欧州と北米における水道のスマート計測　第5版

欧州および北米における水道事業者のAMI導入台数は2025年時点で7,910万台に達し、今後年平均成長率（CAGR）11.8%で推移して、2031年には1億5,450万台に達するとBerg Insightでは予測しています。

Berg Insight『欧州と北米における水道のスマート計測　第5版 – Smart Water Metering in Europe and North America – 5th Edition』は欧州と北米おける水道向けAMI（高度検針インフラ）およびAMR（自動検針）技術市場の最新動向を分析しています。本レポートでは6年間の業界予測や専門家による解説を含む250ページに及ぶ独自のビジネスインテリジェンスを提供します。また関連ベンダー、水道事業者、製品、市場に関する最新情報も掲載しています。

主な掲載内容

• 欧州および北米の水道
• 水道向けスマートメータ
• IoTネットワークと通信技術
  • IoTネットワーク技術
  • 3GPPセルラー技術
  • LoRaとLoRaWAN
  • Sigfox
  • Mioty
  • RF技術とRF規格
  • EN 13757
• スマートメータ業界におけるプレイヤ
  • 水道ベンダー
  • 通信ソリューション提供会社
  • ソフトウェアソリューション提供会社
• 水道用AMR／AMI市場の基本情報
  • 欧州
    • オーストリア
    • ベルギーとルクセンブルグ
    • ブルガリア
    • クロアチア
    • キプロス
    • チェコ共和国
    • デンマーク
    • エストニア
    • フィンランド
    • フランス
    • ドイツ
    • ハンガリー
    • アイルランド
    • イタリア
    • コソボ
    • ラトビア
    • リトアニア
    • マルタ
    • モルドバ
    • オランダ
    • ノルウェー
    • ポーランド
    • ポルトガル
    • ルーマニア
    • スロバキア
    • スロベニア
    • スペイン
    • スウェーデン
    • スイス
    • 英国
    • その他の欧州
  • 北米
    • 米国北東部
    • 米国南部
    • 米国西部
    • 米国中西部
  • カナダ
• 欧州と北米の技術別水道向けAMR／AMIプロジェクト
• 市場分析
  • 市場予測
  • 業界分析
  • 市場動向

Report Overview

Smart Water Metering in Europe and North America is the fifth strategy report from Berg Insight analysing the latest developments in the markets for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and automated meter reading (AMR) technologies in the water sector in these two regions. This strategic research report from Berg Insight provides you with 250 pages of unique business intelligence, including 6-year industry forecasts and expert commentary on which to base your business decisions.

Are you looking for detailed information and comprehensive data about the smart water metering market in Europe and North America? This report covers the latest developments in the markets for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and automated meter reading (AMR) technologies. The installed base of water utility AMI endpoints in Europe and North America amounted to 79.1 million units in 2025 and is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 11.8 percent to reach 154.5 million units in 2031. Get up to date with the latest information about vendors, water utilities, products and markets.

The number of water AMI endpoints in Europe and North America to exceed 150 million in 2031

The registration and collection of water meter data have historically constituted a highly resource-consuming manual task, requiring professional meter reading personnel to visit each individual metering point to optically register meter consumption values on a periodical basis. Automated meter reading (AMR) solutions which enable wireless walk- or drive-by meter reading operations have over the years automated the work of meter reading personnel to some extent and are today commonplace within water metering operations. Throughout the past two decades, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solutions aimed at addressing the shortcomings of AMR by instead leveraging a fixed communications network infrastructure have evolved. By enabling high-frequency readings of detailed meter data while also allowing for direct two-way communications with the utility backoffice, AMI solutions open entirely new possibilities for water utilities to make substantial enhancements of operational efficiency, reduce non-revenue water (NRW), and greatly improve water conservation schemes. Today, the term smart metering has become a buzzword within the water sector that is to be considered synonymous with the concept of AMI.

North America today constitutes the leading market for both AMR and AMI solutions globally and had at the end of 2025 an installed base of 98.8 million active water utility AMR and AMI endpoints, representing a penetration of around 80–85 percent. AMI accounted for 44.2 million of the installed endpoints, equalling an AMI penetration of nearly 40 percent. Berg Insight forecasts that the number of water AMI endpoints in North America will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.4 percent to reach 79.8 million units in 2031. Large-scale deployments of AMI started to gain traction in the region a decade ago and have since grown steadily with multiple projects covering more than 100,000 endpoints now completed. Today, utilities seeking to replace and upgrade their existing AMR solutions account for a substantial share of the AMI installations through meter-park upgrades.
Europe is meanwhile the second largest market for AMR and AMI solutions and had at the end of 2025 an installed base of 91.4 million active water utility AMR and AMI endpoints, translating into a penetration rate of approximately 59 percent. Less mature than the North American market, Europe had in 2025 a total of 34.9 million AMI endpoints installed, representing an AMI penetration of around 23 percent. The number is however forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 13.5 percent to reach 74.7 million units in 2031. France and Spain have historically been the primary markets for water AMI solutions in Europe, but markets such as the UK, Italy, Scandinavia, the DACH region and the Benelux are now also emerging as major water AMI markets.

