As infrastructure owners face mounting pressure to modernize networks, increase inspection frequency, and extract actionable intelligence from growing volumes of field data, Bentley Systems is expanding its Asset Analytics capabilities. The company’s recent acquisitions of Talon Aerolytics and Pointivo Technology extend Bentley’s ability to support continuous, AI-driven inspection and analysis workflows alongside its established infrastructure software.
Closed in December 2025 and announced on January 5, 2026, the acquisitions further enable Bentley to help owner-operators digitize, inspect, and analyze assets across telecommunications and electric utilities — two sectors at the center of global 5G deployment and grid modernization efforts.
Talon’s no-code workflows enable teams to manage the entire machine learning process and deliver AI-powered inspection insights. Image courtesy of Bentley Systems.
From Digital Twins to Continuous Operations
Bentley’s Asset Analytics portfolio applies digital twins and AI to infrastructure operations, enabling more frequent condition assessments that can lead to better-informed maintenance decisions. Bentley solutions such as OpenTower iQ for telecommunications towers and Blyncsy for roadway networks already support large-scale asset monitoring using imagery, analytics, and machine learning.
The additions of Talon and Pointivo build on this by addressing two challenges in infrastructure operations: how users capture and manage inspection data in the field, and how large volumes of unstructured visual data are transformed into engineering-grade information.
Mike Schellhase, vice president of Asset Analytics, Bentley Systems, said, “Asset Analytics is all about continuous intelligence, not periodic snapshots. With Talon’s workflow automation and Pointivo’s AI-driven data processing, we’re enabling asset owners to transform raw field data into actionable insights at unprecedented speed and accuracy, setting a new standard for operational excellence.”
James Lee, chief operating officer, Bentley Systems, said, "These acquisitions represent a major investment in scaling our Bentley Asset Analytics offering. By deploying AI across infrastructure sectors, we are enabling continuous inspections to improve operational performance and maintenance economics for asset owners.”
Talon Aerolytics: Automating Inspections and Collaboration
Talon Aerolytics brings a platform purpose-built for digitally managing site surveys, inspections, and asset data across wireless telecom, broadband, and electric utility networks. Its software combines workflow automation, digital twins, and AI-assisted analytics to support recurring inspection programs and ongoing asset condition tracking.
For infrastructure owners managing thousands of towers or distribution poles, the value lies in standardization and scale. Talon’s platform enables inspection teams, engineers, and external partners to collaborate within a common data environment, reducing manual handoffs and improving consistency across inspection cycles.
Talon’s capabilities are expected to strengthen Bentley’s engineering and simulation technologies, enabling asset owners can move beyond static inspection reports toward more dynamic, model-based assessments. This approach supports faster decision-making for upgrades, maintenance prioritization, and resilience planning — particularly critical for telecom operators expanding or reinforcing networks.
Pointivo: Turning Drone Data into Trusted Intelligence
Complementing Talon’s inspection-driven workflows and asset collaboration capabilities, Pointivo adds depth to Bentley’s analytics engine through AI-powered processing of drone imagery and point clouds, supporting automated measurement and damage detection at scale. The company’s technology applies AI to convert drone-captured data into asset models and actionable condition intelligence.
Pointivo’s patented AI-driven inventory and damage detection tools address a growing challenge for infrastructure teams: the sheer volume of visual data captured during inspections. By automating condition detection and measurement, Pointivo is designed to reduce the need for manual review while improving repeatability and auditability.
For engineers, this means drone-captured data can serve as a reliable input for structural assessment, clearance analysis, and condition monitoring over time. As these capabilities are integrated into Bentley’s Asset Analytics environment, they are expected to strengthen the analytical backbone of platforms such as OpenTower iQ.
Practical Implications for Asset Owners and Engineers
Taken together, the acquisitions reinforce a direction Bentley has pursued for several years — using AI and digital twins to move infrastructure operations beyond periodic, manual inspections toward more continuous, data-driven assessment.
Potential benefits include:
- More frequent condition assessments without proportional increases in field labor
- Earlier detection of issues affecting safety and reliability
- Improved prioritization of maintenance and capital investments
- Better alignment between field data, analytics, and engineering decision-making
These capabilities are especially relevant for utilities and telecom operators responding to storm events, expanding network capacity, or managing aging assets under tighter regulatory scrutiny.
Building Toward a Scalable Asset Analytics Platform
Bentley executives characterize the acquisitions as a major investment in scaling Asset Analytics across infrastructure sectors. Bentley reports an Asset Analytics revenue run rate of approximately $50 million, underscoring the long-term focus on AI-driven operations and maintenance.
Bentley's COO James Lee said, “This investment positions Bentley at the forefront of global infrastructure modernization. We’re creating a connected ecosystem where AI, automation, and digital twins converge to deliver resilience and scalability for the world’s most critical networks.”
For engineers and asset managers, the significance lies in how automated field capture, AI-powered analytics, and digital twins increasingly operate together as connected systems. As Talon and Pointivo are integrated into Bentley’s platform, the result is expected to be a more connected workflow — linking inspection, analysis, and engineering insight across the asset lifecycle.
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