What mioty alliance does

mioty alliance e.V. is a registered nonprofit association (eingetragener Verein) headquartered in Erlangen, Germany, founded in 2019 to promote and standardize the mioty® LPWAN technology for massive IoT. The alliance operates a community-based ecosystem model rather than selling products directly, with more than 100 member organizations across industrial automation, smart metering, semiconductors, system integration, and academia. It targets developers, hardware manufacturers, system integrators, service companies, and end customers through tiered membership (Institutional, Adopter, Leader, and Startup/University scholarship levels), licensing, certification, and event-driven ecosystem building.

The underlying technology is mioty, a Sub-GHz LPWAN protocol distinguished by its patented "Telegram Splitting" method, which fragments data into sub-packets transmitted across different frequencies and times to deliver high interference immunity, low energy consumption, large range, deep indoor penetration, and support for mobility at 120 km/h. mioty is ETSI standardized, and the alliance provides reference designs, end-point and base-station software stacks, network management software, hardware modules, base stations, development boards, and demo kits through member companies. The portfolio is complemented by professional services for network planning, simulation, testing, verification, and system integration.

Revenue mechanics rely on membership fees across tiers, technology licensing for hardware, software, and integration use, and a mioty certification program for interoperability assurance. Distribution is entirely member-mediated: members such as Diehl Metering, Fraunhofer IIS, STACKFORCE, Texas Instruments, Silicon Labs, STMicroelectronics, LORIOT, akenza, AST-X, and RAKWireless deliver certified mioty-enabled products and services to enterprise customers in industrial IoT, smart city, smart buildings, logistics, agriculture, mobility, healthcare, and consumer segments. Marketing uses a multilingual website (English, German, Spanish, Chinese), regular webinars, newsletters, whitepapers, developer resources at developers.mioty-alliance.com, and physical presence at IoT and smart-city industry events across Europe, including an annual mioty Global Summit.

Name

mioty alliance

Legal name

mioty alliance e.V.

Website

https://mioty-alliance.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

mioty alliance e.V. is a German nonprofit association that promotes the mioty® LPWAN IoT protocol, operating a community ecosystem of 100+ member companies across hardware, semiconductors, integration, and academia, funded through membership fees, technology licensing, and certification across industrial IoT, smart city, and metering use cases.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

LPWAN IoT Connectivity Technology

NAICS

All Other Telecommunications (5178)

SIC

Radiotelephone Communications (4812), Communications Services, Nec (4899)

akta.pro primary industry

IoT/M2M Mobile Network Operators (LPWAN, NB-IoT/LTE-M) (HDAIAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

IoT Connectivity Management (Private APN, SIM/eSIM, Device Connectivity) (HDAIAGAG)

Keywords

• LPWAN IoT connectivity
• Telegram Splitting protocol
• IoT technology licensing
• Mass IoT certification
• Wireless sensor networking

Headquarters

HQ city

Erlangen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technology Licensing: The mioty alliance provides mioty technology licensing to members and third parties. Licensing covers the use of mioty technology for hardware, software, and system integration.
2. Membership Fees: The alliance operates with membership tiers (Institutional, Adopter, Leader, and Startup/University levels). New scholarship program offers free membership for qualifying startups during program duration.
3. Certification Services: mioty certification program for products to ensure interoperability and standards compliance within the ecosystem.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The mioty alliance licenses the mioty® LPWAN protocol technology, built on patented "Telegram Splitting," and operates an ecosystem of 100+ member organizations providing certified mioty hardware (modules, end points, base stations, development boards, demo kits), software stacks (end-point, base-station, application and network management), and professional services (testing, network planning, simulation, system integration). Revenue is generated through tiered membership subscriptions, technology licensing to device makers and integrators, and product certification fees.

Product overview

The mioty alliance offers a comprehensive LPWAN technology ecosystem built around its patented 'Telegram Splitting' protocol for massive IoT deployments. The portfolio spans hardware (Modules, End Points, Base Stations, Development Boards, and Demo Kits), software (Application Management, Base Station Stacks, End Point Stacks, and Network Management), and professional services (Component Testing, Concept Creation, Network Installation/Planning, Network Testing, Service Provider, Simulation, and System Integration). Featured products from alliance members include the COMTAC Cluey MB data collection tool, PALLAX Data- & IoT-Platform (a digitally sovereign end-to-end IoT platform with integrated mioty Service and Application Center), the LZE mioty Evaluation Stack for STM32WL3x (a complete software stack enabling mioty protocol on the STM32WL3x Sub-GHz SoC), and the AST-X VIORYTI GATE AX2 outdoor gateway. The ecosystem is anchored by a developer portal providing technical documentation, build guides, and endpoint/base station software stacks for chipsets from Texas Instruments and Silicon Labs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• mioty®: LPWAN technology for IoT using Telegram Splitting approach for reliability and scalability