A variety of proprietary and standards-based communications technologies are used today for water AMI deployments. In North America, proprietary RF networking platforms have completely dominated the market and accounted for as much as 89 percent of the installed base of AMI endpoints in 2025. Meanwhile, various proprietary and open-standard RF technologies based on the EN 13757 standard accounted for roughly 39 percent of all AMI endpoints installed in Europe. The category includes Wize, which constitutes one of the most deployed technologies for water AMI in Europe. Other proprietary RF technologies that are not based on EN 13757 accounted for about 30 percent of the European deployments. Optimised for cost-sensitive and mission-critical IoT applications, LoRaWAN and 3GPP-based LPWA technologies have become real contenders within the water AMI markets – particularly LTE-M in the US and LoRaWAN and NB-IoT in Europe. Emerging LPWAN technologies such as Mioty are also gaining traction in Europe, especially in Germany and largely thanks to Diehl Metering’s advocacy of the technology. At the end of 2025, LoRaWAN was used to connect a total of 7.0 million endpoints in Europe and this number is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 19.3 percent to reach 20.2 million in 2031. Cellular communications meanwhile accounted for 7–9 percent of the installed base in both regions and is also forecasted to see massive growth throughout the forecast period, primarily driven by 3GPP-based LPWA deployments.

The water AMI and AMR markets in Europe and North America are largely served by local or regional players and only a few companies such as Itron, Sensus (Xylem), Honeywell, Kamstrup, the Arad Group and the Minol-ZENNER Group have managed to establish a major presence in both regions. Sensus is today split up into two companies, with the international business divested from Xylem – becoming Sensus International. At the end of 2025, the top 5 water AMI endpoint vendors in North America in terms of installed base were Sensus (Xylem), Badger Meter, Aclara (Hubbell), Neptune Technology Group (Roper Technologies) and Master Meter (Arad Group). The top 5 water AMI endpoint vendors in Europe comprised Itron, Diehl Metering, Sensus International, Veolia Connected Solutions (Veolia) and Sagemcom. The SUEZ subsidiary SUEZ Digital Solutions also constitutes a key player in the European water AMI market by having been instrumental to the development and deployment of Wize technology.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

1 Water Services in Europe and North America

1.1 Water services sector in Europe and North America
1.1.1 The organisation of water service management
1.1.2 Residential water rates and consumption
1.1.3 European water distribution system operators
1.1.4 North American water distribution system operators

2 Smart Water Metering

2.1 Introduction to water metering
2.2 Remote meter reading systems
2.2.1 Smart water metering applications and benefits
2.2.2 Smart water metering infrastructure
2.3 Project strategies
2.3.1 System design and sourcing
2.3.2 Rollout and integration
2.3.3 Implementation and operation
2.3.4 Communicating with customers
2.3.5 Individual rights issues

3 IoT Networks and Communications Technologies

3.1 IoT network technologies
3.1.1 Network architectures
3.1.2 Unlicensed and licensed frequency bands
3.2 3GPP cellular technologies
3.2.1 2G/3G/4G/5G cellular technologies and IoT
3.2.2 The role of cellular networks in smart meter communications
3.2.3 NB-IoT of LTE-M network deployments in Europe and North America
3.3 LoRa and LoRaWAN
3.3.1 Technology characteristics and network footprint
3.4 Sigfox
3.5 Mioty
3.6 RF technology and standards
3.6.1 EN 13757
3.6.2 Proprietary RF networking platforms

