IWAY

What IWAY does

IWAY is an Italian engineering services firm founded in April 2000 by Davide Botto and Giovanni Varini, headquartered in Cernusco sul Naviglio (Milan) with additional offices in Novara, Rome, Messina, Brescia, and Asti. The company delivers specialized consulting across three areas: telecommunications (network design and planning across GSM through 5G, RF planning, transport design, OTN, SRB site building, optimization and benchmarking, IP design, NFV, and PTP time synchronization), civil structures (structural design, FEM modeling, BIM, and Structural Health Monitoring using non-destructive diagnostic methods), and IoT/innovation (Smart Agriculture with UAV photogrammetry, Smart Energy with ISO 50001 compliance, image analysis, and mechatronics). Core technical components include a NOC/SOC operating 24/7 across 740+ network nodes handling 6,500+ tickets per month with a 2-hour on-site SLA, three NFV virtual labs with 25+ VNFs tested in partnership with ADVA Optical, and SHM systems integrating wireless sensors (MEMS accelerometers, tiltmeters, strain gauges) with cloud-based data analysis.

The company operates a professional services and managed services revenue model, generating income through project-based consulting engagements and NOC/SOC managed services contracts billed to enterprise clients. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Customer segments are weighted toward telecom operators as the primary segment, with secondary segments in technology vendors, civil infrastructure operators, and enterprise IoT clients. IWAY holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certifications, and maintains partnerships with Università di Torino and Politecnico di Milano for research.

Name

IWAY

Legal name

IWAY Information & Services S.r.l.

Website

https://iway.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IWAY is an Italian engineering services firm specializing in telecommunications network design (2G through 5G), civil structure monitoring, and IoT solutions, serving Italian telecom operators, technology vendors, and infrastructure clients since 2000.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecommunications Engineering Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Telephone Interconnect Systems (7385)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial/OT Private Connectivity (Factory, Mining, Ports) (HDAIAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Asset Inspection, Monitoring & Digital O&M (Sensors/SHM, Drones, CMMS/EAM) (TLAJAAAK), Industrial Controls Networking & IIoT (Industrial Ethernet, Fieldbus) (EDAOAHAI), Mission-Critical & Public Safety Private Networks (MCX/LMR Interop) (HDAIAGAH)

Keywords

• Telecom network engineering
• RF network planning
• Optical transport design
• Structural health monitoring
• IoT systems integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Cernusco Sul Naviglio

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Engineering Consulting Services: IWAY provides specialized engineering consulting across telecommunications (network design, RF planning, optimization), civil structures (structural design, health monitoring), and IoT (smart agriculture, smart energy). Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements with telecom operators, technology vendors, and enterprise clients.
2. NOC/SOC Managed Services: Continuous network monitoring and management services operating 24/7 with defined SLAs including 2-hour on-site response. Includes help desk, remote support, spare parts management, and periodic maintenance services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IWAY is an Italian engineering consulting firm that delivers specialized professional services for telecommunications operators, technology vendors, and infrastructure operators. Its portfolio covers RF and mobile network design, optical transport and IP network engineering, base-station and OTN field services, NFV and time synchronization, plus civil structural design, structural health monitoring, and IoT-based smart agriculture and smart energy solutions. Services are delivered as consulting engagements, project-based assignments, and managed-service contracts (including 24/7 NOC/SOC).

