset for data centres, power, and EMS/BMS. As a much larger incumbent it competes with 4NG on enterprise RFPs but bundles hardware, services, and software.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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