Metering systems, often considered the cash registers of the water industry, play a central role in the digital transformation of utilities. Advanced metering equipment, including static meters and smart systems like Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), enable utilities to optimize their shrinking workforces, recover revenue, improve customer relations, and manage underground infrastructure effectively.
The metering market is saturated with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Still, they are encountering increasing competition from newcomers, including metering service firms and telecommunications companies expanding their roles in the metering value chain. To stay competitive, vendors are broadening their offerings beyond traditional metering, now providing solutions that range from network monitoring devices to analytics software. These advancements allow utilities to oversee their water and wastewater networks better. This evolution transforms metering firms into digital water multiservice players, acting as one-stop shops for utilities as they advance in their digital maturity.
This Insight Report updates Bluefield's 2023 "Global Metering Landscape Report", addressing policy shifts, technological advancements, and emerging business models such as metering-as-a-service (MaaS) and artificial intelligence (AI) applications. The second section examines the strategies of 20 leading vendors identified by Bluefield experts, focusing on their expansion efforts, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) trends, and increasingly, software. Finally, the third section offers detailed profiles of these key players.
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Companies Mentioned:
ABB
Accenture
Aclara
Acrulog
Actility
ADD Group
Advizzo
AECOM
Affinity Water
Alibaba Cloud
Amazon
Amazon Web Services
AmCoBi
AMCS
Analytical Technology Inc.
Anglian Water
Ansafone Contact Centers
Aquasight
Aquiba
Arad China
Arad Group
Arcadis
Arqiva
AT&T
AVEVA Group
Avnet
AVSystem
B Meters
Badger Meter
Baidu
Banyon Data Systems
Bermex
Black & Veatch
Blue Control
Brunata International
CDM Smith
CentralSquare Technologies
Charterhouse Capital Partners
China Telecom
Cicasa
Clancy Group
Comcast
Contaraza
Continental Utility Solutions, Inc
Core & Main
Corner Case Technologies
Cost Control Associates
Data Flow Systems
Davis Instruments
Deepomatic
DeepSeek
Deviceroy
Diehl Group
Diehl Metering
E Source
Echologics
EDMI Limited
Elster
EmNet
Entropia
Esri
Everett J. Prescott
Ferguson Enterprises
GHD
Google
GRDF
Gutermann
GWF
Hach Company
Hidroconta
Honeywell
Hubbell
Huizhong Instrumentation
HydroCorp
HyQuest Solutions
i20 Water
IBM
ICOR Group
Idrica
Infor
Inkwell Data
Iota Services
Jacobs
Johnson Controls
Kamstrup
KROHNE
LAISON
Landis+Gyr
Maddalena S.p.A
Master Meter
MeterSYS
Metron
Microsoft
Minol Group
Minol-ZENNER
MIRAIT ONE Corporation
Mueller Water Products
Neptune Technology Group
Netmore Group
NextNine
Ningbo Water Meter Group
Odit-e
OK a.m.b.a
OkeanosGroup
Olameter
OpenAI
OpenGov
Oracle
Orange
Preventio
Professional Meters, Inc.
Pulsar Measurement
Pure Technologies
Quantinuum
Rhebo
Roper Technologies
S::CAN
Sagemcom
Sanchuan Wisdom Technology Co.
SAP
Second Sight Systems
Sedaru
Semtech
Sensus
Siemens
Sigfox
SkyBill
SmartCover
Southern Water
Southwest Water
Spark New Zealand
Springbrook Software
Sprint Corporation
ST Engineering
Standard Printing Company
stc
STMicroelectronics
Subeca
SUEZ
Suntrout Technology
Sustainability Partners
Synergy Utility Billing
Syrinix
Taggle Systems
TalkPool
Telefonica
Telia Company
Telog
Telstra
Tetra Tech
Thames Water
Thvilum
Ti-SALES
UMS
UnaBiz
Unimon
United Utilities
USG Water Solutions
Vaisala
Veolia
Verizon
VertexOne
VODA.ai
Vodafone Group
Water Tech
WaterSignal
WND Brazil
WND Mexico
WRc Group
XPV Water Partners
Xylem
Yorkshire Water
Zegona Communications
Zenner International
ZH Technologies International
Zhipu AI
Table of Contents
Section 1: Metering Market Overview & Trends
A Multipurpose Solution - Drivers & Trends
Regulatory Influence - Government Policies Shape the Meter Market
Going Smart - Factors Influencing AMI Adoption
Finding a Solution - Key Considerations Shaping Utility Meter Procurement
Framing the Market - Metering Solutions and Services
Static Meters - High Tech, High Potential Return
Software & Analytics - Plugging Into the Digital Water Ecosystem
Network Protocols - Utilities Make a Choice
Network Coverage - NB-IoT & LoRaWAN Dominate Global Markets
Telecom Companies - Driving European Smart Meter Adoption