Market Share of Smart Meters Industry
The smart meters market has grown in certain regions. This is leading companies like AEM, Aichi Tokei Denki Co.Ltd., Apator SA, Arad Group, and Azbil Kimmon Co. Ltd., strive to maintain a competitive edge in the market. For instance, the receding market in China increased this competitive intensity at a global level. At the same time, the rollouts in Europe and replacement projects in the United States offered new opportunities for the market vendors.
Moreover, the involvement of large-scale investment also increases the barriers for the existing players, thereby pushing the industry toward increasing competition. Also, smart meters are increasingly being deployed in various end users and regions. Hence, the substantial increase in demand, coupled with government initiatives to increase the number of rollouts in various regions, is expected to increase the degree of competition amongst the market players to meet the increasing demand.
Additionally, the growing penetration of smart home and industrial solutions coupled with supportive government initiatives has attracted several new players to the market. Manufacturing startups, such as SteamaCo, secured seed investments to build smart off-grid electricity meters for Africa.
The company is supported by several solution provider startups, such as Sympower, which helps utilities connect smart metering devices to their end users and use the metering data to build a reliable smart grid. Therefore, the degree of competition is high and expected to increase in the same in the market study for the forecasted period, owing to the increasing emphasis on energy concerns.
Smart Meters Market Leaders
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AEM
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Aichi Tokei Denki Co., Ltd.
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Apator SA
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Arad Group
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Azbil Kimmon Co. Ltd
*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
