Italy smart gas meter market is expected to grow at a significant CAGR of 6.6% during the forecast period. Italy is anticipated to make a considerable contribution to the growth of the smart gas meter market among other European countries due to its early mover advantage in the installation of smart meters. The Government of Italy is further expected to fuel the growth of the market in the country. In Italy, the National Regulatory Authority for Electricity, Gas and Water has set a target that 60% of residential gas meters and 100% of industrial gas meters should be smart by 2018 and full coverage by 2020.

The policy of the National Regulatory Authority for Electricity, Gas and Water is based on a cost-benefit analysis that concluded that there would be an economic benefit for gas Distribution System Operators (DSOs) with 50,000 customers or more to introduce smart meters for a total of 22 million customers. As a result, deployments started to take off in Italy during 2014. At the end of 2016, the top players including Italgas and 2i Rete Gas, each had more than 1 million smart meters deployed. Italgas, which invested $665 million in the rollout, upgraded 0.8 million metering points in the first half of 2017, taking the total installed base to 2 million units.

The Italian DSOs primarily use RF 169 MHz networks for connecting smart gas meters, with 2G cellular as a complement for around 30% of the metering points. With the availability of next-generation IoT-optimized 4G/5G mobile technologies, it is expected that there will be a shift from legacy RF platforms to emerging standards like NB-IoT which is further supporting the growth of smart metering solutions in Italy. In addition, support from a lending institution for the installation smart gas meter in the country is further fueling the growth of the smart gas meters market in Italy. For instance, in July 2017, the European Investment Bank (EIB) had granted loans of around $600 million to domestic consumers to support the smart metering rollout.

Research Methodology

The market study of the Italy Smart Gas Meter market is incorporated by extensive primary and secondary research conducted by the research team at OMR.  Secondary research has been conducted to refine the available data to breakdown the market in various segments, derive total market size, market forecast, and growth rate. Different approaches have been worked on to derive the market value and market growth rate. Our team collects facts and data related to the market from different geography to provide a better regional outlook. In the report, the country-level analysis is provided by analyzing various regional players, regional tax laws and policies, consumer behavior and macro-economic factors. Numbers extracted from Secondary research have been authenticated by conducting proper primary research. It includes tracking down key people from the industry and interviewing them to validate the data. This enables our analyst to derive the closest possible figures without any major deviations in the actual number. Our analysts try to contact as many executives, managers, key opinion leaders, and industry experts. Primary research brings authenticity to our reports.

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• Financial reports of companies involved in the market.
• Whitepapers, research-papers, and news blogs.
• Company websites and their product catalog.

The report is intended for smart gas meter manufacturers, distributors and suppliers, and other related companies for overall market analysis and competitive analysis.The report provides an in-depth analysis of market size, intended quality of the service preferred by consumers. The report will serve as a source for a 360-degree analysis of the market thoroughly integrating different models.

Market Segmentation

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2. Italy Smart Gas Meter Market Research and Analysis by Applications

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