EMnify

Ryde Technology, a leading e-scooter-sharing provider in Norway, was facing challenges in ensuring a seamless and efficient service for its users. The company, which operates over 20,000 devices across six major Norwegian cities, needed a reliable solution to enable users to find a nearby vehicle and initiate a ride quickly and seamlessly. The company was also grappling with issues of scooter vandalism and SIM card misuse, which were adding to the company's operational costs. Furthermore, Ryde was looking to improve its production and supply chain processes, particularly in terms of quality assurance and rigorous testing of their scooters right from production. The company's previous provider was unable to meet these needs, leading to short outages where their devices were completely shut off from the network.

Modern farmers are under constant pressure to improve crop yields and productivity due to increasing weather extremes, dwindling resources, and a growing population. To address this challenge, Sicily-based Smartisland aims to create and distribute new technological solutions that contribute to a more efficient and sustainable agri-food chain. Their crop monitoring system lets agri-food companies across supply chains harness sensor data to save on water and chemical resources, prevent crop diseases, and telematically control their farms wherever they are. However, to deliver actionable crop insights to customers, Smartisland needed a versatile communication platform capable of enabling and managing connectivity even in rural areas.

Blackbird, a company that provides solutions for manufacturers to digitalize their production lines, was facing challenges with their existing telecom provider. They were in need of a better connectivity provider that specializes in M2M communication, facilitates reliable and secure data collection, provides real-time data about device location and connectivity, is available globally, provides flexible IoT data plans, and offers mobile connectivity. The company was also looking for a technology that can be easily integrated into existing production lines and is reliable enough to allow customers to monitor critical business processes uninterrupted.

With the increasing traffic on German highways and a nationwide goal of reducing fatal traffic accidents to a minimum, federal states require modern technology to regulate, redirect and analyze traffic. Traffic jam warning systems play a vital role, as they can inform drivers about congestions at an early stage and thus prevent rear-end collisions. Speed limits at construction sites may cause congestions, however, they are crucial to the safety of construction workers on site. To counter road congestions during the holiday season, federal states needed real-time data on traffic participation. In Germany, highway projects are assigned through tendering. Network availability measurements are a required procedure for connected traffic solutions.

The EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) requires the installation and remote reading of heat cost allocators by October 2020. Monthly consumption data must be provided to the end-user by 2022. With 60% of German buildings being more than 30 years old with outdated water and heating systems as well as siloed metering solutions, there is no visibility on utility consumption, causing inefficiency and low sustainability. metr’s m-gate is capable of cross-vendor communication with the sensors and systems on site. Common protocols are M-Bus and Wireless M-Bus, a unidirectional communication from sensors to gateway, where the meters constantly send data. metr experiences a maximum reach of 4-5 building storeys with the Wireless M-Bus technology, which requires the installation of repeaters for larger infrastructure. As the m-gate is installed in the basement, metr changed from indoor to outdoor antennas to mitigate signal loss due to the concrete walls.

Enerhub, an Italian Charge Point Operator (CPO) and e-Mobility Service Provider (EMSP), aims to simplify the provision of EV charging service for businesses while offering EV drivers the widest possible network of charging infrastructures. For Enerhub to deliver a continuous charging service with maximum operational time, secure and reliable communications between the charging stations and its service management portal are a prerequisite. Equally important is the ability to commission, manage, and maintain charge points efficiently and conveniently from the central office via a remote access tunnel. The Bologna-based e-mobility company found all it was looking for in EMnify.

Y.Share, founded in 2016, aims to help public and private fleet managers achieve their ecological, economic, and safety goals with innovative vehicle sharing and management solutions. Reliable connectivity is the foundation of Y.Share’s solution to monitor fleet operations and manage vehicle access in real-time. However, even when using the strongest network signals, issues are not always ruled out. Having a versatile tool for troubleshooting and counteracting when this occurs is business-critical. For agile, high-growth companies like Y.Share, connectivity management tasks pertain to not only technical and operations teams but also other non-technical teams when the situation calls for it.

Retailers serving today’s consumers need to provide real-time and personalized shopper engagement. However, many retailers are still using legacy Point-of-Sale (PoS) systems that are not equipped to provide this level of service. These systems often communicate CRM and sales data to the back office in hourly or daily batches, making any real-time interaction with customers at the front-end impossible. This is a significant problem for retailers who want to stay competitive in the modern retail landscape.

