Global AMI Tracker 4Q22

The smart metering industry has seen significant technological advances with the evolution of data analytics and edge computing. In the developed markets of North America and Europe, project motivations are evolving beyond simple meter-to-cash and workforce considerations and now encompass advanced analytics use cases around grid optimization, asset performance, and customer experience. 

Since the release of the Guidehouse Insights Global AMI Tracker in 2Q 2022, North America has had the greatest number of new deployments. Ongoing utility projects are fueling a positive market outlook with Itron and Landis+Gyr meters remaining the most popular second-generation communications vendors by selection share. Western Europe added projects and multiple nationwide rollouts are in progress, while Eastern European markets, which have traditionally struggled because of financial constraints, show signs of blossoming. Asia Pacific remains highly fragmented with high volume activity and aggressive targets across several markets in the region. Latin America has traditionally been an underdeveloped market, led mostly by Brazil and Mexico, but Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Peru have begun exploring advanced metering on a national-scale. Middle East & Africa has also been slow to adopt advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) but Kuwait, Iran, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates have announced large-scale projects. Africa is still significantly inhibited by financial constraints, but disparate small- to mid-scale projects and several deployments are propagating across the continent.  

This Guidehouse Research report provides an analysis of global utility smart meter projects. It tracks data related to global customer endpoints, meter manufacturers, AMI communications vendors, systems integrators, and meter data management vendors. The report also includes an examination of the technologies, timeframes, and vendor selections for AMI deployments around the world, along with vendor selection share analysis for North America.