Smart Water Metering in Europe and North America - 4th Edition

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Executive Summary

1. Water Services in Europe and North America

• 1.1. Water services sector in Europe and North America
  • 1.1.1. The organisation of water service management
  • 1.1.2. Residential water rates and consumption
  • 1.1.3. European water distribution system operators
  • 1.1.4. North American water distribution system operators

2. Smart Water Metering

• 2.1. Introduction to water metering
• 2.2. Remote meter reading systems
  • 2.2.1. Smart water metering applications and benefits
  • 2.2.2. Smart water metering infrastructure
• 2.3. Project strategies
  • 2.3.1. System design and sourcing
  • 2.3.2. Rollout and integration
  • 2.3.3. Implementation and operation
  • 2.3.4. Communicating with customers
  • 2.3.5. Individual rights issues

3. IoT Networks and Communications Technologies

• 3.1. IoT network technologies
  • 3.1.1. Network architectures
  • 3.1.2. Unlicensed and licensed frequency bands
• 3.2. 3GPP cellular technologies
  • 3.2.1. 2G/3G/4G/5G cellular technologies and IoT
  • 3.2.2. The role of cellular networks in smart meter communications
  • 3.2.3. NB-IoT of LTE-M network deployments in Europe and North America
• 3.3. LoRa and LoRaWAN
  • 3.3.1. Technology characteristics and network footprint
• 3.4. Sigfox
• 3.5. Mioty
• 3.6. RF technology and standards
  • 3.6.1. EN 13757
  • 3.6.2. Proprietary RF networking platforms

4. Smart Metering Industry Players

• 4.1. Meter vendors
  • 4.1.1. ADD Grup
  • 4.1.2. Apator
  • 4.1.3. Arad Group
  • 4.1.4. Axioma Metering
  • 4.1.5. B METERS
  • 4.1.6. Badger Meter
  • 4.1.7. Diehl Metering
  • 4.1.8. E. Wehrle Group (Sontex)
  • 4.1.9. Engelmann Sensor
  • 4.1.10. FILA
  • 4.1.11. GWF
  • 4.1.12. Hidroconta
  • 4.1.13. Honeywell
  • 4.1.14. INTEGRA Metering
  • 4.1.15. Iskraemeco
  • 4.1.16. Itron
  • 4.1.17. Janz (SIT Group)
  • 4.1.18. Kamstrup
  • 4.1.19. Lorenz
  • 4.1.20. Landis+Gyr
  • 4.1.21. Maddalena
  • 4.1.22. Metron
  • 4.1.23. Minol-ZENNER Group
  • 4.1.24. Mueller Systems
  • 4.1.25. Neptune Technology Group (Roper Technologies)
  • 4.1.26. QUNDIS
  • 4.1.27. Sagemcom
  • 4.1.28. Sensus (Xylem)
• 4.2. Communications solution providers
  • 4.2.1. Aclara (Hubbell)
  • 4.2.2. Abering
  • 4.2.3. AIUT
  • 4.2.4. APKAPPA
  • 4.2.5. Birdz (Veolia)
  • 4.2.6. Connexin
  • 4.2.7. Ista
  • 4.2.8. Netmore
  • 4.2.9. Sontex
  • 4.2.10. SUEZ Smart Solutions
  • 4.2.11. Techem
  • 4.2.12. Technolog (Roper Technologies)
  • 4.2.13. Telereading
  • 4.2.14. Vodafone
• 4.3. Software solution providers
  • 4.3.1. Atlantica Digital
  • 4.3.2. Dropcountr
  • 4.3.3. Ferranti
  • 4.3.4. Harris Utilities
  • 4.3.5. Idrica (Xylem)
  • 4.3.6. Indra
  • 4.3.7. Oracle
  • 4.3.8. TaKaDu
  • 4.3.9. Terranova Software
  • 4.3.10. VertexOne

5. Water AMR/AMI Market Profiles

• 5.1. Europe
  • 5.1.1. Belgium and Luxembourg
  • 5.1.2. Czech Republic
  • 5.1.3. Denmark
  • 5.1.4. Estonia
  • 5.1.5. Finland
  • 5.1.6. France
  • 5.1.7. Germany
  • 5.1.8. Ireland
  • 5.1.9. Italy
  • 5.1.10. Latvia
  • 5.1.11. Lithuania
  • 5.1.12. Netherlands
  • 5.1.13. Norway
  • 5.1.14. Poland
  • 5.1.15. Romania
  • 5.1.16. Spain
  • 5.1.17. Sweden
  • 5.1.18. United Kingdom
  • 5.1.19. Rest of Europe
  • 5.1.20. Pan-European research projects
• 5.2. North America
  • 5.2.1. Northeastern USA
  • 5.2.2. Southern USA
  • 5.2.3. Western USA
  • 5.2.4. Midwestern USA
  • 5.2.5. Canada

6. Water AMR/AMI Projects in Europe and North America by Technology

• 6.1. Water AMI projects in Europe by technology
  • 6.1.1. Wize and EN 13757-based RF
  • 6.1.2. Proprietary RF technologies not based on EN 13757
  • 6.1.3. LoRaWAN, Mioty and Sigfox
  • 6.1.4. Cellular communications
• 6.2. Water AMI projects in North America by technology
  • 6.2.1. Proprietary RF networks
  • 6.2.2. Cellular communications

