Nordic Partner: Metirionic

 

HQ Company Address 
Dresden, Germany

Design locations
Germany

Serviced Countries / regions
Global

Website URL
metirionic.com

Company introduction
Who we are and what we do: 
Metirionic, based in Germany, has been specializing in high-accuracy wireless positioning and ranging solutions since 2013, delivering proprietary and standard-compliant software technologies for distance measurement, positioning, and RTLS applications leveraging Bluetooth, 802.15.4, and UWB radios. Metirionic’s technology is licensed to customers and supported with engineering services for fine-tuning specific customer applications.

The Metirionic Advanced Ranging Stack (MARS) specifically enhances Bluetooth Channel Sounding by integrating advanced signal processing and sophisticated multipath mitigation techniques, setting new benchmarks for customers seeking the ultimate flexibility and performance. MARS is an advanced low-power signal processing upper-layer software that can run seamlessly on Nordic’s nRF54L15 embedded MCU, on an external MCU or processor, or on a host PC to ensure precise, reliable and real-time ranging and location accuracy for industrial, IoT, RTLS, logistics, and secure access applications. Whether optimizing asset tracking in warehouses, enabling accurate keyless entry, or ensuring precise navigation for automated guided vehicles, Metirionic’s pioneering work over the last decade has helped ensure that MARS is built to meet the evolving demands of modern industries.

What makes us unique:
Metirionic is unique in that we have successfully commercialized our patented radio measurement technology in varying challenging vertical markets, from indoor navigation for firefighters to industrial automation use cases, and supported work in tunnels, underground parking, dense forests, avalanche search and rescue, and for rail carriage management. Metirionic’s patented advanced signal processing radio measurement technology enhances the accuracy and reliability of distance and position estimation in LoS and complex multipath environments utilizing minimal hardware resources. 

Metirionic’s experience includes Bluetooth Channel Sounding, UWB, and 802.15.4 technologies, and we license software and provide direct engineering support to product and systems companies bringing innovative applications to market. Metirionic understands that fine tuning technology for unique environmental considerations and optimizing performance is critical for many applications, and that is why we offer supplemental engineering services to ensure customer success. Because we know the ins and outs of different radio technologies, we know both what is possible and understand how to push the limits. Our enhancements help unleash the full potential of Bluetooth Channel Sounding.

Working with Nordic Semiconductor:
Metirionic’s deep technical relationship with Nordic affords customers the ultimate flexibility and performance, by enabling our advanced low-power signal processing upper-layer software to run seamlessly on Nordic’s nRF54L15 embedded MCU, on an external MCU or processor, or on a host PC.

Metirionic offers the DMK-54L Evaluation Kit for developers so they can explore the capabilities of MARS in real-world scenarios, where users can measure precise distances, evaluate system performance across different environments, and unlock the potential of the nRF54L15’s Bluetooth Channel Sounding capabilities. The DMK-54L is designed to be a powerful tool for testing, validating, and enabling high accuracy ranging applications.

Which projects we focus on:
Metirionic’s core technology is broadly applicable to indoor and outdoor scenarios where high-accuracy and robust distance or position measurements are required—even under challenging interference or multipath conditions. Some of the main use cases and application areas include:

  • Secure Keyless Entry & Access Control 
  • Asset Tracking & Industrial Sensor Networks 
  • Indoor Positioning & Real-Time Location Services (RTLS) 
  • Consumer Electronics & Wearables 
  • Smart City Applications 
  • Passive Radar and Presence Detection 

Metirionic’s relay attack prevention and security include distance bounding protocols and trusted environment checks. Our approach includes exchanging signals that encode both distance and environmental “fingerprints,” making it extremely difficult for attackers to fake proximity. Further, our systems can detect if a device is truly present in a given environment (e.g., inside a building) or if signals are being relayed from elsewhere.

Metirionic’s Advanced Ranging Stack (MARS) outperforms traditional Phase-Based Ranging (PBR) and Round-Trip Time (RTT) approaches to fully unlock the potential of Bluetooth Channel Sounding. RTT, while useful, is highly susceptible to multipath interference, leading to significant outliers which degrade accuracy. PBR offers improvements over RTT but struggles in reflective environments. MARS provides a superior alternative to both by leveraging the full Channel Impulse Response (CIR) for highly accurate and reliable distance estimation while leveraging minimal hardware resources at the lowest possible power consumption. MARS supports large-scale deployments and is built to adapt to future Bluetooth developments, ensuring scalability and longevity.

Design Services
Metirionic understands that customer applications may benefit from software fine-tuning and performance optimization, so we offer engineering services to fully test different conditions, from controlled environments to dynamic and complex field tests, supporting the very best commercial outcomes.

Solutions
Metirionic’s solution for Bluetooth Channel Sounding offers the ultimate architectural flexibility and highest-performance, and our advanced low-power signal processing upper-layer software [resides above the Bluetooth protocol stack, processing Channel Sounding I/Q data] can run seamlessly on Nordic’s nRF54L15 embedded MCU, on an external MCU or processor, or on a host PC. Metirionic further understands that fine tuning technology for unique environmental considerations and optimizing performance is critical for many applications, and that is why we offer supplemental engineering services to ensure customer success.

We offer the following solutions in combination with Nordic products:
☐ Programming
☒ Testing
☐ Certifications
☐ 3rd party protocols, software libraries & SDK
☒ Positioning systems/platforms
☐ 3rd Party Prototyping platforms / Development kits
☐ Cloud and Device management
☐ Cellular connectivity

UN Sustainable Development Goals
Metirionics is dedicated to advancing sustainability by embedding the UN SDGs into every facet of its operations. Its approach emphasizes resource efficiency and circular economy practices (SDG 12), while fostering decent work and economic growth (SDG 8) through innovative industrial practices (SDG 9) and robust partnerships (SDG 17). This holistic strategy ensures that, even as the specifics remain flexible and adaptive to evolving challenges, every initiative contributes to a more resilient and sustainable future.

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