T-Systems MMS enhances office management with real-time smart spaces
T-Systems MMS collaborated with EnOcean and Microsoft to develop a Smart Spaces platform utilizing Azure IoT Hub, delivering real-time occupancy monitoring and flexible workspace management for offices and commercial properties. Energy-harvesting EnOcean sensors provide battery-free, low-maintenance occupancy and environmental data. These are integrated and managed on Azure, supporting digital twins for scalable and efficient administration. The solution enables real-time bookings, space utilization insights, and hygiene management via apps and web, helping both employees and cleaning staff optimize workflows. Smart Spaces is open, scalable, and interoperable, supporting small pilots to 500+ sensors, and enhances sustainability through energy-efficient sensors and data-driven workspace allocation.
- Organization
- T-Systems MMS
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Location
- Germany
- Published
- May 2025
Reported outcomes
Strategic outcomes
Why do we believe this deployment?Customer identity, provider attribution, maturity, and source checks
- Customer
- T-Systems MMS, Deutsche Telekom
- Provider
- Microsoft
- Maturity
- Production
- Linked source
- microsoft.com
Deployed battery-free, energy harvesting EnOcean sensors for occupancy monitoring
Primary read
Use case focus
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- 1workspace booking
- 2real-time occupancy analytics
- 3hygiene management
- Manual room/desk management bore inefficiencies and frustration for employees and facility management.
- Existing building tech was siloed, with poor integration for real-time occupancy and cleaning workflows.
- Battery limitations in sensor tech hindered flexible, scalable deployment.
- Need for hygiene protocol support amid evolving health requirements.
- Deployed battery-free, energy harvesting EnOcean sensors for occupancy monitoring.
- Integrated sensors and existing tech into Azure IoT Hub with Azure Kubernetes and SQL Database.
- Implemented digital twin in Azure for centralized, real-time data and administration.
- Developed intuitive booking apps and web interfaces for workspace and service management.
- Workspaces and rooms utilized more efficiently based on real-time data.
- Reduced time spent finding available workspaces and coordinated cleaning schedules.
- Enabled rapid, large-scale deployments with low-maintenance sensor infrastructure.
- Supported sustainability through elimination of batteries/cabling in sensor network.
Architecture
Self-powered EnOcean sensors (for occupancy, temperature, etc.) send real-time data to Azure IoT Hub. Azure Kubernetes manages backend services, while an Azure SQL Database stores and processes data. A digital twin in Azure centralizes management and feeds web & mobile apps for booking and administration, allowing integration of existing building systems and robust scalability.
Implementation partners1
Sources & evidence1
- Customer explicitly identified
- Deployment status explicitly supported
- Primary source available
- Technical implementation details available
- Recent evidence check available
- Last evidence check: Jul 22, 2026.
The cited source is no longer reachable and the organization has no newer case. Not a claim the system was discontinued.
- Cited source last checked Jun 12, 2026 — broken (1/1 broken).
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