About prepaid metering
Prepaid metering refers to paying for electricity before it is used. The consumer buys credit and then uses services until the credit expires. The concept of prepaid metering has been there for decades, but the major make shift took place in the 1980s by introduction of electronic or numeric credit transfer. A traditional prepaid metering system functions on three levels. The first level is the meters installed at the consumption point, the next level is vending stations situated at the utilities, and the top level is the master client, which ensures a database for reporting and provides administration, financial, and engineering control. The communication link between the vending stations and meters is in the form of a token, which is used to top up the credit in the meter.
Technavio’s analysts forecast the global prepaid metering market to grow at a CAGR of 11.3% during the period 2014-2019.
Covered in this report
Technavio’s report, Global Prepaid Metering Market 2015-2019, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. It covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global prepaid metering market for 2015-2019. The report includes the segmentation of the market on the basis of application, i.e., hardware, software, and services along with the geographical segmentation. It is also segmented on the basis of end users: residential, commercial, and industrial. It also presents the vendor landscape and a corresponding detailed analysis of the top five vendors in the market. The vendor landscape in this report focuses mainly on the vendors that provide prepaid electric and smart energy meters. In addition, the report discusses the major drivers that influence the growth of the market. It also outlines the challenges faced by vendors and the market at large, as well as the key trends emerging in the market.
Key vendors
• GE Digital Energy
• Itron
• Landys+Gyr
• Schneider Electric
• Siemens Energy
Other prominent vendors
• Echelon Corporation
• Elster Group
• Sensus
• Silver Spring Networks
Market driver
• Increased acceptance
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Market challenge
• Issues related to data management and meter replacement
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Market trend
• Increasing support from regulatory authorities
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Key questions answered in this report
• What will the market size be in 2019 and what will the growth rate be?
• What are the key market trends?
• What is driving this market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in this market space?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors?
PART 01: Executive summary
Highlights
PART 02: Scope of the report
Market overview
Top-vendor offerings
PART 03: Market research methodology
Research methodology
Economic indicators
PART 04: Introduction
Key market highlights
PART 05: Market landscape
Market overview
Market size and forecast
Five forces analysis
PART 06: Market segmentation by application
Global Prepaid metering market by application 2014
Global Prepaid metering market by application 2019
Global prepaid metering market by hardware
Global prepaid metering market by software
Global prepaid metering market by services
PART 07: Market segmentation by end-users
Prepaid metering market by end-users 2014
Prepaid metering market by end-users 2019
Global prepaid metering market by residential segment
Global prepaid metering market by commercial segment
Global prepaid metering market by industrial segment
PART 08: Geographical segmentation
Global Prepaid metering market by geography 2014
Global prepaid metering market by geography 2019
Prepaid metering market in APAC
Prepaid metering market in EMEA
Prepaid metering market in Americas
PART 09: Market drivers
PART 10: Impact of drivers
PART 11: Market challenges
PART 12: Impact of drivers and challenges
PART 13: Market trends
PART 14: Vendor landscape
Other prominent vendors
PART 15: Key vendor analysis
GE Digital Energy
Itron
Landis+ Gyr
Schneider Electric
Siemens Energy
PART 16: Appendix
List of abbreviations
PART 17: Explore Technavio
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 01: Product offerings
Exhibit 02: Global prepaid metering market (million units)
Exhibit 03: Global prepaid metering market ($ millions)
Exhibit 04: Approaches to providing a prepaid utility service
Exhibit 05: Prepayment methods
Exhibit 06: Five forces analysis
Exhibit 07: Global prepaid metering market by application 2014
Exhibit 08: Global prepaid metering market by application 2019
Exhibit 09: Global prepaid metering market 2014-2019
Exhibit 10: Global prepaid metering market by hardware 2014-2019 ($ millions)
Exhibit 11: Global prepaid metering market by software 2014-2019 ($ millions)
Exhibit 12: Global prepaid metering market by services 2014-2019 ($ millions)
Exhibit 13: Global prepaid metering market by end-users 2014
Exhibit 14: Global prepaid metering market by end-users 2019
Exhibit 15: Global prepaid metering market by end-users 2014-2019
Exhibit 16: Global prepaid metering market by residential segment 2014-2019 ($ millions)
Exhibit 17: Global prepaid metering market by commercial segment 2014-2019 ($ millions)
Exhibit 18: Global prepaid metering market by industrial segment 2014-2019 ($ millions)
Exhibit 19: Global prepaid metering market by geography 2014
Exhibit 20: Global prepaid metering market by geography 2019
Exhibit 21: Global prepaid metering market by geography 2014
Exhibit 22: Prepaid metering market in APAC 2014-2019 ($ millions)
Exhibit 23: Prepaid metering market in EMEA 2014-2019 ($ millions)
Exhibit 24: Prepaid metering market in Americas 2014-2019 ($ millions)
Exhibit 25: Impact of drivers
Exhibit 26: Impact of drivers and challenges
Exhibit 27: Itron: Revenue comparison by end market in 2013 and 2014
Exhibit 28: Itron: Geographical segmentation by revenue 2014
Exhibit 29: Geographical segmentation by revenue 2014
Exhibit 30: Schneider Electric: Business segmentation by revenue 2014
Exhibit 31: Schneider Electric: Business segmentation by revenue 2013 and 2014
Exhibit 32: Schneider Electric: Geographical segmentation by revenue 2014
