Development of an IoT partnership with MABU Concept

MABU Concept in the finals of the World Smart City Awards: an IoT success story, connected with DEEP

This week in Barcelona, the young company MABU Concept flew the flag for Luxembourg on the international stage. Selected as one of the four finalists for the World Smart City Awards, the company was the only European representative in its category, the Enabling Technologies Award. For this Luxembourg SME, which has around ten employees, being honoured alongside major players in the sector is a great achievement.

‘Being a finalist in Barcelona is a source of immense pride and a wonderful reward for the work accomplished by our team. It reinforces our vision: to use data to create a more efficient and sustainable world,’ emphasises Steven Macedo, CEO of MABU Concept. ‘Our hope now is to capitalise on this visibility to go even further alongside our clients and support the development of our business.’

IoT for infrastructure management

Since 2020, MABU Concept has been supporting local authorities, institutions and businesses in the digital transformation of their infrastructure. The company deploys connected sensors to monitor and optimise the management of buildings, networks and public spaces.

These sensors act as sensitive terminals at the heart of the infrastructure. At the building level, for example, they send essential information to the SENSORA IoT platform developed by MABU Concept, including water and energy consumption, leak detection, temperature, humidity, noise levels, pressure and flood risk.

‘The challenge is to enable managers to better understand their infrastructure so they can take more effective action,’ explains Steven Macedo. ‘Thanks to our solutions, a local authority can, for example, anticipate the risk of flooding, detect a leak in a network, optimise the energy consumption of its buildings or improve waste management.’

Transforming data into a lever for action

This approach is particularly relevant in the context of energy transition and urban resilience. More and more local authorities are now looking to rely on local digital solutions capable of transforming data into concrete action.

For example, MABU Concept supports the POST group, to which DEEP belongs, in monitoring the energy consumption of its infrastructure.

The relationship between the two players does not stop there. MABU Concept has formed a partnership with DEEP, a subsidiary of the POST group specialising in connectivity and digital infrastructure, in order to offer integrated solutions to its customers.

Lex Delles, Luxembourg Minister for the Economy, SMEs, Energy and Tourism - Steven Macedo, CEO of MABU Concept - Jean Marques, International Account Manager, DEEP

DEEP's NB-IoT connectivity: connecting infrastructure, wherever it is located

Through this partnership, MABU Concept now offers its users a robust, reliable and accessible connectivity solution. To do so, it relies on the Narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) network deployed by DEEP throughout Luxembourg and beyond.

" Our sensors need to be able to communicate from anywhere: a technical room, a cellar, a reservoir, a rural area...,‘ explains Steven Macedo. ’The NB-IoT connectivity offered by DEEP perfectly meets this need, ensuring optimal coverage, even in difficult environments."

Technology designed for efficiency and sustainability

Narrowband IoT is a technology designed for low-energy connected objects. It allows limited volumes of data to be transmitted over long distances, while significantly extending the battery life of the equipment.

‘Thanks to this connectivity, our sensors can operate completely autonomously, powered by solar energy or small batteries that can last up to five years or more,’ explains the MABU Concept executive.

Data can be processed locally (in edge computing mode) before being transmitted to the Sensora platform. This approach limits the amount of information exchanged, increases system responsiveness and reduces overall energy consumption.

For DEEP, this partnership is a concrete example of how smart connectivity is becoming a driver of efficiency and sustainability for organisations such as local authorities, landlords, asset managers, and industrial and service companies.

The IoT: a performance driver for all organisations

The opportunities offered by the Internet of Things (IoT) extend far beyond the public sector alone. By enabling real-time measurement of consumption and usage, the IoT helps all organisations to better manage their energy performance, prevent incidents, automate certain maintenance tasks and make their ESG audits more reliable.

‘The challenge is not just technological,’ says Steven Macedo. The aim is to support operational management by providing up-to-date and useful information. When a school or factory detects a leak before it causes damage, or a local authority optimises the heating in its public buildings, the impact is immediate: on the bill, on the environment and on user comfort."

Towards a new generation of smart services

A finalist in Barcelona, MABU Concept is already looking to the future. The company is currently working on new developments in artificial intelligence applied to energy data.

‘We are preparing to launch an intelligent agent, integrated into our SENSORA platform, capable of analysing the values collected and suggesting energy efficiency guidelines,’ announces Steven Macedo.

This digital assistant is not intended to replace energy experts or advisors, but to offer them a decision-making tool. For small municipalities or organisations that do not have dedicated services, it provides concrete support in identifying priorities and planning the most effective actions.

A Luxembourg innovation ecosystem

In just a few years, MABU Concept has demonstrated the strength of the Luxembourg ecosystem: innovation, proximity and collaboration. Supported by partners such as DEEP, the young company intends to position itself as a key player in the field of smart cities and smart buildings in Luxembourg and the Greater Region.