Luminext AS

What Luminext AS does

Luminext BV, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Bunnik, Netherlands, is a privately held independent specialist in smart public lighting (OVL) infrastructure software and hardware. Its flagship product is Luminizer, a cloud-based Central Management System that combines asset management, maintenance management, telematics/telemanagement, and cable/grid (GRID) infrastructure management into a single platform for municipalities, provinces, and national agencies. The company also sells three Outdoor Lamp Controller hardware lines — RF3 (868 MHz RF mesh, embedded in luminaires), RF4 (Zhaga Book 18 / Wirepas 2.4 GHz mesh with GPS), and RF5 (Zhaga NBIoT/CAT-M1 cellular) — plus supporting gateways, cabinet controllers, and IO modules, and embeds Luminizer as white-label OEM modules into third-party light management systems.

The platform differentiates through manufacturer-independence and interoperability, certified to TALQ 2.7.1 (first globally with DALI D4i profiles), Zhaga D4i (DEKRA-certified OLC400), and supporting DALI, Wirepas, NBIoT, and OAuth 2.0/OIDC SSO. It integrates with 15+ third-party telemanagement systems (Signify/Interact City, TVILight, Exedra/Schréder, Pharos, Remoticom, Obsurv, Citytec, PerfectView) and with municipal reporting systems such as Signalen. Luminext sells via direct enterprise field sales to Dutch government, contractor and luminaire manufacturer channels, OEM/white-label distribution, and industry events; revenue is generated through SaaS subscriptions, hardware sales, and professional services including rollout project management and integration development. The company is small and founder/management-led, with Robert Tissing (General Manager) chairing the TALQ Consortium General Assembly, and serves Dutch government clients including Den Haag (28,000 fixtures), Utrecht (60,000 light points, 621 cabinets), ProRail, Rijkswaterstaat, Provincie Zuid-Holland, Rotterdam, Bergen op Zoom, and Nieuwkoop.

Name

Luminext AS

Legal name

Luminext BV

Website

https://luminext.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Luminext BV is a Dutch independent vendor of Luminizer, a cloud-based central management system for public lighting infrastructure, and RF3/RF4/RF5 smart lamp controllers. It serves Dutch municipalities, provinces, and national agencies with multi-vendor interoperability, certified TALQ and Zhaga D4i integration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart Public Lighting Management Software

NAICS

Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (33513), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Lighting Controls & Building Integration (Drivers, sensors, dimming, lighting control panels, networked lighting) (IMAGAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Lighting Controls & Smart Lighting Systems (BPABAGAC), Microgrids & Energy Management Controllers (Campus/Community/Industrial) (EUADAPAE)

Keywords

• Smart public lighting
• Street lighting management
• Lighting telemanagement software
• Smart city solutions
• Outdoor lamp controllers

Headquarters

HQ city

Bunnik

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Luminizer Software Subscription: Luminizer is a cloud-based SaaS platform provided as a subscription, accessible as an online application. The software is available as a complete platform for cities, utilities and service providers or as white label OEM modules to integrate in customers' own light management systems.
2. Smart Lighting Hardware (OLC Controllers): Sale of Outdoor Lamp Controllers (OLCs) including RF3 (OLC300S), RF4 (OLC400 Zhaga), and RF5 (OLC500 NBIoT), along with associated gateways, cabinet controllers, IO modules, and RWS interface modules.
3. Professional Services: A broad range of services including project management for telemanagement rollout, advisory services, process optimization, integration development, report and dashboard creation, user/contractor training, functional management support, and a support desk.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Luminext sells the Luminizer cloud-based Central Management System (CMS) for managing and controlling public lighting (OVL) infrastructure, combining asset management, maintenance management, telematics and GRID (cables/cabinets) functionality. The software is complemented by three hardware product lines of Outdoor Lamp Controllers (RF3 OLC300S with 868 MHz mesh, RF4 OLC400 Zhaga with Wirepas mesh, RF5 OLC500 with NBIoT cellular) plus Cabinet Controllers, and is delivered with professional services for rollout, advisory, training and support.

