A South African IoT platform and solutions provider — devices, connectivity and addaNet, 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.

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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, 4G or wired.
Platform — addaNet ingests, stores and secures the data.
Application — dashboards, alerts, reports, ERP/MES integration.

The layers of an IoT solution

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, 4G 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.

Our IoT services

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, 4G 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 a local IoT company

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 applications

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 →

Mining

MHSA-aligned safety, collision prevention, person location and asset health.

Mining 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 →

The platform

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

Explore the industrial IoT platform →

addaNet dashboard for a water quality monitoring device: total flow 2.37 kL, TDS 28 ppm, pressure 81 kPa, temperature 24.6 °C, with three-hour TDS, temperature, pressure and flow trends and the latest data records — addaNet water-quality dashboard on a demonstration line at our Douglasdale office: live TDS, flow, pressure and temperature, three-hour trends, and the record table behind them.

IoT technology

What our IoT solutions connect, run on and secure.

Sensors & measurands

FlowPressureTemperatureVibrationLevelCurrentGPS / locationCounters

Connectivity

LoRaWAN4GWired Ethernet

Protocols

ModbusOPC-UAMQTTBACnetDirect I/ORESTSQL

Deployment

SA-region cloudOn-premiseHybrid / offline-tolerant

Security

Read-only edgeNo exposed PLC portsEncrypted transportRole-based accessAudit logging

Integration

SAPSysproSageMES / CMMSCSV / SQL export

Sensors, connectivity, protocols and deployment options reflect addaNet's supported capabilities; we confirm the exact set for your equipment at scoping.

How to start

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.

Read the Industrial IoT in South Africa guide →

Frequently asked

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.

An IoT solutions provider delivers the whole chain that turns physical equipment into useful data: IoT sensors, IoT devices and gateways, connectivity, a platform, and the dashboards, alerts and integrations on top. Many IoT service providers only do one slice — sensors, or connectivity, or a dashboard — and leave you to integrate the rest. addanode does all of it in-house, so as an IoT company South Africa businesses can hold one local team accountable from the field device to the dashboard, not three vendors pointing at each other.

IoT — the Internet of Things — means physical equipment fitted with sensors and connectivity so it can report what it's doing in real time to software you can act on. A pump that reports its flow, a motor that reports its vibration, a truck that reports its location: each becomes a "thing" on the internet. Our what is IoT explainer goes deeper.

Both, with a centre of gravity. addanode is a general IoT solutions provider whose deepest expertise is Industrial IoT — water, mining and manufacturing. We also deliver agriculture, fleet and municipal IoT applications on the same addaNet platform. If your project is industrial, that's home turf; if it's adjacent, we still build it end-to-end.

In-house and third-party IoT devices and sensors for flow, pressure, temperature, vibration, level, current, location and counters, plus edge gateways that read your existing instruments and PLCs over Modbus, OPC-UA, MQTT or direct I/O. We confirm the exact devices for your equipment at scoping — you keep what already works.

Yes. We're based in Douglasdale Village, Johannesburg, and deliver IoT solutions across South Africa and the wider SADC region — Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Mozambique. Remote sites and patchy connectivity are exactly what our edge-buffering, low-power devices and per-site network choices are designed for.

Pick the one process you most wish you could see in real time. We run a discovery call, scope the sensors, network and dashboard, and usually start with a single line, pump station or fleet to prove the value before scaling. Book a discovery call or message us on WhatsApp and we'll come back inside two working days.

Looking for the platform rather than the company? This page is about addanode as an IoT company — what we build, how we deliver and who we are. For the technology itself see the addaNet Industrial IoT platform, or how to choose an industrial IoT provider in South Africa if you are still comparing suppliers.

The addaNet IoT platform, capability by capability

Capability	addaNet detail
Device and protocol support	Modbus RTU/TCP, OPC UA, MQTT, direct 4–20 mA and digital I/O; LoRaWAN and 4G devices built in-house
Edge	Local buffering through load-shedding and link loss; store-and-forward on reconnection
Dashboards and alarms	Live dashboards per site and per asset; WhatsApp, SMS and email alarms with escalation
Analytics modules	OEE and downtime, condition monitoring trends, water balance and night flow, energy per unit
Hosting	Cloud or on-premise; South African hosting available
Security	TLS-encrypted transport, role-based access, audit logging, no exposed PLC ports
Integration and ownership	Exports and APIs into ERP, SCADA and billing; the data path is handed over as yours

Named with permission: Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa runs plant water monitoring on addaNet. Further deployments in mining, manufacturing, water utilities and agriculture are described as representative cases on our case studies page.

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.

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