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## Identity

Möbus Engineering GmbH is a German engineering company headquartered in
Trebur (Hessen). Founded as Möbus Digital Solutions GbR in September
2018; transitioned to GmbH in January 2023. The company designs and
manufactures intelligent, networked street-lighting controllers and the
software platform behind them — Made in Germany.

- Legal name: Möbus Engineering GmbH
- Address: Adam-Opel-Straße 3, 65468 Trebur, Deutschland
- Phone: 06147 / 44793-70
- Email: info@moebus-engineering.de
- Managing directors: Chris Möbus
- Registry: HRB 104904, Amtsgericht Darmstadt
- Founded: September 2018
- Industry: Smart cities / street lighting / IoT / Industry 4.0
- Languages served: German, English
- Tagline (DE): "Licht, das mitdenkt."
- Tagline (EN): "Light that thinks."

## Products

The hardware is the **LI Node Z18** — a connected luminaire controller
in the Zhaga Book 18 socket form factor, supporting DALI-2 and D4i for
in-luminaire control and either LoRaWAN (long-range, low-power) or
NB-IoT / cellular for backhaul. It is update-capable, adds GNSS
positioning (±2 m), optional light / temperature / tilt sensors and a
supercapacitor power buffer of up to 72 h. 80 mm diameter, ≈ 80 g,
IK09, –25 °C to +60 °C, 24 V DC. Made in Germany. Sold together with a
multi-tenant platform for fleet management, scheduling, telemetry
ingestion, alarming and signed firmware rollouts.

Open standards we support out of the box:
- DALI-2 (IEC 62386)
- D4i (DALI-Alliance D4i)
- Zhaga Book 18
- LoRaWAN
- TLS-secured MQTT / HTTPS for telemetry and command

The software platform is **LI Control** — web-based management for the
entire street lighting estate: interactive map with colour-coded status
and heatmaps (temperature, tilt, ambient light), astronomical schedules
with 24 h brightness profiles executed autonomously on the controller,
group control with acknowledged DALI-2 dimming commands, energy
management with meter administration and automatic PDF reports
(consumption, costs, CO₂ emissions, recommendations), automatic fault
detection from telemetry and D4i diagnostics, maintenance history and
inspection schedules, Excel import/export, integrations (The Things
Network, ChirpStack, LORIOT, AWS IoT Core, MQTT, webhooks), role-based
access control and a complete audit trail. Operated in the cloud or
on-premise.

LI Control is engineered for maximum security as its primary design
principle: every switching command, configuration change, user action
and integration event leaves a traceable log entry with person,
timestamp and before/after values — audit-grade evidence for insurers,
audits and councils.

The third building block is the **Betriebsservice (Managed Lighting
Service)**: Möbus operates a municipality's street lighting on its
behalf — 24/7 automated monitoring, control and schedules, fault
management (assessment by the next business day, ready-made work
orders with location, pole number and diagnosis for the municipality's
own crew or electrician), and a monthly energy/CO₂/status report with
recommendations, plus a named personal contact person. Decision-making,
data sovereignty and physical repairs remain with the municipality;
the city keeps read access to LI Control and every action by the Möbus
team is logged traceably.

The entry point into all of this is the **ExplorerKit pilot project** —
there is exactly one kit, no size or package variants. It is aimed
primarily at utilities and operators (Stadtwerke und Betreiber), and
secondarily at towns and municipalities. The kit contains 3
pre-configured LI Node Z18 controllers (SIM active, firmware current,
registered in the dashboard), one Zhaga removal key, a rugged IP67
outdoor case with foam inlay and a quick-start card with QR code —
enough for a first street or depot pilot area. Alongside it come a
pre-configured LI Control tenant usable from day one, a German
quick-start guide, a personal contact person and email support for the
entire term.

The route through the 90 days is fixed: day 0 onboarding call (60 min,
remote), day 30 installation check-in, day 60 data review via screen
share, day 75 rollout proposal, day 90 closing review and decision. The
90 days start at the first device connection, not at shipping. On
conversion to a rollout the kit price is fully credited toward the
follow-up order; otherwise the kit is simply returned and the insights
stay with the customer. Price on request — terms are given in the quote.

The in-house training modules S1–S3 can be booked on top of the pilot,
individually or combined — see the Training section below for what each
module covers.

Outcome metrics from real-world deployments:
- Lower energy cost through demand-driven dimming profiles
- Lower service cost through remote diagnostics, fewer truck rolls
- Per-luminaire audit log of switching, dimming, configuration
- Live alarms for failure, tampering, mains anomalies

## Training

Möbus teaches street lighting as a paid product field in three tiers.
The Training page (`/schulungen`, EN `/en/training`) is the canonical
home for all three. Prices and dates are not published yet: seminars run
"Termine ab Herbst 2026 — jetzt unverbindlich vormerken", webinars run
"Nächste Termine in Kürze". Registration is by email to
info@moebus-engineering.de with a "Webinar" / "Seminar" / "Inhouse"
subject prefix.