Products and services

• mioty® Technology Licensing Licensing of mioty® LPWAN technology covering hardware, software, and system integration use by device makers, silicon vendors, and integrators seeking to build mioty-enabled products.
• mioty® Certification Program Certification service that validates mioty-enabled hardware and software products for interoperability and compliance with the ETSI-standardized mioty specification.
• mioty alliance Membership Tiers Tiered community subscription memberships (Institutional, Adopter, Leader, and Startup/University) giving organizations rights to participate in the mioty ecosystem, access technology, and contribute to standards.
• mioty Hardware Modules Radio and processing module products from alliance members that serve as the core building block for mioty-enabled end devices.
• mioty End Points Pre-built end-point devices implementing mioty connectivity, offered by alliance member companies across the product portfolio.
• mioty Base Stations Base station hardware from alliance members that serve as network infrastructure nodes for receiving and processing mioty sub-packet data.
• mioty Development Boards Development board products from alliance members that enable hardware developers to prototype and test mioty implementations.
• mioty Demo Kits Demonstration kits from alliance members that allow prospective users to evaluate mioty technology capabilities before full deployment.
• mioty Software End Point Stacks Software stacks for end-point devices implementing the mioty protocol, available for integration into member hardware supporting chipsets from Texas Instruments and Silicon Labs.
• mioty Software Base Station Stacks Software stacks for base station implementations, enabling the network infrastructure side of the mioty protocol to be embedded into hardware platforms.
• mioty Software Network Management Network management software that provides monitoring, provisioning, and control capabilities for large-scale mioty network deployments.
• mioty Software Application Management Application management software that enables centralized control and orchestration of mioty-connected IoT applications across deployments.
• mioty Services: Concept Creation Consulting services for creating project concepts and architectural designs for mioty-based IoT deployments, provided by alliance members.
• mioty Services: Network Installation / Site Planning Professional services for planning and executing mioty network installations, including site surveys and network topology design, provided by alliance members.
• mioty Services: Simulation Simulation services that model mioty network behavior to predict coverage, capacity, and performance prior to physical deployment, provided by alliance members.
• mioty Services: System Integration System integration services ensuring seamless interoperability between mioty network components, existing enterprise systems, and backend platforms, provided by alliance members.
• mioty Services: Component (HW/SW) Test & Verification Testing and verification services for mioty hardware and software components, ensuring compliance with mioty specification standards.
• mioty Services: Network Test and Verification Services for validating and verifying deployed mioty network performance, coverage, and reliability, provided by alliance members.
• mioty Services: Service Provider Managed service provider offerings for operating mioty networks on behalf of end customers, offered by alliance members.
• LZE mioty Evaluation Stack for STM32WL3x An evaluation software stack by LZE that provides complete mioty protocol support on the STM32WL3x SoC platform in the Sub-GHz spectrum for ultra-low-power wireless LPWAN applications.
• AST-X VIORYTI GATE AX2 Outdoor Gateway An outdoor gateway product by AST-X that provides mioty connectivity and product qualification services for outdoor mioty deployments.
• PALLAX Data & IoT Platform A digitally sovereign end-to-end Data and IoT platform by PALLAX with an integrated mioty Service and Application Center for secure, scalable mioty-based IoT deployments.
• COMTAC Cluey MB A hardware data collection tool by COMTAC with enerchart integration that enhances operational efficiency and accuracy in mioty-enabled deployments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Data transmission capability at 120 km/h for mobility applications
• +2 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

