Your expert for M2M and IoT - m2m Germany

Your expert for M2M and IoT

Whether you are a start-up or have 5,000 employees, with us you know you have not only a technology supplier and service provider, but also a reliable sparring partner at your side. While we cooperate with SMEs and start-ups on an equal footing, larger companies appreciate the speed and agility we bring to the collaboration. As the specialist in the German-speaking region for industrial IoT solutions based on wireless technologies such as LTE, LoRaWAN, Bluetooth, NB-IoT and 5G, we have already accompanied countless companies from a wide range of industries on their path to digitization and led them to success.

Seeing digitization as an opportunity

Digitization is a big word and an enormous opportunity, but it is not an end in itself. The added value of digitization measures is always demonstrated in concrete applications. Digitization can be used to optimize a wide variety of processes and to simplify and efficiently manage workflows. Be it the deployment of service technicians, resource-optimized production or the topic of energy efficiency.

Ultimately, it's about making life easier. We never lose sight of that, but consistently implement projects entrusted to us. We do this with passion, because technological progress inspires us anew every day. Projects that seemed impossible just a few years ago are now within reach. We are in the midst of a radical change, the digital transformation is happening right now and we want to actively shape this change together with you: simply and efficiently. For us, this includes the use of the latest, most innovative technology.

From digital deposit locks to LoRaWAN pasture fence sensors or complete LoRaWAN networks for industrial sites and municipalities, our products and services improve processes and increase user comfort. We are not in the foreground ourselves, but always see ourselves as your service provider and sparring partner to implement your projects and ideas at the highest technological level, but still as simple as possible.

Offer added value

We can act in this way because we are broadly positioned. Our three business units Distribution, Embedded IoT Solutions and IoT Network Solutions allow us to provide you with comprehensive support. From the initial idea to the roll-out or project implementation, we deliver everything from a single source. In doing so, we remain your contact partner even after implementation and provide you with long-term support. This is what our customers appreciate about us, regardless of the industry.

Due to our comprehensive, technical know-how and close technological focus, we offer significant added value compared to other, more broadly positioned distributors, especially due to our excellent consulting services, and are the most important partner in the DACH region for many of our portfolio manufacturers.

Assume responsibility

As probably the first and only family-owned IoT company, we are already dealing with digitization and IoT solutions in the second generation. As a classic medium-sized company, we are aware of our responsibility towards our employees, society and, of course, the environment, and we always strive to intensify our efforts in these areas. For example, we have been providing regular training since 2010 and have already given countless young people a start in their careers. In terms of sustainability, we are pleased to have been able to cover our electricity requirements entirely from our own photovoltaics since 2022, at least in the sunnier months.

Trend-setting are - the CEO's

  • Marius Nickolai

    Marius Nickolai

    Managing Director

  • Ralf Schoula

    Ralf Schoula

    Managing Director

Marius Nickolai describes himself as a "businessman who is enthusiastic about technology and combines practical, technical and economic thinking".

The start of this was his training as an information electronics technician. After a short stint in the job and seven months mowing lawns on playgrounds as part of his community service at the local building yard, he joined the technical sales team at m2m Germany.
There he completed his dual business studies with a specialization in SME management at the THM Gießen-Friedberg and for one semester at the Obuda University in Budapest. After graduation, he continued to work in technical sales as well as project management until he took over as managing director in 2016. Now he is responsible for sales, marketing, human resources and controlling - but also continues to look after customers and projects. When he's not working, he explores the world, dabbles in various sports, and cheers on the Frankfurt Eintracht team.

Technician through and through - that is Ralf Schoula.

His career path began in 1988 in the classic way with training as a radio and television technician and first worked as a technical employee in Frankfurt. That was not technical enough for him, so he attended a 2-year technical school in Weilburg to become a state-certified technician in electrical engineering with a focus on information electronics. After graduating in 1996, he worked for 10 years as a technical manager for a French company. He then started his own business in the field of telecommunications and joined m2m Germany in 2009 in the Business Development, Embedded Modules department. Since 2016, he has been Managing Director, overseeing customer-specific development projects as well as research projects with universities. He is also responsible for sales and as a key account for the embedded area. In addition to his job, Ralf Schoula enjoys shooting sports, was Hessian runner-up in the air rifle discipline in 2018, and is an enthusiastic cyclist and motorcyclist.

From value-added distributor to full-service provider

Initially founded as a value-added distributor in 2007, it became clear over time that many of our customers have difficulties with the topic of digitization and the use of the associated technologies. This is quite understandable when you consider that m2m Germany's customers do not necessarily have expertise in the field of RF technology or electronics development in general, but often in mechanical engineering, automotive or sensor technology. For companies that then take on a digitization project on their own, this usually means that the appropriate specialist personnel must be hired or existing personnel must be trained. This in turn can lead to projects being drawn out and delayed market launches - with the result that project costs explode.

With the expertise we have accumulated over the years, we can provide relief from cost explosion in projects. Our diverse services have evolved over the years from our experience in various projects with customers from a wide range of industries. For example, we offer design reviews to check your own PCB layout for functional suitability with little effort. In the same way we also offer e.g. the planning of LoRaWAN networks or train your personnel regarding the operation of such a LoRaWAN network. This is the reason why we are today a quite unusual team for a distributor, half of which consists of experts in the field of IoT networks and embedded IoT solutions.

This has also changed our self-image to the effect that we do not "only" want to offer our customers products from our portfolio, but also develop the best possible solution as part of our services. In doing so, we also use components from other manufacturers outside our portfolio. Only if we ourselves are convinced of this can we offer a credible solution.

This enables us to provide our customers with comprehensive support, regardless of whether the customer implements his project himself and we are available to answer individual questions or whether we take over the entire project from the very beginning.
In this way we have already saved many companies time, nerves and expensive failures.

  • 2007

    Foundation by Michael Nickolai

  • 2009

    Development of the first own product "Blue-1000" Long Range Bluetooth USB Dongle (still in production today)

  • 2011

    Move to the current premises

  • 2012

    First funding project "Development of a Bluetooth TAG for localization and inventory" carried out

  • 2016

    Takeover of the management by Ralf Schoula and Marius Nickolai

  • 2018

    Launch of our online store "m2mstore.de

  • 2022

    Installation of a PV system with 40kW peak to cover the own electricity demand

Why you should work with us

There are many good reasons for working with us. Customers appreciate our know-how and expertise gained in practice. We have already made enough mistakes when working with new wireless technologies - we spare you those. Others appreciate our agility, which exists despite clear project management structures - we react quickly when it counts. Bidirectional collaboration is no obstacle for us - transparency and cooperation are important components for us.

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