What ZENNER IoT Solutions does

ZENNER IoT Solutions GmbH, headquartered in Hamburg and founded in 2017, develops and operates IoT solutions and LoRaWAN infrastructure for energy providers, water utilities, municipalities, and industrial customers. The company is a subsidiary of the Minol-ZENNER Gruppe, which carries more than 100 years of metering heritage, and operates what the LoRa Alliance has recognized as the world's largest LoRaWAN network with 11 million active sensors in 15 countries. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales complemented by a partner program for IT service providers, system integrators, and software developers, with the trade-show circuit (IFAT Munich, E-world, Smart City Expo Barcelona, Enlit Europe, metering days) acting as the primary customer-acquisition channel.

The product core is the B.One element suite, a modular platform-plus-modules architecture. B.One element iot integrates a LoRaWAN network server with device and gateway management, data-stream handling, rule/alarm automation, visualization, and process automation, available as SaaS, Managed Service, or On-Premise. Adjacent modules include B.One element apps (low-code dashboards), B.One element air (Okumura-Hata coverage planning), ScadaBoom (IEC104/OPC UA bridge to SCADA), Roaming Proxy, Private LoRaWAN, a ~400-device parser database growing weekly, Open Data delivery via MQTT, multi-tenant configuration, and B.One BuildingLink for heating control. The platform supports LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, Sigfox, 450 MHz, and 5G; integrates with MS Azure, AWS, Cumulocity, Grafana, SAP IS-U, and Node-RED; and ships compatible hardware (IUWS ultrasonic water meters, multi-vendor gateways). Certification and standard influence are anchored through LoRa Alliance board/governance roles.

Revenue is generated across five streams: IoT platform/software subscriptions (SaaS or on-premise), managed services, hardware sales (meters, sensors, gateways), professional services and integration work, and Metering-as-a-Service. Pricing is consultative and quote-based rather than publicly listed, and the customer base skews to DACH municipal utilities (Stadtwerke such as Norderstedt, Heilbronn, Karlsruhe, Kiel, Lübeck, Potsdam, Schwaben, Amberg), with industrial, housing, and government references including Netze BW, Hamburger Wasser, Veolia, Österreichisches Bundesheer, and Europa-Park. The company is privately held with no disclosed external funding rounds or revenue.

Name

ZENNER IoT Solutions

Legal name

ZENNER IoT Solutions GmbH

Website

https://zenner-iot.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ZENNER IoT Solutions builds and operates LoRaWAN-based IoT platforms (B.One element suite) for water utilities, energy providers, municipalities, and industrial customers across 15 countries, and runs the world's largest LoRaWAN network with 11 million active sensors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IoT Platform and LoRaWAN Infrastructure

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Hybrid Cloud Management, Monitoring & FinOps (HDABAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cellular IoT/M2M Gateways & Routers (LTE/5G) (HDAFAIAF), Industry/Vertical Cloud Platforms (e.g., Gov/Healthcare/Financial Cloud Regions) (HDABAAAL), Cloud-Native Enablement (Containers, Kubernetes, Service Mesh) (BPAEAKAE)

Keywords

• IoT platform services
• LoRaWAN network infrastructure
• Smart metering solutions
• Smart city applications
• Utility digitalization

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IoT Platform / Software Subscriptions: B.One element iot platform offered as SaaS, Managed Service, or On-Premise deployment. Customers pay recurring subscription fees for platform access, device management, and data processing capabilities. The platform supports multi-tenant configurations and various deployment models tailored to enterprise and municipal requirements.
2. Managed Services: Optional managed services including installation, operation, monitoring, maintenance, troubleshooting, and updates for On-Premise instances. Service levels individually tailored from standard to High Availability configurations.
3. IoT Hardware (Meters, Sensors, Gateways): Sale of smart meters (water, heat, gas), IoT sensors, and LoRaWAN gateways. The IUWS B.One ultrasonic water meter and other B.One-labeled devices are sold as physical products with embedded radio capabilities (LoRaWAN, Wireless M-Bus).
4. Professional Services & Project Management: Consulting, project management, process and ramp-up support, training, and support services. Experienced project managers guide the introduction of digital infrastructures or entire IoT solutions. Best-practice project templates enable economical implementation.
5. Custom Development & Integration: Individual development of solutions, apps, or interfaces. Standardized interface concepts and accumulated experience ensure economic implementation of individual projects.
6. Metering as a Service (MaaS): Complete process managed in one platform as a service, including radio-capable meters, gateways, and data processing. Customers access metering infrastructure without large upfront capital investment, paying for the service over time.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ZENNER IoT Solutions develops, installs, and operates IoT solutions and LoRaWAN infrastructure for utilities, municipalities, cities, and industrial customers. The core offering is the B.One element suite, anchored by the B.One element iot platform, complemented by field service digitization, smart building/heating applications, metering-as-a-service, LoRaWAN gateways and smart meters, and managed services.

