A South African IoT solutions provider — devices, connectivity and platform, built in-house.
addanode is an IoT company based in Johannesburg, delivering complete IoT solutions across South Africa and SADC. We design the IoT devices, choose the connectivity, run the data on our own addaNet platform and turn it into live dashboards, alerts and reports. Because we build both the hardware and the software, our IoT services fit local conditions — load shedding, remote sites and patchy signal — instead of being imported and priced for elsewhere.
What is an IoT solution — and what does the Internet of Things actually mean?
IoT meaning, in one line: the Internet of Things (IoT) is physical equipment — machines, meters, vehicles, pipes, pumps — fitted with sensors and connectivity so it can report what it's doing, in real time, to software you can act on.
An IoT solution is the whole chain that makes that useful: the IoT sensors that measure something, the IoT devices and gateways that read and connect them, a network to move the data, a platform to store and model it, and the dashboards, alerts and integrations that turn raw readings into decisions.
A box of sensors is not an IoT solution. An IoT solution is sensing plus connectivity plus platform plus the outcome you actually wanted — fewer breakdowns, lower water loss, a safer mine, a tighter line. That end-to-end view is what separates an IoT solutions provider from a device reseller.
Want the plain-English version first? Read what is IoT and the Internet of Things, or browse the IoT glossary for the terms.
From thing to decision
- Thing — a pump, motor, tank, truck or meter you care about.
- Sensor — measures flow, pressure, vibration, level, current, location.
- Device / gateway — reads sensors and PLCs, connects to the network.
- Connectivity — LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, 4G, Sigfox or wired.
- Platform — addaNet ingests, stores and secures the data.
- Application — dashboards, alerts, reports, ERP/MES integration.
IoT devices, sensors, connectivity, edge, platform and applications.
Every IoT solution we deliver is built from the same six layers. We supply and integrate all of them — or slot into the ones you already have.
| Layer | What it is | What it does for you |
|---|---|---|
| IoT sensors | Flow, pressure, temperature, vibration, level, current, GPS, counters | Measure things that were never measured before |
| IoT devices & gateways | Edge units that read sensors and PLCs and connect them up | Bring existing equipment online without a rip-and-replace |
| Connectivity | LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, 4G, Sigfox or wired — chosen per site | Coverage on the floor, in the field and down the mine |
| Edge | Local logic and buffering at the device | Keeps recording through load shedding and signal drops |
| IoT platform (addaNet) | Ingest, store, model and secure your data | One source of truth, SA-region cloud or on-premise |
| IoT applications | Dashboards, alerts, reports and integrations | Action, not just data — and a feed into your ERP/MES |
Curious how the network layer is chosen? See our guide to IoT connectivity in South Africa — 4G vs LoRaWAN vs NB-IoT vs Sigfox.
What an end-to-end IoT solutions provider does.
IoT consulting & design
We scope the real problem, pick the sensors, network and architecture, and design an IoT solution sized to your site and budget — not a catalogue.
IoT devices & sensors
In-house and third-party IoT devices and sensors for flow, pressure, vibration, temperature, level, current, location and more.
Connectivity
The right network per site — LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, 4G, Sigfox or wired — so coverage isn't the thing that kills the project.
addaNet IoT platform
Our in-house IoT platform ingests, stores, models and secures the data — SA-region cloud or fully on-premise, your data, your rules.
Dashboards, alerts & integration
Live dashboards for office, shopfloor and phone, WhatsApp/email alerts, and REST/OPC-UA APIs into your ERP, MES or data lake.
Support & managed monitoring
Local support and optional managed monitoring, so the IoT solution keeps earning its keep long after go-live.
Why choose a South African IoT solutions provider.
There's no shortage of imported IoT platforms. Here's why a local IoT company — building the hardware and the software here — usually fits better.
A local SA IoT company (addanode)
- Hardware and software built in-house — one team accountable end-to-end.
- Designed for load shedding, remote sites and patchy signal from day one.
- Priced for emerging markets in rand — not a euro licence converted across.
- On-site scoping, support and managed monitoring in your time zone.
- Understands MHSA, DWS, Green/Blue Drop and SADC realities natively.
An imported, off-the-shelf platform
- Built for a European factory with reliable grid and fibre.
- Cloud-only dashboards that go blind when the gateway loses power.
- Licences and consultants priced in euros, sold by the seat.
- Support a continent and several time zones away.
- Local compliance and connectivity left as your problem to solve.
This isn't anti-import dogma. Sometimes a global platform is the right call. But for most South African operators, an IoT solution that already expects load shedding, weak signal and a rand budget is the one that survives its first year. More on how we build addanode technology.
IoT solutions across industries.
The same layers — IoT sensors, devices, connectivity and the addaNet platform — power very different outcomes depending on what you run.
Industrial & manufacturing
Condition monitoring, OEE, downtime and energy visibility on production lines.
Manufacturing IoT →Water utilities
Quality, flow and pressure monitoring, non-revenue water and DWS compliance.
Water IoT →Agriculture
Automated irrigation, precision livestock and remote farm monitoring that survives the bundu.
Agriculture IoT →Fleet & logistics
Vehicle tracking, fuel management and asset telemetry across your fleet.
Fleet IoT →Municipalities & smart utilities
Smart metering, water loss, energy and infrastructure monitoring for local government.
Municipal IoT →Every IoT solution runs on addaNet.
addaNet is addanode's in-house IoT platform — the backbone that turns IoT devices and sensors into live data, alerts and decisions. Whether the application is water, mining, manufacturing or fleet, it runs on the same platform, so you learn one system and scale it across sites.
- Vendor- and PLC-agnostic: Modbus, OPC-UA, MQTT, BACnet, direct I/O
- Edge buffering that survives load shedding and signal drops
- SA-region cloud or fully on-premise — no lock-in, no data-release fees
- Live dashboards, WhatsApp/email alerts and REST/OPC-UA integration
What our IoT solutions connect, run on and secure.
Sensors & measurands
FlowPressureTemperatureVibrationLevelCurrentGPS / locationCountersConnectivity
LoRaWANNB-IoT4GSigfoxWired EthernetProtocols
ModbusOPC-UAMQTTBACnetDirect I/ORESTSQLDeployment
SA-region cloudOn-premiseHybrid / offline-tolerantSecurity
Read-only edgeNo exposed PLC portsEncrypted transportRole-based accessAudit loggingIntegration
SAPSysproSageMES / CMMSCSV / SQL exportSensors, connectivity, protocols and deployment options reflect addaNet's supported capabilities; we confirm the exact set for your equipment at scoping.
From one problem to a working IoT solution.
You don't commit to a site-wide platform on day one. Start with the single thing you most wish you could see in real time.
Discovery
One call to find the problem worth solving first.
Scope & design
Sensors, network and platform sized to your site.
Pilot
One line, pump station or fleet — prove the value.
Roll out
Scale across sites on the same addaNet platform.
IoT questions buyers ask us first.
What an IoT solutions provider actually does, what IoT and the Internet of Things mean, and whether a local company can serve you wherever you are.
Still deciding?
Start with the plain-English explainer — what is IoT and the Internet of Things — then book a discovery call when you've found a problem worth measuring.
Looking for an IoT solutions provider in South Africa?
Tell us one thing you wish you could see in real time. We'll scope the sensors, the network and the platform — and what it takes to get there. A practical view, not a sales pitch.