WATTECO
WATTECO is a France-based designer and manufacturer of LoRaWAN-connected IoT sensors and predictive-maintenance transmitters, serving B2B customers in smart building, smart industry, smart metering, smart city, and railway infrastructure.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersLanester, France
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What WATTECO does
WATTECO is a France-based, privately held designer and manufacturer of LPWAN-connected IoT sensors and transmitters, headquartered in Lanester (Brittany). The company previously operated under the name nke-watteco and now markets itself as a "European leader" with over 30 years of experience designing, developing, and industrializing electronic instruments for difficult and highly secure environments. Its product portfolio comprises three lines: (1) LoRaWAN-based connected sensors covering temperature, humidity, legionella tracking, energy consumption (Triphas'O), ventilation (Ventil'O), valve position (Vaga'O), and air quality (ATM'O); (2) BoB Assistant / Movee, a predictive maintenance and operational assistance module that continuously monitors vibrations and temperatures in isolated industrial systems such as pumps, HVAC, cooling units and fans; and (3) Sur-Mesure, a custom IoT solutions offering delivered through an in-house engineering bureau. WATTECO also supports SigFox protocol integration and holds LoRa Alliance and ISO certifications, with an R3 Impact RSE sustainability commitment.
The company serves B2B customers across four primary verticals — smart building, smart industry, smart metering, and smart city/territory — plus a secondary railway infrastructure use case. Demand drivers include French décret tertiaire regulatory compliance, predictive maintenance for industrial equipment, and energy consumption visibility. Revenue is generated predominantly through hardware sales of sensors and transmitters, supplemented by custom solutions and predictive maintenance deployments. The go-to-market combines a contact-driven direct sales motion for enterprise and bespoke projects (e.g., a published Renault sectional-door optimization success story) with a distributor/partner-led channel, anchored by a five-year-plus exclusive-style relationship with O-CELL and complemented by an e-commerce storefront at watteco.airicom.com for SMB and individual buyers. Named customers and integration partners include Renault (automotive manufacturing), Trace Software (energy management for EV charging critical installations), O-CELL (IoT distribution), and iQspot (building IoT platform). Geographic operations are concentrated in France with stated European ambition.
WATTECO markets primarily through technical thought-leadership content (blog and press articles on ATEX-zone IoT deployments, predictive maintenance), customer testimonials, a LinkedIn company page, and newsletter distribution. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based via direct expert consultation or distributor negotiation.
WATTECO firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- WATTECO
- Legal name
- WATTECO
- Website
- https://nke-watteco.com
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- WATTECO is a France-based designer and manufacturer of LoRaWAN-connected IoT sensors and predictive-maintenance transmitters, serving B2B customers in smart building, smart industry, smart metering, smart city, and railway infrastructure.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
WATTECO industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial IoT Sensors
- NAICS
- Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)
- SIC
- Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Condition Monitoring Sensors & IoT (online/offline monitoring, edge devices) (EUADAJAD)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Continuous/Remote Monitoring Systems (IoT Sensors, Telemetry, Networks) (EUAHACAL), AMI Smart Meters (Electric) & Meter Hardware (EUADAFAA)
Keywords
Where WATTECO is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Lanester
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
WATTECO business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- IoT Hardware Sensors and Transmitters: WATTECO designs, manufactures, and sells IoT radio-connected sensors and transmitters. The sensors are wireless and energy-autonomous, sold as physical devices for deployment across various industrial and building environments. Primary revenue driver from product sales.
- Custom/Sur-Mesure Solutions: Bespoke IoT solutions designed and manufactured to customer-specific requirements, providing tailored products for unique use cases and applications.
- BoB Assistant / Movee Predictive Maintenance Solutions: Predictive maintenance monitoring services for industrial systems (pumps, HVAC, cooling units, fans), sold alongside or independently of sensor hardware for industrial clients seeking operational performance optimization.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels4 records
WATTECO product offering
Product offeringCore offering
WATTECO designs, manufactures, and sells wireless, energy-autonomous IoT sensors and transmitters based on LoRaWAN (and SigFox) technology for remote reading and data collection. Its portfolio includes a broad range of LoRaWAN sensors (temperature, humidity, legionella, energy consumption such as Triphas'O, ventilation, valves, air quality), the BoB Assistant/Movee predictive-maintenance solution for monitoring vibrations and temperatures of industrial equipment, and Sur-Mesure custom-engineered IoT products built by its in-house engineering bureau.
Product overview
WATTECO designs and manufactures wireless, energy-autonomous IoT radio sensors and transmitters. The product portfolio comprises three main offerings: (1) LoRaWAN-connected sensors for building and industrial monitoring applications including temperature, humidity, energy, ventilation, and air quality; (2) BoB Assistant/Movee — a predictive maintenance and operational assistance module that monitors equipment vibrations and temperatures; and (3) Sur-Mesure custom sensor solutions designed to specification. Applications span smart building, smart industry, smart city, and smart metering sectors.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- BoB Assistant: Predictive maintenance and operational assistance technology that continuously monitors vibrations and temperatures of isolated systems (pumps, air conditioning units, cooling units, fans, etc.).
- Movee
Products and services
- LoRaWAN Sensors A wide range of wireless, energy-autonomous connected sensors using LoRaWAN radio technology for smart building, smart industry, smart city, and smart metering applications. Includes sensors for temperature, humidity, legionella tracking, energy consumption (Triphas'O), ventilation (Ventil'O), valves (Vaga'O), and air quality (ATM'O), targeting building operators, facility managers, and industrial customers needing remote monitoring without wiring complexity.