Climate change and associated severe weather, pests, and diseases could reduce global yields by 30 percent by 2050. Ensuring food security for the growing world population requires innovative farming practices that improve crop productivity while keeping the environmental footprint to a minimum. Toronto-based Ukko Agro seeks to tackle this challenge. IoT applications in agriculture are not necessarily new, but the complexity involved has been a big challenge. Various components, from hardware, to connectivity, to software need to be set up, integrated, and managed effectively, which is a daunting endeavor for farmers and agricultural companies alike.

ZEUS Scooters, a micromobility company, was looking for a reliable IoT communication partner to enhance the efficiency of their e-scooter operations. Cellular connectivity is crucial for ZEUS's business to operate scooters remotely and collect vital data points like origins and destinations, alongside the duration and distance of the trip. Network coverage, quality, and reliability issues can prevent customers from connecting to scooters, resulting in missed trips. ZEUS Scooters had tried alternative telecommunications solutions but was not satisfied with the network coverage and reliability.

Ressolar, an Italian company with a history in the energy sector dating back to 1952, set out to deliver a network of smart charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. As the first charge point operator (CPO) in the province of Bergamo and the third in Lombardy, Ressolar knew that stable and uninterrupted charge point communication is crucial for efficient and seamless user service. To connect its fast-growing charging network throughout Italy, the company needed a reliable partner. Before EMnify, Ressolar used the SIM cards of an Italian mobile network operator. However, they needed a solution that could meet their requirements for competitive and flexible pricing, and a cellular IoT expert team that could assist with quickly and efficiently resolving any problems.

Electric vehicles are foreseen to be the future of urban mobility, especially as the new EU emission target comes into force in 2021, which limits the emission for average passenger cars to 95g CO2/km. However, the lack of charging infrastructure has been a major hurdle in the mass-market adoption of electric vehicles. Governmental plans to roll out fast public charging stations aim to alleviate the current shortage. But with 80% of all charging happening over a longer period – at home or work, equivalent private charging infrastructure is critical in the transition to electromobility. Businesses often do not see the appeal of implementing on-premises EV charging stations, due to the significant costs and complexity involved.

oee.ai, a product of IFP Software GmbH, needed a reliable IoT communication solution for their sensors stationed in factories. These sensors are used to analyze the productivity of well-known German and international manufacturers like Müller, Zentis, and Volkswagen. The company had previously used a B2B platform of a well-known network operator, but found it offered limited overview on SIM activity, poor network availability, and insufficient customer support. Network issues and dead spots of certain networks hindered reliable device communication, and the company wanted to be operator independent to ensure the device is always online.

Symestic, a German company founded in 1999, aims to help global manufacturers increase operational efficiency with a cloud-based Manufacturing Execution System (MES) platform that is affordable, scalable, and easy to implement. However, to transmit machine data from their IoT edge gateways (known as Symestic IoT boxes) to the MES application, the company needed an IoT communication solution that goes beyond a normal SIM card. They required a solution that would provide full transparency and control to provide a robust MES solution to worldwide production plants, including those of large German manufacturers like BITO, Brita, and Erlenbacher.

ev.energy is a company that develops a smart charging management software that optimizes charge schedules based on drivers‘ energy tariffs and the estimated carbon intensity of the grid. The company works with the world’s leading charge point manufacturers, automotive and energy companies to deliver a complete smart charging solution to end users. However, they needed a robust IoT communication solution that works globally and securely integrates into their software. They were previously on a contract with a European network operator but decided to switch due to various challenges.

Kairos, a company founded by several bus companies in response to serious cost pressure on French school bus operators, was looking for a solution to provide efficient fleet management at a low cost. The company faced substantial cost pressures as they had to work with minimal operating margins due to government funding. Most fleet management solutions were not tailored to meet the specific demands of school bus operators – they were often too expensive and too complicated, thereby counterproductive to cost efficiency. Kairos was looking for a solution that could provide real-time bus tracking for full control over the fleet, effortless driver wage management, and flexibility and adaptability to the needs of fleet managers.