European Smart Water Meters Market, Forecast to 2026

Smart City Policies Coupled with Sustainable IoT Solutions are Propelling Growth

Water conservation, prevention of leaks, and reduction of non-revenue water (NRW) are the key concerns of water utilities across Europe. The significant rise in smart city investments in Europe has led to the implementation of smart water grid projects with smart water meters as a key component.

Advanced urban water utilities are increasingly adopting digital analytics platforms enabled by smart water meters. The data gathered from smart water meters are used to detect leaks, asses and predict consumption patterns in real time, and optimize water resources. Communication technologies and modules have become the key focus of smart water meters. Cellular/Non-cellular Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technologies are widely being explored by advanced European utilities for IoT and M2M communication capabilities.

Europe is also a major replacement market with mass rollout projects to replace regular meters with smart water meters, especially in countries such as the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. Significant investment from private partners in the water sector and favorable policies have helped boost the penetration of smart water meters across Europe. The study on European smart water meters provides a detailed analysis of the market trends, regional hot spots, and unit shipments and revenue trends for the forecast period, 2016–2026.

Research Scope

The study estimates that the European smart water meters market revenue was $412.8 million and the unit shipments of smart water meters was 4.5 million in 2017. It presents a breakdown of the unit shipment and revenue forecasts for the following regions: UK, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Benelux, Alpine, Iberia, Italy and Greece, CEE, and CIS and Russia. The study additionally highlights the regional hot spots, drivers, and restraints and identifies the prominent players shedding light on their market share in each region. Furthermore, the study provides details of upcoming LPWAN technologies and their impact across regions along with new business models aggressively pursued by leading players to increase their prominence in a highly fragmented and price sensitive market.

Key Issues Addressed

• What is the current market situation and what is the forecast market growth rate?
• What are the factors influencing the growth of the global smart water meters market and to what extent do they have an impact?
• What are the factors influencing the growth of the regional smart water meters markets?
• Which regions will have high levels of market activity and which are still at the development stage?
• At a regional level, which are the countries offering the best growth opportunities?
• Which are the key participants in the European markets?