Product overview

Luminext offers a platform-plus-modules architecture consisting of Luminizer software as the central cloud-based management platform for public lighting infrastructure, complemented by three hardware product lines (RF3, RF4, RF5 outdoor lamp controllers) and professional services. Luminizer combines asset management, maintenance management, telemetry/telemanagement, and cable/duct management in one system, supporting both static and dynamic light points. The RF3/RF4/RF5 controllers provide connectivity options ranging from RF mesh (868 MHz and 2.4 GHz Wirepas) to cellular NBIoT. Additional modules include dashboards/reporting, citizen reporting portal, and professional services for implementation and support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Luminizer: Central management and control software platform for public lighting infrastructure, combining asset management, maintenance management, telemetry and grid functionality.
• RF3
• RF4
• RF5

Products and services

• Luminizer Software Cloud-based Central Management System (CMS) for public lighting (OVL) that combines asset management, maintenance management, telematics/telemanagement, and GRID cable/cabinet/duct infrastructure modules in a single application. Designed for municipalities, provinces, contractors, luminaire manufacturers and industrial site operators seeking vendor-independent, standards-based control of their OVL estate.
• Luminext RF3 (OLC300S) Smart Lighting System Smart lighting system with the OLC300S outdoor lamp controller and Gateway using an 868 MHz self-forming RF mesh network; controllers are embedded in luminaires with no external antenna required and connect via a SIM-based gateway. Sold to municipalities, contractors and luminaire manufacturers for telemanagement of public lighting fixtures.
• Luminext RF4 (OLC400 Zhaga) Smart Lighting System Smart lighting system with the OLC400 outdoor lamp controller featuring a Zhaga Book 18 connector, GPS sensor for automatic commissioning, internal tilt/lux/temperature sensors, and Wirepas 2.4 GHz mesh networking; supports DALI D4i drivers and motion sensors. Sold to municipalities, contractors and luminaire manufacturers; enables the proprietary Light Bubble adaptive lighting feature.
• Luminext RF5 (OLC500) Smart Lighting System Smart lighting system with the OLC500 Zhaga NBIoT outdoor lamp controller using a cellular CAT-M1/NB2 modem with embedded SIM, enabling direct network connection without a Gateway for wide-area deployments. Sold to municipalities, contractors and luminaire manufacturers.
• Professional Services Services covering project management for telemanagement rollout, advisory, process optimization, integration development, report and dashboard creation, user and contractor training, functional management support, and a support desk. Delivered to municipalities, provinces, contractors and luminaire manufacturers in conjunction with Luminizer software and RF3/RF4/RF5 hardware deployments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 60% energy consumption reduction in public lighting
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability8 records