4 Smart Metering Industry Players

4.1 Meter vendors
4.1.1 ADD Grup
4.1.2 Apator
4.1.3 Arad Group
4.1.4 Axioma Metering
4.1.5 B METERS
4.1.6 Badger Meter
4.1.7 Diehl Metering
4.1.8 E. Wehrle Group (Sontex)
4.1.9 Engelmann Sensor
4.1.10 FILA
4.1.11 GWF
4.1.12 G2 Misuratori
4.1.13 Hidroconta
4.1.14 Honeywell
4.1.15 INTEGRA Metering
4.1.16 Iskraemeco
4.1.17 Itron
4.1.18 Janz (SIT Group)
4.1.19 Kamstrup
4.1.20 Lorenz
4.1.21 Landis+Gyr
4.1.22 Landis+Gyr EMEA
4.1.23 Maddalena
4.1.24 Metron
4.1.25 Minol-ZENNER Group
4.1.26 Mueller Systems
4.1.27 Neptune Technology Group (Roper Technologies)
4.1.28 Pietro Fiorentini
4.1.29 QUNDIS
4.1.30 Sagemcom
4.1.31 Sensus International
4.1.32 Sensus (Xylem)
4.1.33 Sontex
4.1.34 Willfar (Wasion Holdings)
4.2 Communications solution providers
4.2.1 Aclara (Hubbell)
4.2.2 AIUT
4.2.3 APKAPPA
4.2.4 Connexin
4.2.5 Ista
4.2.6 Netmore
4.2.7 SUEZ Digital Solutions
4.2.8 Techem
4.2.9 Technolog (Roper Technologies)
4.2.10 Telefónica
4.2.11 Telereading
4.2.12 Veolia Connected Solutions
4.2.13 Vodafone
4.3 Software solution providers
4.3.1 Atlantica Digital
4.3.2 Divako
4.3.3 Dropcountr
4.3.4 Ferranti
4.3.5 GEST
4.3.6 Harris Utilities
4.3.7 Idrica (Xylem)
4.3.8 Indra
4.3.9 Oracle
4.3.10 TaKaDu
4.3.11 Terranova Software
4.3.12 VertexOne

5 Water AMR/AMI Market Profiles

5.1 Europe
5.1.1 Austria
5.1.2 Belgium and Luxembourg
5.1.3 Bulgaria
5.1.4 Croatia
5.1.5 Cyprus
5.1.6 Czech Republic
5.1.7 Denmark
5.1.8 Estonia
5.1.9 Finland
5.1.10 France
5.1.11 Germany
5.1.12 Greece
5.1.13 Hungary
5.1.14 Ireland
5.1.15 Italy
5.1.16 Kosovo
5.1.17 Latvia
5.1.18 Lithuania
5.1.19 Malta
5.1.20 Moldova
5.1.21 Netherlands
5.1.22 Norway
5.1.23 Poland
5.1.24 Portugal
5.1.25 Romania
5.1.26 Serbia
5.1.27 Slovakia
5.1.28 Slovenia
5.1.29 Spain
5.1.30 Sweden
5.1.31 Switzerland
5.1.32 United Kingdom
5.1.33 Rest of Europe
5.2 North America
5.2.1 Northeastern USA
5.2.2 Southern USA
5.2.3 Western USA
5.2.4 Midwestern USA
5.2.5 Canada

6 Water AMR/AMI Projects in Europe and North America by Technology

6.1 Water AMI projects in Europe by technology
6.1.1 Wize and EN 13757-based RF
6.1.2 Proprietary RF technologies not based on EN 13757
6.1.3 LoRaWAN, Mioty and Sigfox
6.1.4 Cellular communications
6.2 Water AMI projects in North America by technology
6.2.1 Proprietary RF networks
6.2.2 Cellular communications

7 Market Analysis

7.1 Market forecasts
7.1.1 AMI communications technology market shares
7.2 Industry analysis
7.2.1 Europe
7.2.2 North America
7.3 Market trends
7.3.1 Transition from mechanical to static metering technologies
7.3.2 Rapidly growing adoption of standards-based LPWA
7.3.3 AMI network implementation and operational models are changing
7.3.4 Realising the full potential of water AMI beyond meter-to-cash
7.3.5 Ensuring compliance and security in smart water metering infrastructure
7.3.6 AI-powered software has become central to utility operations

