Smart electric meters are utility meters that estimate the energy consumption and gauge the consumption patterns at an advanced level. These meters are often used in the residential segment.These are next-generation meters that provide precise readings of electricity consumption and are generally installed in households or in enterprises to maintain a detailed statistics of energy consumption.

PART 01: Executive summary 5

PART 02: Scope of the report 16

PART 03: Research Methodology 21

PART 04: Introduction 24

Key market highlights 24

Overview of smart electric meters 25

PART 05: Market landscape 29

Market overview 29

Five forces analysis 32

PART 06: Market segmentation by end-user 33

Global smart electric meter market by end-user 33

Global smart electric meter market by residential

segment 34

Global smart electric meter market by commercial

segment 36

Global smart electric meter market by industrial

segment 37

PART 07: Geographical segmentation 39

Global smart electric meter market by geography 39

Smart electric meter market in the Americas 40

Smart electric meter market in APAC 42

Smart electric meter market in EMEA 44

PART 08: Decision framework 46

PART 09: Drivers and challenges 48

Market drivers 49

Impact of drivers on key customer segments 53

Market challenges 54

Impact of challenges on key customer segments 57

PART 10: Market trends 58

Rising patent filings 58

Growing demand for wireless smart meters 59

Introduction of usage-based tariff plans 60

HAN connectivity for remote access 60

PART 11: Vendor landscape 61

Competitive scenario 61

Other prominent vendors (indicative list) 62

PART 12: Key vendor analysis 63

Itron 63

Landis+Gyr 64

Schneider Electric 66

Sensus 67

PART 13: Appendix 69

List of abbreviations 69

PART 14: Explore Technavio 70