Feature17 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• VodafonecoreTechnology or IntegrationVodafone provides cellular connectivity services (SIM cards) enabling Luminext's RF3 and RF4 gateways and RF5 OLC500 controllers to connect to the Luminizer cloud platform via telecom provider networks.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAWS provides cloud infrastructure for hosting the Luminizer software platform.
• TE ConnectivitycoreTechnology or IntegrationTE Connectivity supplies hardware components used in Luminext's smart lighting controllers.
• 1NCEcoreTechnology or Integration1NCE provides IoT connectivity services (cellular/SIM) for Luminext's smart lighting hardware deployments.
• CapeloncoreTechnology or IntegrationCapelon (Swedish company) supplies the OLC400 Zhaga hardware to Luminext. The Capelon GLC-15 is the hardware basis for Luminext's OLC400, which has received Zhaga D4i certification. Luminext rebrands this product for the Dutch market.
• TALQ ConsortiumflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuminext is an active member of the TALQ Consortium Steering Committee. Robert Tissing serves as Chairman of the General Assembly. Luminext contributed directly to the development of TALQ 2.7.1 DALI D4i profiles and was the first globally to achieve TALQ 2.7.1 certification. The TALQ Consortium has 71+ member companies and develops the international TALQ Smart City Protocol for interoperability between smart lighting systems.
• DALI AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuminext is a member of the DALI Alliance and its products support DALI and D4i standards for digital lighting control. The DALI Alliance collaborates with Zhaga Consortium on the Zhaga-D4i joint certification program.
• Zhaga ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuminext's RF4 and RF5 products use Zhaga Book 18 connectors and are Zhaga D4i certified. The Zhaga Consortium defines interoperability standards for LED luminaire components.
• Exedra (Schréder)coreTechnology or IntegrationLuminext integrated Exedra controllers (from Schréder) into Luminizer via the TALQ protocol. Gemeente Nieuwkoop is the first municipality in the Netherlands to use this TALQ-based integration.
• Pharos ControlscoreTechnology or IntegrationLuminext integrated Pharos Cloud API into Luminizer, enabling monitoring and control of Pharos Expert and Designer controllers (architectural lighting for buildings, bridges, monuments) within Luminizer. This brings together functional street lighting and architectural lighting management.
• Signify (Interact City)coreTechnology or IntegrationLuminext integrates with Signify's Interact City telemanagement system, one of 15+ third-party smart lighting technologies integrated into Luminizer.
• TVILightcoreTechnology or IntegrationLuminext integrates with TVILight smart lighting controllers, one of the third-party systems available via Luminizer's open platform.
• RemoticomcoreTechnology or IntegrationRemoticom smart lighting systems are managed via Luminizer's CLMS at Gemeente Schouwen-Duiveland alongside Signify and Luminext systems.
• WirepascoreTechnology or IntegrationLuminext's RF4 system uses Wirepas 2.4 GHz mesh network technology for intelligent, flexible, and central control of lighting points.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Paradox Engineering: Paradox Engineering provides a smart city IoT platform (including networked street lighting control) for municipalities and utilities. Comparable to Luminext in offering a CMS-over-networked-controllers architecture for public lighting and smart-city applications.
• DimOnOff: DimOnOff delivers cloud-based smart lighting control and asset management platforms for municipalities and utilities. It is comparable to Luminext as a SaaS-first OVL management specialist targeting North American and international city customers.
• TVILight: TVILight provides smart street-lighting control hardware and a Central Management System deployed across European municipalities. Already integrated into Luminizer, TVILight is a head-to-head competitor in Dutch and EU OVL tenders selling a comparable end-to-end telemanagement solution.
• Flashnet (intelLIGHT): Flashnet's intelLIGHT platform is a Central Management System for smart street lighting with mesh and cellular controllers. Comparable to Luminext in combining a CMS with proprietary outdoor lamp controllers for municipal deployments.
• Schréder (Exedra): Schréder sells the Exedra outdoor lighting controller platform and is both a Luminizer integration partner and a competing smart-lighting management offering. Comparable as a luminaire-maker-plus-CMS competitor pursuing the same Dutch and European municipal accounts.
• Telensa: Telensa provides wireless smart street-lighting control systems with a Central Management System used by cities globally. It is comparable to Luminext as a focused smart-lighting CMS vendor serving municipal customers with a similar network-and-software architecture.
• Citintelly (Smart City Lighting): Citintelly offers a smart street-lighting control system with a cloud CMS for cities and municipalities. Comparable to Luminext as a focused smart-lighting telemanagement vendor competing in the same EU municipal tender space.

Broad incumbents

• Signify (Interact City): Signify is the world's largest lighting company and offers Interact City as its municipal telemanagement platform. It is the dominant luminaire supplier in the Netherlands and bundles Interact City with hardware, making it the most consequential broad-incumbent competitor to Luminext's CMS layer.
• GE Current (CityIQ/Avalon): GE Current offers networked lighting controls and smart-city infrastructure for municipalities and large commercial customers. Comparable to Luminext as a broad incumbent pursuing municipal smart-lighting contracts, though with a wider product portfolio.

Emerging players

• Rongwen (Starss): Rongwen's Starss platform is a smart street-lighting control and management system used in cities worldwide. Comparable to Luminext as an emerging smart-lighting CMS player; relevant as an alternative in international municipal procurements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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