Glossary

List of Figures

Figure 1.1: Water services value chain …………………………… 5
Figure 1.2: General water service management models …………………. 6
Figure 1.3: Drinking water service statistics and management models (EU27+3 & NA) …. 8
Figure 1.4: Top 50 European drinking water system operators (2025) ………….. 11
Figure 1.5: Top 25 North American drinking water system operators (2025) ………… 15
Figure 2.1: Smart metering infrastructure …………………………. 23
Figure 2.2: Examples of water meters with AMI/AMR functionality …………….. 25
Figure 2.3: Selected members of the OMS Group ……………………. 26
Figure 3.1: Unlicensed and reserved radio frequencies available for wireless IoT …….. 34
Figure 3.2: Comparison of LTE-M and NB-IoT specifications ……………….. 36
Figure 3.3: Comparison of RedCap and eRedCap specifications ……………… 37
Figure 3.4: LoRaWAN network architecture ………………………. 38
Figure 3.5: Public LoRaWAN network operators in Europe & North America (Q2-2026) ……. 40
Figure 3.6: Sigfox network partners in Europe and North America (Q1-2026) ……….. 43
Figure 3.7: The Mioty telegram splitting technology ………………….. 44
Figure 3.8: Members of the Mioty Alliance (Q2-2026) …………………… 45
Figure 3.9: Selected members of the Wize Alliance by industry ……………. 48
Figure 4.1: Water meter vendor company data (FY2025) …………………. 52
Figure 4.2: ADDRA ultrasonic water meter ……………………….. 53
Figure 4.3: Ultrimis W ultrasonic water meter ……………………….. 54
Figure 4.4: Sonata ultrasonic meter and Dialog 3G Register ………………… 57
Figure 4.5: Qalcosonic W1 ultrasonic meter …………………….. 60
Figure 4.6: Hydrosonic ultrasonic LoRa water meter (EU) ………………… 62
Figure 4.7: Acquisitions made by Badger Meter (Q2-2026) ………………. 63
Figure 4.8: ORION Cellular LTE-M endpoint and BEACON AMA ………………. 64
Figure 4.9: HYDRUS ultrasonic meter and RC i G4 radio module …………….. 66
Figure 4.10: WaterStar M ……………………………… 69
Figure 4.11: Centaurus water meter and IRIS module…………………… 72
Figure 4.12: Cyble 5 module and Intelis ultrasonic wSource meter …………… 78
Figure 4.13: SmartIO ultrasonic water meter …………………….. 81
Figure 4.14: flowIQ 2200 ultrasonic meters ………………………. 83
Figure 4.15: Maddalena’s range of smart meters ……………………… 87
Figure 4.16: R900 RF Meter Interface Unit ………………………… 94
Figure 4.17: VertexOne’s solution portfolio, post WaterSmart acquisition ……….. 125
Figure 5.1: Top Austrian water utilities (2025)……………………… 129
Figure 5.2: Top Belgian water utilities (2025) ………………………. 130
Figure 5.3: Top Bulgarian water utilities (2025) …………………… 132
Figure 5.4: Top Croatian water utilities (2025) …………………….. 133
Figure 5.5: Top Czech water utilities (2025) ……………………….. 137
Figure 5.6: Top Danish water utilities (2025)……………………….. 138
Figure 5.7: Top Estonian water utilities (2025) …………………….. 140
Figure 5.8: Top Finnish water utilities (2025) ………………………. 142
Figure 5.9: Top French water utilities (2025) ………………………. 145
Figure 5.10: Top German water utilities (2025) ……………………. 148
Figure 5.11: Top Hungarian water utilities (2025) ……………………. 151
Figure 5.12: Top Italian water utilities (2025) ………………………. 157
Figure 5.13: Top water utilities in Kosovo (2025) …………………….. 160
Figure 5.14: Top Latvian water utilities (2025) …………………….. 161
Figure 5.15: Top Lithuanian water utilities (2025) ……………………. 163
Figure 5.16: Top Moldovan water utilities (2025) …………………….. 165
Figure 5.17: Top Dutch water utilities (2025) ………………………. 166
Figure 5.18: Top Norwegian municipalities (2025) ………………….. 168
Figure 5.19: Top Polish water utilities (2025) ………………………. 170
Figure 5.20: Top Portuguese water utilities (2025) ………………….. 172
Figure 5.21: Top Romanian water utilities (2025) ……………………. 174
Figure 5.22: Top Serbian water utilities (2025) ……………………. 176
Figure 5.23: Top Slovak water utilities (2025) ……………………… 177
Figure 5.24: Top Slovenian water utilities (2025) …………………….. 179
Figure 5.25: Top Spanish water utilities (2025) ……………………. 181
Figure 5.26: Top Swedish water utilities (2025) …………………… 185
Figure 5.27: Top Swiss water utilities (2025) ………………………. 187
Figure 5.28: Top water utilities in the UK (2025) ……………………… 191
Figure 5.29: Top water utilities in Canada (2025) ……………………. 204
Figure 6.1: Top European water utilities by AMI endpoints installed (2025) ………… 207
Figure 6.2: Major European AMI projects using Wize …………………. 208
Figure 6.3: Major European AMI projects using proprietary RF ………………. 210
Figure 6.4: Major European AMI projects using LoRaWAN, mioty or Sigfox ……….. 213
Figure 6.5: Major AMI projects using 3GPP-based LPWA ……………….. 216
Figure 6.6: Major AMI projects in Europe ……………………….. 218
Figure 6.7: Top AMI projects in North America ……………………. 220
Figure 6.8: Top North American water utilities by AMI endpoints installed (2025) ……. 223
Figure 6.9: Top North American AMI projects using cellular technology …………. 224
Figure 7.1: Water AMI & AMR installed base and shipments (EU27+3 2025–2031) ……. 227
Figure 7.2: Water AMI & AMR installed base and shipments (NA 2025–2031) …….. 228
Figure 7.3: AMI installed base by communications technology (2025–2031) ………. 230
Figure 7.4: Top 5 utility AMI & AMR endpoint vendors (EU27+3 2025) …………… 234
Figure 7.5: Vendor shares of installed base (EU27+3 2025) ………………. 235
Figure 7.6: Top 5 utility AMI & AMR endpoint vendors (North America 2025) ……… 239
Figure 7.7: Vendor shares of installed base (North America 2025) ………….. 240