7. Market Analysis

• 7.1. Market forecasts
  • 7.1.1. AMI communications technology market shares
• 7.2. Industry analysis
  • 7.2.1. Europe
  • 7.2.2. North America
• 7.3. Market trends
  • 7.3.1. Transition from mechanical to static metering technologies
  • 7.3.2. Rapidly growing adoption of standards-based LPWA
  • 7.3.3. AMI network implementation and operational models are changing
  • 7.3.4. Realising the full potential of water AMI beyond meter-to-cash
  • 7.3.5. Digital security - a top priority for future smart water networks
• List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

List of Figures

• Figure 1.1: Water services value chain
• Figure 1.2: General water service management models
• Figure 1.3: Drinking water service statistics and management models (EU27+3 & NA)
• Figure 1.4: Top 50 European drinking water system operators (2024)
• Figure 1.5: Top 25 North American drinking water system operators (2024)
• Figure 2.1: Smart metering infrastructure
• Figure 2.2: Examples of water meters with AMI/AMR functionality
• Figure 3.1: Unlicensed and reserved radio frequencies available for wireless IoT
• Figure 3.2: Comparison of LTE-M and NB-IoT specifications
• Figure 3.3: LoRaWAN network architecture
• Figure 3.4: Public LoRaWAN network operators in Europe & North America (Q4-2024)
• Figure 3.5: Sigfox network partners in Europe and North America (Q4-2024)
• Figure 3.6: Members of the Mioty Alliance (Q2-2025)
• Figure 3.7: Selected members of the OMS Group
• Figure 3.8: Selected members of the Wize Alliance by industry
• Figure 4.1: Water meter vendor company data (FY2024)
• Figure 4.2: Ultrimis W ultrasonic water meter
• Figure 4.3: Sonata ultrasonic meter and Dialog 3G Register
• Figure 4.4: Qalcosonic W1 ultrasonic meter
• Figure 4.5: Hydrosonic ultrasonic LoRa water meter (EU)
• Figure 4.6: Acquisitions made by Badger Meter (Q1-2025)
• Figure 4.7: ORION Cellular LTE-M endpoint and BEACON AMA
• Figure 4.8: HYDRUS ultrasonic meter and RC i G4 radio module
• Figure 4.9: WaterStar M
• Figure 4.10: Centaurus water meter and IRIS module
• Figure 4.11: Cyble 5 module and Intelis ultrasonic wSource meter
• Figure 4.12: SmartIO ultrasonic water meter
• Figure 4.13: MULTICAL 21 and flowIQ 2200 ultrasonic meters
• Figure 4.14: Maddalena's range of smart meters
• Figure 4.15: R900 RF Meter Interface Unit
• Figure 4.16: G3 module
• Figure 4.17: VertexOne's solution portfolio, post WaterSmart acquisition
• Figure 5.1: Top Belgian water utilities (2024)
• Figure 5.2: Top Czech water utilities (2024)
• Figure 5.3: Top Danish water utilities (2024)
• Figure 5.4: Top water utilities in Finland (2024)
• Figure 5.5: Top French water utilities (2024)
• Figure 5.6: Top German water utilities (2024)
• Figure 5.7: Top Italian water utilities (2024)
• Figure 5.8: Top Dutch water utilities (2024)
• Figure 5.9: Top Norwegian municipalities (2024)
• Figure 5.10: Top Polish water utilities (2024)
• Figure 5.11: Top Romanian water utilities (2024)
• Figure 5.12: Top Spanish water utilities (2024)
• Figure 5.13: Top Swedish water utilities (2024)
• Figure 5.14: Top water utilities in the UK (2024)
• Figure 5.15: Top water utilities in Canada (2024)
• Figure 6.1: Top European water utilities by AMI endpoints installed (2024)
• Figure 6.2: Major European AMI projects using Wize
• Figure 6.3: Major European AMI projects using proprietary RF
• Figure 6.4: Major European AMI projects using LoRaWAN, mioty or Sigfox
• Figure 6.5: Major AMI projects using 3GPP-based LPWA
• Figure 6.6: Major AMI projects in Europe
• Figure 6.7: Top AMI projects in North America
• Figure 6.8: Top North American water utilities by AMI endpoints installed (2024)
• Figure 6.9: Top North American AMI projects using cellular technology
• Figure 7.1: Water AMI & AMR installed base and shipments (EU27+3 2024-2030)
• Figure 7.2: Water AMI & AMR installed base and shipments (NA 2024-2030)
• Figure 7.3: AMI installed base by communications technology (2024-2030)
• Figure 7.4: Top 5 utility AMI & AMR endpoint vendors (EU27+3 2024)
• Figure 7.5: Vendor shares of installed base (EU27+3 2024)
• Figure 7.6: Top 5 utility AMI & AMR endpoint vendors (North America 2024)
• Figure 7.7: Vendor shares of installed base (North America 2024)