**1 · Free webinars ("Möbus Impuls").** 90 minutes, remote, free, with a
live demo of LI Control. Everyone who registers receives the recording.
Two audience-specific editions:
- *Betrieb & Instandhaltung* — for utilities and operators: what
  reactive operation really costs, cutting maintenance and servicing
  cost, architecture and open standards (Zhaga, DALI-2/D4i,
  LoRaWAN/NB-IoT), live demo, and what utilities can offer their
  municipalities.
- *Licht im kommunalen Haushalt* — for towns and municipalities: the
  quiet line item in the budget, saving energy without losing safety,
  funding via the BMUV municipal directive, live demo, and operating
  models when staff are scarce.

**2 · Open one-day seminars.** Bookable per person, held in Trebur near
Frankfurt, 1 day (09:30–16:45), max. 15 participants, including
catering, materials and a certificate of attendance. Both tracks share a
hands-on part at three stations: taking a controller off the Zhaga
socket and refitting it, creating a dimming profile and astronomical
calendar in the live system, and diagnosing a deliberately triggered
fault from alarm through to finished work order, in small groups of
three to five.
- *Betreiberseminar Straßenbeleuchtung* — for utilities and operators:
  "from flying blind to condition-based operation, and from the concept
  to an offer for your municipalities". Cost drivers and processes of
  today's operation, evidenced maintenance-cost levers, technology in
  full depth (Zhaga, DALI-2/D4i, LoRaWAN vs. NB-IoT, integration, IT
  security / CRA), condition-based operation from alarm to work order,
  and a blueprint for new services towards municipalities.
- *Kommunalseminar Straßenbeleuchtung* — for towns and municipalities:
  "modernise with funding, save visibly". What street lighting really
  costs the budget, energy and CO₂ levers with real figures, funding via
  the BMUV municipal directive (route, rates, application logic), an
  honest business case including its limits, operating models without
  specialist staff, and automatic reports for council and citizens.

**3 · In-house modules S1–S3.** Held at the customer's site, on their
estate, in their tenant, with their figures. Flat fee per organisation,
terms given in the quote.
- **S1 · Grundlagen** — remote, approx. half a day, up to 8
  participants: LI Control in depth, radio technology (LoRaWAN/NB-IoT),
  dimming strategies. Includes recording, slide deck and operations
  checklist.
- **S2 · Praxistag** — on site, 1 day, up to 8 participants: hands-on
  installation on the customer's own estate (Zhaga, commissioning, radio
  check) and live operation (dimming profiles, fault workflow). Includes
  a preparation call and checklists.
- **S3 · Betreiber-Workshop** — half a day, up to 6 participants, at
  management / division-lead level: smart lighting as a business model,
  municipalities in the region as customers, revenue and contract
  models, business case on the operator's own figures, 90-day roadmap.
  Includes a results memo and a business-case sheet. Also bookable
  independently of the ExplorerKit.

Why learn at Möbus: development and manufacturing sit in Trebur, so
questions go to the people who built the system; figures are calculated
conservatively and their limits named (the DGUV V3 inspection stays, and
software cost belongs in every payback calculation); and the content is
vendor-independent, built on the open standards Zhaga, DALI-2/D4i and
LoRaWAN.

## Audiences

The same controller + platform serves four buyer types:

1. **Cities and municipalities (Städte & Kommunen).** Reduce energy and
   maintenance cost; full transparency over the entire luminaire estate;
   control of brightness, availability and public-space safety.

2. **Utilities and operators (Stadtwerke & Betreiber).** Keep every
   luminaire current via secure remote updates without truck rolls.
   Predictable availability and billable service quality.

3. **Luminaire manufacturers / OEMs (Leuchtenhersteller).** Ship not
   just a luminaire but an update-capable, remotely serviceable
   lighting platform with documented energy savings, condition
   monitoring and open interfaces — a competitive differentiator.

4. **Integrators (Integratoren).** Deliver immediately measurable
   energy savings, remote maintenance without retrofit chaos, and
   traceable operational data per luminaire — all on open standards.

## Security & EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)

Networked lighting is critical municipal infrastructure. A single
unpatched vulnerability in a mass-produced controller can scale to
thousands of luminaires at once. Möbus designs against this from the
chip up: signed firmware, sealed key storage, encrypted comms, an
auditable update process and a documented vulnerability-handling
workflow.