- BoB Assistant / Movee Predictive Maintenance Solution A predictive-maintenance and operational-assistance technology that continuously monitors vibrations and temperatures of isolated industrial systems such as pumps, air conditioning units, cooling units, and fans. Designed for industrial operators seeking to reduce unplanned downtime, optimize equipment performance, and automate surveillance of difficult-to-access assets, often deployed alongside WATTECO's LoRaWAN sensors.
- Sur-Mesure Custom IoT Products Bespoke IoT sensors and applications designed and manufactured by WATTECO's in-house engineering bureau to meet specific customer requirements and use cases. Targets customers with unique deployment scenarios not addressed by standard products, including specialized industrial, ATEX, or rail installations.
Quantifiable outcome
- Multi-functional sensors integrating several capabilities in a single device, simplifying data collection processes for customers like iQspot
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use WATTECO
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
WATTECO technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability2 records
Feature4 records
WATTECO partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- O-CELLcoreO-CELL serves as WATTECO's principal sensor distributor and commercial partner, sourcing and distributing WATTECO IoT sensors across diverse use cases for over five years. The partnership provides O-CELL's end clients with simplified consumption management and monitoring through WATTECO's broad sensor range, and is characterized by mutual collaboration on technical requirements and customer support.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
WATTECO competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Netatmo (Legrand): French smart-home/building sensor manufacturer (weather, air quality, energy, security) acquired by Legrand. Competes with WATTECO's smart-building sensors but skews consumer/SMB rather than industrial hazardous-environment use cases.
- Sensoterra: Dutch LoRaWAN soil-moisture and environmental sensor manufacturer targeting smart agriculture, smart city and infrastructure. Comparable LPWAN sensor approach for outdoor/territory use cases that intersect with WATTECO's smart-city vertical.
- WirelessMux: European (Italy-based) designer of wireless industrial sensors and predictive maintenance solutions for harsh environments, including ATEX and railway. Comparable niche focus on hazardous-environment industrial IoT with wireless sensor products.
- Decentlab: Swiss manufacturer of LoRaWAN sensors for environmental, agricultural and infrastructure monitoring. Comparable wireless sensor technology and target verticals (smart agriculture, infrastructure, environment) although smaller scale than WATTECO.
Direct peers
- Actility: French LoRaWAN network platform provider (ThingPark) partnering with device makers and integrators for smart building, smart metering and industrial IoT deployments. Operates in the same LoRaWAN ecosystem serving the same end-customers as WATTECO.
- Adeunis: French designer and manufacturer of LoRaWAN, SigFox and NB-IoT sensors and radio transmitters for smart building, smart metering and industrial IoT. Direct competitor to WATTECO with overlapping product portfolio, French roots, and comparable focus on wireless energy-autonomous sensors.
- Elsys (ELC): Swedish designer and manufacturer of LoRaWAN sensors for indoor climate, energy, and industrial monitoring. Directly comparable product portfolio and LPWAN focus, serving overlapping building and industrial customers across Europe.
- Kerlink: French LoRaWAN specialist providing gateways, network servers, and increasingly end-to-end IoT solutions for smart metering, smart city and industrial monitoring. Directly comparable to WATTECO on LoRaWAN-based IoT infrastructure for similar verticals.
Broad incumbents
- Advantech (WISE IoT): Global industrial IoT hardware and sensor manufacturer serving smart factory, energy and building automation customers. Overlaps with WATTECO's industrial condition-monitoring customers but at much broader portfolio and global scale.
- Sagemcom: French industrial group providing smart metering, energy management and IoT solutions to utilities and building operators. Overlaps with WATTECO on smart metering and connected-building offerings but at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
WATTECO social profiles
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WATTECO leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
WATTECO funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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WATTECO M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about WATTECO
What does WATTECO do?
WATTECO designs, manufactures, and sells wireless, energy-autonomous IoT sensors and transmitters based on LoRaWAN (and SigFox) technology for remote reading and data collection. Its portfolio includes a broad range of LoRaWAN sensors (temperature, humidity, legionella, energy consumption such as Triphas'O, ventilation, valves, air quality), the BoB Assistant/Movee predictive-maintenance solution for monitoring vibrations and temperatures of industrial equipment, and Sur-Mesure custom-engineered IoT products built by its in-house engineering bureau.
Is WATTECO a public or private company?
WATTECO is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was WATTECO founded?
WATTECO was founded in -1. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is WATTECO based?
WATTECO is headquartered in Lanester, France, in the Europe region.
How does WATTECO make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. IoT Hardware Sensors and Transmitters are the primary driver. The others are custom/Sur-Mesure Solutions and boB Assistant / Movee Predictive Maintenance Solutions.
Who are WATTECO's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Netatmo (Legrand), Sensoterra, WirelessMux and Decentlab. Direct peers are Actility, Adeunis, Elsys (ELC) and Kerlink. Broad incumbents are Advantech (WISE IoT) and Sagemcom.
Does WATTECO have an API?
No public API is recorded for WATTECO.
What industry is WATTECO in?
WATTECO's product category is Industrial IoT Sensors. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUADAJAD, Condition Monitoring Sensors & IoT (online/offline monitoring, edge devices), with a secondary code of EUAHACAL, Continuous/Remote Monitoring Systems (IoT Sensors, Telemetry, Networks). Its NAICS code is 334519 and its SIC code is 3823.