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

• TU Ilmenau (Technische Universität Ilmenau)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical University of Ilmenau conducts comparative studies between mioty and LoRa/LPWAN technologies, providing independent technical validation of mioty's superior performance in energy efficiency, range, and reliability. Study reports are published on the alliance website.
• Fraunhofer IIS (Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFull member providing reference designs and documentation for mioty system development, endpoint development, and base station development. Offers support for Texas Instruments and Silicon Labs chipsets, user/developer guides, and complementary services related to mioty technology implementation.
• Diehl Metering GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFull member and board representative. Provides smart metering solutions with mioty integration, IoT network planning services, backend services, and data infrastructure. Also develops hybrid LoRaWAN and mioty networks for automated metering and smart city real-time monitoring.
• STACKFORCE GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationFull member and board representative. Provides mioty software implementation development services, training, and consulting. Offers end-to-end software solutions for mioty protocol integration.
• ifm electronic GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationFull member and board representative. Industrial automation company providing IO-Link technology and integration capabilities for industrial IoT applications using mioty connectivity.
• Sentinum GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationFull member and board representative. Provides urban water cloud solutions, flood alert systems, and network management systems for smart city and utility applications.
• WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KGcoreTechnology or IntegrationFull member and board representative. Measurement technology company providing sensors and measurement solutions that integrate with mioty for industrial and utility applications.
• Swissphone Wireless AGcoreTechnology or IntegrationFull member and board representative. Wireless communication solutions provider offering devices and services for alerting and IoT connectivity.
• WEPTECH elektronik GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationFull member and board representative. Electronics company providing mioty-enabled hardware and technology solutions.
• Texas InstrumentsmajorTechnology or IntegrationAssociated member. Provides semiconductor solutions including STM32WL3x SoC platforms. The LZE mioty Evaluation Stack for STM32WL3x enables ultra-low-power LPWAN applications with complete mioty protocol support.
• Silicon LabsmajorTechnology or IntegrationAssociated member. Published LPWAN 101 article comparing LPWAN technologies including mioty. Provides wireless semiconductor solutions for IoT applications.
• LORIOTmajorTechnology or IntegrationAssociated member. Provides network management systems for mioty deployments including the LORIOT Hummingbird solution.
• AST-XmajorTechnology or IntegrationAssociated member. Provides outdoor gateways (AST-X VIORYTI GATE AX2) and product qualification services for mioty deployments.
• RadiocraftsmajorTechnology or IntegrationAssociated member. Provides mioty network modules and embedded solutions for IoT connectivity.
• COMTACmajorTechnology or IntegrationAssociated member. Provides COMTAC Cluey MB data collection tools and enerchart integration for operational efficiency improvements.
• WittramajorTechnology or IntegrationAssociated member. IoT solutions provider contributing to the mioty ecosystem for connected applications.
• RAKWirelessmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAssociated member. Global IoT solutions provider offering mioty-enabled products through their distribution channels.
• akenzamajorTechnology or IntegrationAssociated member. Provides IoT platform solutions for mioty device management and data collection.
• FAU (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated member. German university contributing to mioty ecosystem and research.
• Tecnun (Universidad de Navarra)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated member. Spanish engineering school contributing to mioty technology research and education.
• STMicroelectronicsmajorTechnology or IntegrationAssociated member. Semiconductor provider for IoT applications supporting mioty protocol on their microcontroller platforms.
• IO-Link International ConsortiumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLiaison partner. IO-Link is a standardized IO technology for communicating with sensors and actuators. Collaboration enables integration of mioty connectivity with IO-Link devices.
• OMS GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLiaison partner. OMS (Open Metering System) Group standards for utility metering. Collaboration enables mioty integration with OMS-compliant metering systems.
• IoT for AllminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLiaison partner. IoT media platform providing marketing visibility and content distribution for mioty technology.
• IoT Use CaseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLiaison partner. IoT industry content platform for mioty use case promotion and awareness.
• IoTAI BusinessHubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLiaison partner. IoT/AI business networking platform for industry connections and partnerships.
• SWAN Forum (Smart Water Advancement Network)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLiaison partner. Smart water industry forum enabling mioty visibility in utility and water management sectors. Participated in SWAN 15th Annual Conference.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Semtech: Semtech is the primary silicon provider behind LoRa technology and the LoRa Alliance ecosystem. As the de facto incumbent in LPWAN chipsets, it is a broad industry incumbent against which mioty technology competes on integrated radio solutions and reference designs.
• 1NCE: 1NCE is a global cellular IoT connectivity provider specializing in low-cost, multi-year flat-rate plans across NB-IoT, LTE-M and other cellular standards. It competes with mioty for Massive IoT deployments where cellular coverage and managed connectivity are preferred.

Direct peers

• Actility: Actility provides LoRaWAN network server and IoT connectivity management platforms (ThingPark) and is also a member of the mioty ecosystem offering similar management services. It is a direct comparable in LPWAN network management and operator services.
• LoRa Alliance: The LoRa Alliance is the closest comparable — a global, member-driven industry alliance that licenses and promotes the LoRaWAN LPWAN standard. It uses a similar tiered membership model, certification program and developer outreach approach, making it the most direct structural peer to mioty alliance.
• Everynet: Everynet is a global LoRaWAN network operator offering neutral-host IoT connectivity across multiple geographies. It competes in the same Massive IoT, smart metering and logistics connectivity markets that mioty targets.
• Senet: Senet operates one of the largest public LoRaWAN networks in North America and provides IoT connectivity management for utility, asset tracking and smart city deployments — directly comparable to mioty's smart city, metering and logistics positioning.
• UnaBiz (Sigfox): UnaBiz operates the Sigfox 0G LPWAN network globally after acquiring Sigfox in 2022. It is a direct technology competitor to mioty in the low-power, long-range Massive IoT connectivity space, particularly for asset tracking, smart metering and supply chain use cases.

Emerging players

• Wirepas: Wirepas provides a self-organizing mesh IoT connectivity solution targeting massive-scale industrial and smart metering deployments. It overlaps with mioty's massive-scale Industrial IoT and metering use cases with a different architectural approach (mesh vs. star LPWAN).
• Helium: Helium operates a decentralized, token-incentivized wireless network for IoT using LoRaWAN-compatible hotspots. It targets large-scale, low-cost IoT connectivity and competes for developer and ecosystem mindshare in the LPWAN space.

Others

• Loriot: Loriot is a network management and server provider for both LoRaWAN and mioty deployments (Hummingbird solution) and is an Associated Member of the mioty alliance. As a cross-protocol platform partner, it is an ecosystem enabler adjacent to mioty rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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