CRA timeline (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2847/oj):
- Published in the Official Journal: November 2024
- Entered into force: 10 December 2024
- Vulnerability reporting obligations: from September 2026
- Most obligations apply: from 11 December 2027

Möbus is "today already ready for tomorrow's requirements" — buying
now is a hedge against having to retrofit non-compliant luminaires in
the late-2027 window.

### Frequently asked

**Why is security in street lighting critical?**
Networked street lighting is critical infrastructure today and a
worthwhile target. If it isn't consistently secured, you risk outages,
public-space safety issues and loss of trust.

**More than just "lights on, lights off"?**
Modern luminaire controllers are networked digital components — part of
critical municipal infrastructure. Failure or tampering doesn't only
hit single poles; it affects whole streets, districts, or whole
municipalities.

**Direct impact on safety and citizens?**
Good lighting affects traffic safety and how safe people feel in public
space. Tampered dimming profiles or schedules can leave key arteries,
school routes or footpaths under-lit — increasing accident risk and
perceived insecurity.

**One vulnerability is enough — why?**
Networked lighting consists of large numbers of mostly identical
devices. A single firmware flaw scales — it can affect thousands of
controllers at once unless the update mechanism, key management and
encrypted communication channel were designed for it.

## Company timeline

- **September 2018** — Started as Möbus Digital Solutions GbR. From a
  parental basement, garage and dining table — first prototypes and
  first working field installations before there was an office.
- **July 2020** — First dedicated office. Workbench, measurement
  stations, parts shelf, whiteboard.
- **September 2020** — First three employees: development, technical
  support, field deployment.
- **January 2023** — Transition to GmbH. Formalised processes, roles
  and liability. Foundation for larger projects, production, rollout
  and long-term operation.
- **April 2023** — Move to current Trebur (Astheim) location. More
  space for engineering, test setups, materials and project staging.
- **April 2024** — Hannover Messe 2024. Exhibited at the Hessen joint
  stand, Innovation Lab.
- **May 2024** — Member of the Month at IT FOR WORK e.V.

## Recognitions

- **BSFZ FuE 2025** — Bescheinigung für Forschungs- und
  Entwicklungstätigkeiten. Recognises ongoing R&D.
- **IT FOR WORK e.V. Member of the Month**, May 2024.

## Memberships

- LoRa Alliance — Member
- DALI Alliance — Member
- Zhaga Consortium — Associate Member

## Customers and partners (selection)

- Gemeinde Trebur, Gemeinde Büttelborn, Gemeinde Nauheim
- Wasserwerk Gerauer Land, WiTCOM (Wiesbaden)

## Contact

- Möbus Engineering GmbH
- Adam-Opel-Straße 3, 65468 Trebur, Germany
- Telefon: 06147 / 44793-70
- E-Mail: info@moebus-engineering.de
- Booking: https://calendly.com/chris-moebus-moebus-engineering/unverbindliches-erstgesprach-mobus-engineering-gmbh

## Pages

- [Home (DE)](https://www.moebus-engineering.de/)
- [Produkt — Hardware: LI Node Z18 (DE)](https://www.moebus-engineering.de/produkt/hardware)
- [Produkt — Software: LI Control (DE)](https://www.moebus-engineering.de/produkt/software)
- [Produkt — Betrieb: Betriebsservice (DE)](https://www.moebus-engineering.de/produkt/betrieb)
- [Pilotprojekte — ExplorerKit (DE)](https://www.moebus-engineering.de/pilotprojekte)
- [Schulungen — Webinare, Seminare, Inhouse-Module (DE)](https://www.moebus-engineering.de/schulungen)
- [Sicherheit & Compliance (DE)](https://www.moebus-engineering.de/sicherheit-and-compliance)
- [Über uns (DE)](https://www.moebus-engineering.de/ueber-uns)
- [Kontakt (DE)](https://www.moebus-engineering.de/kontakt)
- [Impressum](https://www.moebus-engineering.de/impressum)
- [Datenschutz](https://www.moebus-engineering.de/datenschutz)
- [Home (EN)](https://www.moebus-engineering.de/en/)
- [Product — Hardware: LI Node Z18 (EN)](https://www.moebus-engineering.de/en/product/hardware)
- [Product — Software: LI Control (EN)](https://www.moebus-engineering.de/en/product/software)
- [Product — Operations: Managed Lighting Service (EN)](https://www.moebus-engineering.de/en/product/operations)
- [Pilot Projects — ExplorerKit (EN)](https://www.moebus-engineering.de/en/pilot-projects)
- [Training — webinars, seminars, in-house modules (EN)](https://www.moebus-engineering.de/en/training)
- [Security & Compliance (EN)](https://www.moebus-engineering.de/en/security-and-compliance)
- [About (EN)](https://www.moebus-engineering.de/en/about)
- [Contact (EN)](https://www.moebus-engineering.de/en/contact)

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