IoT sensors distributed across multiple building systems continuously collect and transmit operational data such as temperature readings, energy consumption, air quality metrics, and more. Stacuity ensures that this sensitive data is securely transmitted to management platforms with the ability to remove the need for this traffic to be exposed to the internet.

Using our Vslice feature the customer or service provider can segregate estates of IoT device types into logical networks. Each VSlice is isolated from all others and serves as a security boundary which you can control. Similar to VPC (AWS) or a VNet (Azure). You might create a VSlice for each project, site, team or environment – whatever makes sense for your application.

Accompanied with our ‘Routing Target’ feature you can self-configure the external network, which your endpoints can communicate with, or vice versa. The most common external network is the Internet, however our capabilities enable you to configure a VPN between the Stacuity platform and your remote VPN server. For example, this could be a firewall or a public cloud provider (such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google), enabling you to secure the traffic and remove it from the higher security risks that the internet introduces.

In this example your data related to temperature readings could be exposed to support third parties. However data related to energy consumption should be treated securely and transmitted via a VPN to the BMS hosted in AWS.

Building operators gain access to bi-directional real- time data feeds from endpoints such as IoT sensors, gateways and control systems, which significantly improves monitoring and management of environmental, energy, security and hardware infrastructure.

Stacuity’s event alerting features enables management teams to select from over 45 event types. These alerts can be configured and integrated via API to the BMS to assist with rapid response, predictive maintenance and ensuring optimal building performance.

Example: Sensors deployed to control waste management can alert when defined thresholds are reached within real time and the data is sent securely to the central BMS to request intervention.

Stacuity’s solution allows maintenance teams to securely access IoT endpoints from anywhere, via a secure public URL, without exposing the device to the internet. Through our Remote Access Proxy feature technicians can investigate faults remotely, reconfigure the device or apply any required upgrades. This avoids costly site visits and delays, improving efficiency, whilst also removing the need for additional hardware, configuration and costly Fixed IP addresses – lowering the cost of service.

Unlike standard SIMs where you have little control over the operator networks that your device connects to, often referred to as Network Steering, Stacuity enables customers to select networks based on the criticality of the use case. For example, if the endpoint is a fire alarm, cost is not a factor, as this is a critical safety device that must always work. Therefore the default setting would be any network. If the endpoint was an individual sensor for temperature control, a slight disruption in network connectivity may not be considered critical.

Our Operator Policy feature gives building operators much greater network control, improving resilience, performance and efficiency. Accompanied with the option for Multi IMSI SIMs and eSIMs this provides a highly resilient connectivity service.

Stacuity’s user-friendly multi-tenant portal or API facilitates easy management of SIMs. Customers can seamlessly integrate existing Building Management systems with the Stacuity API.  

By securely linking IoT sensors (such as electricity meters and sub-meters) to EMS platforms, Stacuity enables more precise control of energy usage. Building managers can remotely adjust energy consumption based on real-time data, reducing waste, and optimising energy efficiency across smart cities or large building portfolios.