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Revenue Incentives and High Demand for Smart Control & Management Drive the Market
29-Jan-2018
Global
Market Research
MD8C-01-00-00-00
EN01030-GL-MR_21297
Water stress is a major cause of concern across the globe. Optimal water resource management, reducing leaks, and achieving lower non-revenue water (NRW) are the key challenges faced by utilities or entities managing water allocation. One of the key initiatives to promote water conservation across the globe is the installation of smart water meters. Smart water meters conserve water by monitoring usage and detecting leaks. Additionally, its billing transparency and efficiency helps to effectively address NRW.
Research Scope
The global smart water meter study estimates the revenue in 2017 to be $1.1 billion and the unit shipment, 12.5 million. Frost & Sullivan has presented a breakdown of unit shipment and revenue forecasts for the following regions: North America, South America, EMEA, Asia-Pacific (ex. China), and China. The study also analyses regional hotspots, drivers, restraints, and prominent players, along with their market share in each region. Further, it presents the details of upcoming LPWAN technologies and its impact across regions, and the new business models being aggressively pursued by leading players to enhance their prominence in a highly fragmented and price-sensitive market.
Research Highlights
The key component of the smart water meter is the communication module. Automated meter reading (AMR) and automated metering infrastructure (AMI) are the main technology segments. IoT-enabled AMI smart water meters powered by cellular or non-cellular low power wide area network (LPWAN) technologies are gaining market share due to their efficiency and added advantages like real-time usage data visualization, improved billing efficiency, leak detection, machine to machine communication, and resource optimization.
This global smart water market study provides a detailed analysis of market trends, regional hotspots, and forecasts of unit shipment and revenue trends for the forecast period between 2016 and 2026.
Key Issues Addressed
- What is the current market situation and the forecast market growth rate?
- What are the factors influencing the growth of the global smart water meter market and what is the extent of their impact?
- Which market segments will have high levels of market activity and which will still be at the development stage?
- At the regional level, which countries offer the best growth opportunities?
- Who are the key participants in the global and regional markets?
Executive Summary
Market Engineering Measurements
Market Engineering Measurements (continued)
CEO’s Perspective
Associated Research and Multimedia on Energy & Environment
Market Definitions
Key Questions this Study will Answer
Market Segmentation
Market Drivers
Drivers Explained
Market Restraints
Restraints Explained
Restraints Explained (continued)
Market Engineering Measurements
Market Engineering Measurements (continued)
Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast
Unit Shipment Forecast by Region
Revenue Forecast by Region
Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast Discussion
Market Share
Competitive Environment
Growth Opportunity 1—Innovative Business Models
Growth Opportunity 1—IoT-enabled Smart Water Meters
Strategic Imperatives for Success and Growth
LPWAN
Sample of Cellular IoT-based Smart Water MeterProjects, 2016–2017
LPWAN
LPWAN (continued)
Market Engineering Measurements
Market Engineering Measurements (continued)
Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast
Unit Shipment Forecast by Region
Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast Discussion
North America—Market Share
Market Engineering Measurements
Market Engineering Measurements (continued)
Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast
Unit Shipment Forecast by Region
Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast Discussion
South America—Market Share
Market Engineering Measurements
Market Engineering Measurements (continued)
Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast
Unit Shipment Forecast by Region
Unit Shipment Forecast by Key European Countries
Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast Discussion
Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast Discussion (continued)
Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast Discussion (continued)
EMEA—Market Share
Market Engineering Measurements
Market Engineering Measurements (continued)
Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast
Unit Shipment Forecast by Region
Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast Discussion
Asia-Pacific (Except China) Market Share
Market Engineering Measurements
Market Engineering Measurements (continued)
Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast
Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast Discussion
Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast Discussion
China Market Share
The Last Word—3 Big Predictions
Legal Disclaimer
List of Exhibits
List of Exhibits (continued)
List of Exhibits (continued)
Market Engineering Methodology
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Research Scope
The global smart water meter study estimates the revenue in 2017 to be $1.1 billion and the unit shipment, 12.5 million. Frost & Sullivan has presented a breakdown of unit shipment and revenue forecasts for the following regions: North America, South America, EMEA, Asia-Pacific (ex. China), and China. The study also analyses regional hotspots, drivers, restraints, and prominent players, along with their market share in each region. Further, it presents the details of upcoming LPWAN technologies and its impact across regions, and the new business models being aggressively pursued by leading players to enhance their prominence in a highly fragmented and price-sensitive market.
Research Highlights
The key component of the smart water meter is the communication module. Automated meter reading (AMR) and automated metering infrastructure (AMI) are the main technology segments. IoT-enabled AMI smart water meters powered by cellular or non-cellular low power wide area network (LPWAN) technologies are gaining market share due to their efficiency and added advantages like real-time usage data visualization, improved billing efficiency, leak detection, machine to machine communication, and resource optimization.
This global smart water market study provides a detailed analysis of market trends, regional hotspots, and forecasts of unit shipment and revenue trends fo
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| Author | Paul Hudson |
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| WIP Number | MD8C-01-00-00-00 |
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