Product overview

IWAY is an engineering services company offering a portfolio of professional services primarily in telecommunications (Network Design, Transport, SRB, OTN, IP, NFV, Time & Sync), civil structures (Structural Design, SHM), and innovation (Smart Agriculture, Smart Energy, NOC/SOC). The services are standalone professional offerings rather than a unified software platform—they are delivered by specialized teams using industry-standard tools and methodologies. The portfolio includes image analysis and mechatronics services, all addressing specific engineering needs for telecom operators, infrastructure owners, and enterprises across Italy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Network Design & Planning Consulting services for telecom operators and technology manufacturers covering the design, dimensioning and optimization of mobile and fixed telecommunications networks (GSM, UMTS, LTE, 5G) and Core networks.
• Transport Design & Services Design and implementation of WDM, SDH and Microwave network architectures for operators, data centers and service providers, including installation, testing and support services.
• Ottimizzazione e Benchmarking (Network Optimization & Benchmarking) Radio network measurement and analysis services using Nemo instrumentation for indoor and outdoor drive testing, covering 2G, 3G and 4G networks with KPI reporting and coverage mapping.
• Servizi Professionali SRB (Base Station Professional Services) Base station design and construction services including site acquisition, preliminary and detailed design, permitting, construction management, safety coordination, electromagnetic impact analysis, and static verification.
• Servizi Professionali OTN (Optical Transport Network Services) Optical transport infrastructure design services including walk-in/walk-out surveys, passive optical network planning, permits, as-built documentation, and construction supervision for FTTx deployments.
• IP Design Advanced networking solutions covering LAN/WAN architecture design, hardware provision, network security, VoIP integration, and wireless technologies for enterprise and carrier networks.
• NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) Design, implementation and maintenance of virtualized networks using NFV technology, deploying VNF applications on COTS servers with ADVA Optical partnership and an OpenStack-based platform (3 virtual labs, 25+ VNFs tested).
• Time & Sync High-accuracy time and frequency synchronization systems based on PTP (IEEE1588v2) protocol for MIFID II compliance and 5G RAN performance, including GNSS (GPS/GLONASS/Galileo/BeiDou) and Grandmaster clock installations.
• Image Analysis Video and audio intelligent analysis systems for security applications, supporting multiple digital and analog inputs with centralized monitoring capabilities.
• Meccatronica (Mechatronics) Mechatronic solutions combining mechanical safety and electronic flexibility for access control in safety and security applications, with AES128 encryption and PSIM platform integration.
• Design Strutturale e Servizi (Structural Design & Services) Structural design and engineering services including FEM software modeling, static verification, non-destructive testing, BIM-based 3D modeling and rendering, and construction safety coordination.
• Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) Continuous remote structural monitoring using wired and wireless sensors (accelerometers, tiltmeters, strain gauges) with cloud-based data analysis, alarm management, and SOC integration for towers, bridges and tunnels.
• Smart Agriculture IoT-based precision agriculture services using ground sensors, UAV photogrammetry, weather stations, and data analysis algorithms to generate vegetation indices and field assessment maps for agricultural management.
• Smart Energy Energy efficiency services including certified energy diagnosis, energy management, smart metering system installation, building management, and ISO 50001-compliant energy platforms.
• NOC & SOC (Network and Security Operations Center) Proactive 24/7 network monitoring and security operations center providing performance analysis, asset management, maintenance coordination, and L1/L2/L3 support with a 2-hour on-site SLA.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,500+ tickets managed per month across 740+ network nodes
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Università di TorinocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Academic collaboration for research and development in precision agriculture, UAV imaging, and physics-based predictive algorithms. DISAFA department provides 2D/3D reconstruction expertise. Partner in Vitifuture project.
• Politecnico di MilanocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Academic partnership for civil engineering, structural monitoring, and BIM (Building Information Modeling) capabilities. Collaborated on TLC Towers structural health monitoring project.
• AssolombardaminorOthers · 1 January 2022Industry association membership providing networking and business development opportunities in the Lombardy region.
• CDO (Confederazione Italiana Dirigenti e Quadri)minorOthers · 1 January 2022Professional association membership for managers and executives.
• ADVA Optical NetworkingcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022NFV partnership providing OpenStack-based network function virtualization platform. ADVA's ensemble connector architecture enables deployment of 25+ VNFs. Partnership for Metro and DC interconnection solutions.
• InfineracoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022WDM technology partnership for transport network design. Infinera's optical transport solutions integrated into IWAY's service offerings.
• Polo AgrifoodcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Research partnership for Vitifuture project - a two-year cloud platform development for precision agriculture combining sensors, drones, image processing, and algorithms.
• CISCOcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Major technology partner for networking solutions and integration
• HuaweicoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Major technology partner for telecom infrastructure
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Cloud and enterprise technology partner
• Red HatcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Open source enterprise technology partner for NFV solutions
• VMwarecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Virtualization and NFV technology partner

Scale indicators20 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Teoco: Teoco is a global telecom analytics and optimization software vendor that partners with IWAY and serves overlapping operator customers. It is adjacent/complementary rather than a direct services competitor, since IWAY uses Teoco tooling in its benchmarking work.

Direct peers

• Sirti S.p.A. Sirti is one of Italy's largest telecom infrastructure services companies, providing network design, deployment, and maintenance for operators including TIM and Fastweb. It is a direct peer to IWAY in Italian telecom engineering services, with a broader geographic and headcount base.
• Comtest Wireless: Comtest Wireless provides telecom testing, measurement, and network optimization services in Italy and internationally. It directly overlaps with IWAY's drive-test, optimization, and benchmarking service lines for mobile operators.
• NIER Ingegneria S.p.A. NIER is an Italian engineering consultancy offering structural design, BIM, and infrastructure services. It is comparable to IWAY's Civil Structures division (structural design and SHM) for infrastructure operators and public-sector clients.
• Sielte S.p.A. Sielte is an Italian telecom network services and infrastructure company serving major operators and tower owners. It directly overlaps with IWAY's SRB (site build), OTN, and fiber network design activities for the same operator client base.
• Italtel S.p.A. Italtel is an Italian telecom technology and services company offering network design, NFV/SDN solutions, and managed services to operators and enterprises. It competes with IWAY in carrier-grade network engineering and IP/NFV integration.

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas Italia S.p.A. Bureau Veritas Italia provides testing, inspection, and certification services including telecom tower and infrastructure assessments. It competes with IWAY's SHM and electromagnetic impact analysis practices, but at much larger, diversified scale.
• Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A. Engineering is one of Italy's largest IT services and digital transformation groups with a substantial telecom practice (network engineering, OSS, digital services). It competes with IWAY for enterprise and operator engineering mandates at much larger scale.
• Reply S.p.A. Reply is a large Italian IT consultancy with telecom, IoT, and enterprise digitalization practices. It overlaps with IWAY on IoT, smart agriculture/energy, and enterprise network design engagements, but operates at significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• RINA Services S.p.A. RINA is a large Italian engineering, testing, inspection, and certification group with a structural/infrastructure practice. It is comparable to IWAY's structural design and SHM offerings, with broader certification and global reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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