Hotsplots

Name

Hotsplots

Legal name

hotsplots GmbH

Website

https://hotsplots.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional WLAN Solutions

NAICS

Telecommunications (517), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Computer Communications Equipment (3576)

akta.pro primary industry

Carrier & Public Venue Wi‑Fi (Hotspot/Passpoint/NGH) (HDAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wi‑Fi Backhaul & Point‑to‑Point/Point‑to‑Multipoint (Unlicensed/Microwave) (HDAFACAJ)

Keywords

• Professional WLAN solutions
• Public WiFi hotspots
• Passenger WiFi systems
• Captive portal software
• Private 5G networks

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. WLAN Services: Core WLAN hotspot services for public and private facilities, including planning, installation, and ongoing operation and maintenance
2. Hardware Sales: Sale of WLAN hardware and equipment for hotspot deployments
3. Professional Services: Installation, configuration, and maintenance services for hotspot deployments

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

hotsplots GmbH provides professional B2B hotspot and WLAN solutions, deploying and operating public WiFi networks for transportation, hospitality, municipalities, healthcare, retail, and events. The company's modular technology platform combines licensed WLAN hardware, captive portal software, telemetry, and analytics to deliver end-to-end services from planning and installation through ongoing operation and maintenance across 15,000+ hotspot locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 15,000+ hotspot locations deployed

Named customers26 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• DB InfraGOcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Authorized partner of Deutsche Bahn for the SmartWLAN project to modernize railway stations and stops with WLAN infrastructure. HOTSPLOTS serves as the implementation partner for digitalizing German railway stations through this partnership.
• WiFi First GroupflagshipOthersHOTSPLOTS belongs to WiFi First Group, the parent company. The WiFi First Group logo appears on HOTSPLOTS materials indicating corporate ownership/affiliation.

Scale indicators3 records

Direct peers

• Boingo Wireless: Boingo is a leading US-based provider of managed WiFi and small-cell connectivity for large public venues (airports, transit hubs, stadiums, hospitality). Directly comparable as a managed hotspot-as-a-service operator targeting transport and hospitality with recurring service contracts, the same operational profile as HOTSPLOTS.
• Purple WiFi: Purple offers guest WiFi, captive portal, analytics and marketing solutions for venues—the same functional overlap as HOTSPLOTS' WLAN-Portal and WLAN-Marketing modules. A close direct competitor in the European and UK venue-WiFi market.
• Zenreach: Zenreach provides guest WiFi, customer data and marketing automation for brick-and-mortar businesses in retail, hospitality and venues—comparable use cases (customer engagement via captive portal) to HOTSPLOTS' WLAN-Marketing offering.
• Cloud4Wi: Cloud4Wi is a cloud platform for guest WiFi, location analytics and digital marketing across retail, hospitality and venues—directly comparable to HOTSPLOTS' portal + analytics + marketing bundle.
• Linkyfi: Linkyfi delivers guest WiFi, smart captive portal, analytics and marketing automation for venues across Europe—overlapping product set (portal, analytics, marketing) and target verticals (transport, hospitality, retail) with HOTSPLOTS.
• Nomadix: Nomadix provides managed WiFi gateways, captive portals and analytics for hotels, venues and service providers—comparable portal/gateway product set targeting the same hospitality and venue customers as HOTSPLOTS.

Broad incumbents

• Cisco Meraki: Cisco Meraki is the dominant cloud-managed WiFi and networking platform used by enterprises, retailers, hotels and schools. While broader in scope, it competes head-on with HOTSPLOTS for distributed multi-site WLAN deployments and is often listed as an alternative.
• HPE Aruba Networking: Aruba (an HPE company) provides enterprise-grade WiFi, switching and SD-WAN with strong penetration in hospitality, education, healthcare and retail verticals—directly overlapping HOTSPLOTS' target segments, especially hotels and clinics.
• Cambium Networks: Cambium Networks provides fixed wireless, WiFi and 5G infrastructure for service providers and enterprises, including managed hotspot solutions for hospitality, transport and municipalities—an adjacent incumbent competing for similar large-scale managed WiFi deployments.

Regional players

• LANCOM Systems: LANCOM is a German manufacturer of professional VPN, routing, WLAN and 5G networking gear, often deployed in German public-sector and enterprise networks. Comparable as a DACH-based networking vendor that competes in some of the same managed WiFi tenders.

Market position

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hotsplots-gmbh

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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