Rapid urbanization, water stress, and climate change has forced urban water utilities to adopt smart solutions that could enable efficiency and optimization. Smart water meters have enabled utilities to recover costs, sustain water infrastructure, ensure optimized distribution, reduce wastage, improve system and resource efficiency, and provide customers with quality service (including accurate billing and enabling water conservation). Frost & Sullivan’s revenue forecast of the smart water meter market estimates that it will grow at a CAGR of 18.5% from $1.4 billion in 2018 to $4.6 billion in 2025.
The key technologies that have enabled its growth and penetration are smart communication solutions such as LPWAN networks and cloud-based data analytics and software solutions. LPWAN has enabled automated meter reading (AMR) and/or automated metering infrastructure (AMI). Automated meter reading enables one-way communication between the meter and the water utility, whereas automated metering infrastructure enables bidirectional communication between the meter and the water utility.
For this research, Frost & Sullivan used a unique and robust platform called Frost Radar to analyze the market and identify Companies to Action (C2A). We analyzed around 40 smart water meter companies and narrowed this to a select 19 smart water meter companies based on their growth indicators and on their recent innovations. Frost & Sullivan has evaluated and positioned these 19 companies based on 2 major indices, Growth and Innovation, with each index having 5 criteria.
Companies that are positioned in the radar are: Sensus, Itron, Kamstrup, Badger Meter, Neptune, Mueller, Arad Group, Apator, Honeywell Elster, Diehl, Zenner, Madallena, G. GIOANOLA, MiDoMet, B METERS, Baylan, Betar, INTEGRA METERING, and Fila Sztum.
The Frost Radar reveals the market positioning of companies in an industry using their Growth and Innovation scores as highlighted in the Frost Radar methodology. The document presents competitive profiles on each of the companies in the Frost Radar based on their strengths, opportunities, and a small discussion on their positioning. Frost & Sullivan analyzes several companies in the industry and benchmarks them across 10 criteria on the Frost Radar, where the leading companies in the industry are then positioned. Industry leaders on both the Growth and Innovation indices are recognized as best practice recipients.
Key Issues Addressed
- What are their innovative offerings?
- What are their strengths and opportunities for the future?
- At what rate is each company growing?
- What is the rationale behind each company's position in the radar?
Industry Overview
Industry Overview
The Frost Radar
Frost Radar—Description of Companies Plotted
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Sensus
Itron
Diehl Metering
Neptune
Mueller
Badger Meter
Arad Group
Kamstrup
Zenner
B METERS
Maddalena
G. GIOANOLA
Apator
Honeywell Elster
INTEGRA METERING
MiDoMet
Baylan
Betar
Fila Sztum
The Last Word—Key Takeaways
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Frost Radar—C2A
Frost Radar™: Benchmarking Future Growth Potential 2 Major Indices, 10 Analytical Ingredients, 1 Platform
Growth Index
Growth Index (GI) is a measure of a company’s growth performance and track record, along with its ability to develop and execute a fully aligned growth strategy and vision; a robust growth pipeline system; and effective market, competitor, and end-user focused sales and marketing strategies.
- Market Share (previous 3 years)
This is a comparison of a company’s market share relative to its competitors in a given market space for the previous 3 years. - Revenue Growth (previous 3 years)
This is a look at a company’s revenue growth rate for the previous 3 years in the market/industry/category that forms the context for the given Frost Radar™. - Growth Pipeline
This is an evaluation of the strength and leverage of a company’s growth pipeline system to continuously capture, analyze, and prioritize its universe of growth opportunities. - Vision and Strategy
This is an assessment of how well a company’s growth strategy is aligned with its vision. Are the investments that a company is making in new products and markets consistent with the stated vision? - Sales and Marketing
This is a measure of the effectiveness of a company’s sales and marketing efforts in helping it drive demand and achieve its growth objectives.
Innovation Index
Innovation Index (II) is a measure of a company’s ability to develop products/ services/ solutions (with a clear understanding of disruptive Mega Trends) that are globally applicable, are able to evolve and expand to serve multiple markets and are aligned to customers’ changing needs.
- INNOVATION SCALABILITY
This determines whether an organization’s innovations are globally scalable and applicable in both developing and mature markets, and also in adjacent and non-adjacent industry verticals. - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
This is a measure of the efficacy of a company’s R&D strategy, as determined by the size of its R&D investment and how it feeds the innovation pipeline. - PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
This is a measure of a company’s product portfolio, focusing on the relative contribution of new products to its annual revenue. - MEGATRENDS LEVERAGE
This is an assessment of a company’s proactive leverage of evolving, long-term opportunities and new business models, as the foundation of its innovation pipeline. - CUSTOMER ALIGNMENT
This evaluates the applicability of a company’s products/services/solutions to current and potential customers, as well as how its innovation strategy is influenced by evolving customer needs.
Significance of Being on the Frost Radar™
Companies plotted on the Frost RadarTM are the leaders in the industry for growth, innovation, or both. They are instrumental in advancing the industry into the future.
- GROWTH POTENTIAL
Your organization has significant future growth potential, which makes it a Company to Action. - BEST PRACTICES
Your organization is well positioned to shape Growth Pipeline™ best practices in your industry. - COMPETITIVE INTENSITY
Your organization is one of the key drivers of competitive intensity in the growth environment. - CUSTOMER VALUE
Your organization has demonstrated the ability to significantly enhance its customer value proposition. - PARTNER POTENTIAL
Your organization is top of mind for customers, investors, value chain partners, and future talent as a significant value provider.
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Key Issues Addressed
- What are their innovative offerings?
- What are their strengths and opportunities for the future?
- At what rate is each company growing?
- What is the rationale behind each company's position in the radar?
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| Author | Paul Hudson |
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Frost Radar in the Global Smart Water Meter Market
A Measurement System to Spark Companies 2 Action (C2A)—Innovation That Fuels New Deal Flow and Growth Pipelines
12-Jun-2019
Global
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