EMnify Case Studies Berlin IoT PropTech Startup digitalizing dewego and GBG Mannheim Buildings

	Berlin IoT PropTech Startup digitalizing dewego and GBG Mannheim Buildings EMnify

Berlin IoT PropTech Startup digitalizing dewego and GBG Mannheim Buildings

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Technology Category	Networks & Connectivity - Cellular Networks & Connectivity - Low-Power Wide-Area Network
Applicable Industries	Buildings
Applicable Functions	Facility Management
Use Cases	Building Automation & Control Building Energy Management Remote Asset Management
Services	System Integration Testing & Certification
Challenge	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 With 60% of German buildings being more than 30 years old with outdated water and heating systems as well as siloed metering solutions, there is no visibility on utility consumption, causing inefficiency and low sustainability.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. Read More
About Customer	Berlin-based PropTech startup metr aims to make the management of living space more efficient and sustainable. Using big data and AI, metr enables data-driven facility management and makes apartment buildings fit for the future. metr’s solution consists of an intelligent building management platform and the m-gate, a multifunctional IoT gateway. In addition to smart submetering, metr’s solution offers remote monitoring of heating and drinking water systems. The collected and processed data is sent to the platform, which integrates metr’s solutions as well as third party applications like elevator monitoring into a central system. From there, the data is checked for plausibility and visualized in the customers desired interface. Read More
Solution	metr designed the m-gate, a multifunctional and retrofit gateway capable of communicating with all installed meters and sensors within a building. In response to the new regulations, metr’s platform integrates submetering as one of metr’s own solutions together with third party solutions into one central system. To connect the m-gate to the platform, metr conducted tests using LTE and LPWAN technologies like NB-IoT and LoRaWAN. NB-IoT proved to have limited coverage and LoRa’s duty cycles did not allow for sufficient data volume to be sent by the gateway. That is why metr decided to partner with EMnify and take full advantage of secure, reliable connectivity. The multi-network capability ensures that the m-gate is always connected to the platform even if one network in the geographical area is not available. With EMnify’s network of networks solution, metr deploys their m-gate anywhere in the DACH region. EMnify’s REST API allows metr to integrate SIM management, activation, and suspension directly into their platform. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Networks & Connectivity - Cellular

Networks & Connectivity - Low-Power Wide-Area Network

Applicable Industries

Buildings

Applicable Functions

Facility Management

Use Cases

Building Automation & Control

Building Energy Management

Remote Asset Management

Services

System Integration

Testing & Certification

Challenge

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.

About Customer

Berlin-based PropTech startup metr aims to make the management of living space more efficient and sustainable. Using big data and AI, metr enables data-driven facility management and makes apartment buildings fit for the future. metr’s solution consists of an intelligent building management platform and the m-gate, a multifunctional IoT gateway. In addition to smart submetering, metr’s solution offers remote monitoring of heating and drinking water systems. The collected and processed data is sent to the platform, which integrates metr’s solutions as well as third party applications like elevator monitoring into a central system. From there, the data is checked for plausibility and visualized in the customers desired interface.

Solution

metr designed the m-gate, a multifunctional and retrofit gateway capable of communicating with all installed meters and sensors within a building. In response to the new regulations, metr’s platform integrates submetering as one of metr’s own solutions together with third party solutions into one central system. To connect the m-gate to the platform, metr conducted tests using LTE and LPWAN technologies like NB-IoT and LoRaWAN. NB-IoT proved to have limited coverage and LoRa’s duty cycles did not allow for sufficient data volume to be sent by the gateway. That is why metr decided to partner with EMnify and take full advantage of secure, reliable connectivity. The multi-network capability ensures that the m-gate is always connected to the platform even if one network in the geographical area is not available. With EMnify’s network of networks solution, metr deploys their m-gate anywhere in the DACH region. EMnify’s REST API allows metr to integrate SIM management, activation, and suspension directly into their platform.

Impact #1	EMnify’s solution significantly reduced metr’s network limitations, allowing them to spend more time on optimizing their solutions and less time worrying about connectivity.
Impact #2	After developing more processing power in the m-gate to send less and more compact data to the platform, metr decided to reduce their monthly data volume by 50%.
Impact #3	Unlike other providers with rigid business models, EMnify was able to offer metr flexible pricing adjustments to suit their exact needs.

Impact #1

EMnify’s solution significantly reduced metr’s network limitations, allowing them to spend more time on optimizing their solutions and less time worrying about connectivity.

Impact #2

After developing more processing power in the m-gate to send less and more compact data to the platform, metr decided to reduce their monthly data volume by 50%.

Impact #3

Unlike other providers with rigid business models, EMnify was able to offer metr flexible pricing adjustments to suit their exact needs.

Benefit #1	Reduced monthly data volume by 50%

Benefit #1

Reduced monthly data volume by 50%

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Berlin IoT PropTech Startup digitalizing dewego and GBG Mannheim Buildings

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