Product overview

ZENNER IoT Solutions is a specialist for the development, installation, and operation of IoT solutions and LoRaWAN infrastructure, operating since 2017. The product portfolio is organized around the B.One element suite — a modular, platform-plus-modules architecture. At the core is B.One element iot, a fully integrated IoT platform providing LoRaWAN network server, device and gateway management, data streams, rule automation, and visualization. The platform is complemented by specialized modules (B.One element apps for low-code dashboards, B.One element air for network planning, plus multipole, roaming, private LoRaWAN, parser database, interfaces, open data, ScadaBoom, multi-tenant, and coverage map modules) and is available as SaaS, Managed Service, or On-Premise. Adjacent products include B.One element go for field installation digitization, B.One BuildingLink for smart heating control, B.One Metering as a Service for utility metering, and LoRaWAN hardware gateways. The company also offers professional services (project management, managed service, support, development & integration) and maintains an extensive partner program. ZENNER operates the world's largest LoRaWAN network with over 11 million active sensors across 15 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• B.One element suite: The complete digitalization toolset for energy utilities and Smart City applications, encompassing all B.One element products and solutions.
• B.One element go
• B.One element iot
• B.One element apps
• B.One BuildingLink
• B.One Metering as a Service (MaaS)
• B.One element LNS

Products and services

• B.One element iot Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 11 million active LoRaWAN sensors connected to the Minol ZENNER Group's network as of April 2026, up from 10 million in September 2025
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

AI capability1 record

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• FAST GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Strategic cooperation between ZENNER and FAST GmbH for smart leakage detection in water networks. FAST contributes 40 years of expertise in acoustic leakage detection with BIDI-LoRa loggers; ZENNER provides the B.One element suite IoT platform. Together they developed an adaptive solution for digital water network monitoring for water suppliers, utilities, and Smart Cities. The solution integrates FAST's acoustic loggers into ZENNER's IoT platform via LoRaWAN, enabling precise localization of leaks in the pipe network. Pilot projects are already underway with municipalities in Germany and Luxembourg.
• LoRa AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZENNER is a long-standing member of the LoRa Alliance, a global nonprofit organization developing the LoRaWAN open standard (ITU-recognized). ZENNER holds key positions: board member with treasurer role, chair of the Certification Committee, chair of the Smart Cities and Buildings Working Group, and chair of the Device and Solution Makers Forum. ZENNER operates the world's largest LoRaWAN network and contributes to the strategic direction and concrete implementation of the LoRaWAN standard.
• ComtacsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationJoint webinar partnership for the GRIDALYZER & element iot solution. Comtac's GRIDALYZER provides precise measurement data and AI-based quality indicators for low-voltage network monitoring. ZENNER's element iot platform seamlessly integrates and centrally manages this data, creating a powerful solution for network quality assurance. Webinar featured live demos and joint expert presentations.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Senet: US-based LoRaWAN network operator with extensive public network coverage. Both companies operate large-scale LoRaWAN connectivity infrastructure for utility and enterprise IoT.
• Loriot: Swiss-based LoRaWAN network server and IoT platform provider. ZENNER explicitly lists Loriot as a supported input driver (LNS) and competes in the same LoRaWAN infrastructure-as-a-service category.
• Actility: France-based LoRaWAN platform operator (ThingPark) serving global telecom and utility customers. Like ZENNER, Actility offers LoRaWAN network server, device management, and application enablement for large-scale IoT deployments.
• The Things Industries: Commercial spinoff of The Things Network offering enterprise-grade LoRaWAN network server, Join Server, and application services. Directly comparable to ZENNER's B.One element LNS offering.

Regional players

• Diehl Metering: German-headquartered smart metering specialist for water, heat, and electricity with strong DACH utility relationships. Direct overlap in smart water and submetering solutions serving municipal utilities.
• Kamstrup: Danish smart metering company offering heat, water, and electricity metering solutions with integrated IoT connectivity. Competes with ZENNER in European utility smart metering deployments.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft Azure IoT: Hyperscaler IoT platform suite including IoT Hub, IoT Central, and Digital Twins. ZENNER integrates bidirectionally with Azure while competing for the same enterprise IoT platform workloads.
• AWS IoT (Amazon Web Services): Hyperscaler IoT platform offering device connectivity, device management, and analytics at global scale. Competes against B.One element iot for cloud-based IoT workloads and integrates with ZENNER via Azure/AWS drivers.
• Software AG (Cumulocity): Enterprise IoT platform provider integrated with ZENNER's B.One element iot via bidirectional interfaces. Competes in the broader IoT application enablement and device management category.

Emerging players

• Chirpstack (Brocaar): Open-source LoRaWAN network server stack widely used in private deployments. ZENNER lists Chirpstack as a supported LNS input driver and competes against it for open-source-friendly deployments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/zenneriot

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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