Meter Italia

What Meter Italia does

Meter Italia is a unit within Sagemcom's Energy & Telecom division, focused on smart metering for utility customers with an emphasis on smart water metering technology. It is positioned within a broader Sagemcom group that delivers broadband, audio/video, and energy/telecom solutions — built around proprietary silicon-to-system engineering — to telecom operators, energy utilities, and broadcasters. The parent group is headquartered in Bois-Colombes, France, generates €2.3B+ in revenue, and operates with 6,500+ employees and 1,700+ engineers, serving 150+ clients across 50+ countries.

The subsidiary operates within this industrial group's go-to-market model, leveraging group-wide R&D, certification assets, and multi-geography sales reach rather than as a stand-alone venture. Business model mechanics are typical of utility-hardware OEMs: Meter Italia-derived revenue is generated through tenders and long-cycle hardware-plus-services contracts with utility and municipal customers, supported by the parent group's multilingual regional web presence and retained acquired sub-brands (Sagemcom Dr. Neuhaus, Sagemcom Fröschl, Sagemcom Odit-e). No public pricing model, ARR, or unit-volume metrics are disclosed specifically for Meter Italia.

The company's strategic posture is shaped by Sagemcom's January 2022 certification as an "entreprise à mission" (mission-driven company) at the parent level, aligning Meter Italia's operations with a formalized social/environmental purpose — relevant for winning regulated European utility and public-sector contracts where ESG criteria influence procurement.

Name

Meter Italia

Legal name

Meter Italia

Website

https://meteritalia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Meter Italia is a unit of Sagemcom's Energy & Telecom division delivering smart metering solutions, including smart water metering technology, to utility customers across Europe within the broader Sagemcom industrial group's footprint.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart Water Metering

NAICS

Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUANAIAA

Metering Hardware & Field Services (AMI/AMR meters, endpoints, installation, maintenance)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Water & Wastewater Utilities/Customer Metering, Billing & Water Retail Services

SECONDARYEUANAKAC

Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) & Smart Meter Analytics (Meter Data for NRW)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Water & Wastewater Utilities/Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Reduction & Leak Detection

SECONDARYEUAEANAI

Grid Data & Analytics Enablement (MDM, Data Integration, Hosting)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Energy Infrastructure & Services (EPC, O&M, Field Services)/Smart Grid Infrastructure Services

SECONDARYEUANAIAB

Meter Data Management & Analytics (MDM, validation/estimation/editing, usage insights)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Water & Wastewater Utilities/Customer Metering, Billing & Water Retail Services

SECONDARYEUADAFAM

Meter-to-Cash / Billing & CIS Integration for AMI

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Electric Transmission & Distribution (T&D)/Smart Grid & Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)

Keywords

• Smart water metering
• Water utility infrastructure
• Automated meter reading
• Utility metering solutions
• Smart grid infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Concordia Sulla Secchia

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Broadband Solutions: Sale of broadband gateways, extenders, and related software solutions to telecom operators and internet service providers globally.
2. Audio & Video Solutions: Sale of audio and video entertainment hardware and software to service providers and retailers.
3. Energy & Telecom Solutions: Smart metering hardware, software, and related services for electricity, gas, and water utilities, including Grid Infrastructure Solutions and energy management platforms.
4. Software Solutions: Software solutions bundled with hardware or sold separately for broadband and energy management applications, including Sagemcom IMD Center and Odit-e platforms.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Meter Italia operates within Sagemcom's Energy & Telecom division, providing intelligent water metering solutions that enable automated meter reading and water consumption management for water utilities and distributors. The offering leverages Sagemcom's broader smart metering and grid infrastructure capabilities to deliver connected, intelligent metering hardware and associated software for the water utility sector.

Product overview

Sagemcom is a multi-segment technology company offering a unified portfolio of broadband, audio-video, and energy management solutions. The Broadband Solutions division provides gateways, extenders, and related software, while the Energy & Telecom segment encompasses smart electricity and gas metering, smart water metering, grid infrastructure solutions, and specialized sub-brands including Sagemcom Dr. Neuhaus, Sagemcom Fröschl, and Sagemcom Odit-e for energy data analytics. The Audio Video Solutions division delivers entertainment products. All divisions share common R&D infrastructure with over 1,500 innovation-focused employees globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Smart Water Metering (Le comptage intelligent de l'eau)

Quantifiable outcome

• Products delivered in over 50 countries each year
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Itron: Global leader in electricity, gas, and water AMI metering hardware and software. Directly competes with Meter Italia in smart water metering and adjacent utility AMI segments.
• Diehl Metering: German-based provider of smart metering solutions for water, heat, gas, and electricity. Strong European footprint overlaps directly with Sagemcom's Meter Italia target markets.
• Badger Meter: US-based specialist in flow measurement and smart water metering solutions for municipal and industrial customers. Closest direct peer in pure-play water AMI.
• Kamstrup: Danish manufacturer of smart meters for electricity, heat, water, and gas with strong European utility presence. Directly comparable product portfolio and customer base.
• Xylem (Sensus): Through the Sensus brand, Xylem offers smart water metering, AMI networks, and analytics for utilities worldwide. Competes head-to-head with Meter Italia in water AMI tenders.

Regional players

• Aclara Technologies (Hubbell): North American AMI provider for electricity, gas, and water utilities under Hubbell. Comparable technology stack to Meter Italia, primarily serving US/Canadian markets.
• Zenner International: Germany-headquartered smart metering specialist serving primarily European water, heat, and gas utilities. Comparable product focus but with a more regional footprint than Sagemcom.

Broad incumbents

• Landis+Gyr: Global smart metering incumbent focused primarily on electricity AMI, with growing water/gas adjacencies. Overlaps with Sagemcom's broader AMI portfolio rather than specializing in water.
• Honeywell (Elster): Diversified industrial conglomerate whose Elster unit provides electricity, gas, and water metering solutions. Competes across Sagemcom's full Energy & Telecom portfolio as a broad incumbent.

Emerging players

• Arad Group: Israeli smart water metering specialist with growing international presence. Competes in the same water AMI niche as Meter Italia, particularly in Mediterranean and emerging markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Sagemcom
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7FByFESvQEJd12jVH2AW8A
• Facebookfacebook.com/SagemcomOfficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sagemcom
• Instagraminstagram.com/sagemcom_inside

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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