History
History
Two decades of smart street lighting, one milestone at a time.
- 2006
Founding
Dimonoff is co-founded in Québec City by Bernard Têtu (President) and Daniel Noiseux (Vice President).
- 2012
First Canadian smart lighting project
Dimonoff is selected for the first smart street lighting project in Canada: the City of Mississauga, Ontario, with more than 50,000 streetlights to convert, targeting 55% energy savings.
- 2013
Amotus
Amotus, a custom IoT engineering firm, is co-founded in Québec City by Éric Dusablon and Benoît Bédard — the company Dimonoff would acquire five years later.
- 2016
Montréal
Dimonoff is chosen for the City of Montréal’s smart streetlight conversion. Dimonoff | SCMS is selected as the platform to integrate multiple vendors into a single interface.
- 2017
Microsoft Azure
Dimonoff | SCMS becomes available on Microsoft Azure IoT Hub as an asset and maintenance management platform.
- 2018
Amotus acquisition
Dimonoff acquires Amotus, adding IoT engineering expertise in sensors, applications and custom development.
- 2019
RME
Dimonoff unveils the redesigned RME node for street lighting control, with enhanced security and efficiency.
- 2020
Prix Performance Québec
Dimonoff receives the Prix Performance Québec government recognition for management quality and performance.
- 2021
Merger
Dimonoff and Amotus merge, consolidating brand identity and service offerings under the Dimonoff banner.
- 2023
EV charging
Dimonoff partners with Recharge Véhicule Électrique on intelligent charging management for multi-unit residential buildings, with provincial funding support.
- 2026
Groupe Vectanor
The company is restructured as Groupe Vectanor, with Dimonoff becoming one of four divisions alongside Amotus, Spatium and Vigilia. Dimonoff continues to lead smart lighting control and connected urban infrastructure, with shared technology governance across the group.
- 2026
Wi-SUN Alliance
Groupe Vectanor joins the Wi-SUN Alliance as a Contributing Member. The G3+ gateway supports Wi-SUN FAN 1.1, adding an open, standards-based mesh option alongside the existing Digi XBee and LTE-M radios.