Zpryme forecasts the smart grid communications market among BRICS countries to reach $9.5 billion by 2020. The BRICS smart grid communications market will experience rapid growth over the next eight years, which we expect to follow three distinct phases. First will be the deployment of smart meters to establish a two-way communications system between utilities and subscribers. Following that will be the addition of new sensors and other devices at key junctures of the network to help utilities develop value-added services to leverage their smart grid infrastructure. Finally will be the development of new services and software to optimize smart meter deployments and the overall grid itself.

Countries such as Russia and Brazil have major events such as the World Cup and Olympic games as key drivers of overall electrical infrastructure investments. China on the other hand must develop an advanced grid that can support the rapid expansion of their economy. Alternatively, South Africa and India are determined to develop and provide reliable power to all their citizens. Thus, South Africa and India see the smart grid as a key pillar of their electrical upgrade plans.

In this report, Zpryme examines the smart grid communications market in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Additionally, the report highlights 46 key vendors who are serving the communications market.

Several network technologies can be used for communications in the transmission, distribution and customer domains in the smart grid, but none of them suits all the applications. An integrated, two-way communications and networking platform is necessary for the smart grid. Methods of providing these communications include cellular communications, power line communications, broadband over power lines, ZigBee, Radio frequency (RF) mesh network, long term evolution (LTE), wireless broadband (4G), and satellite communications, among others.

Smart grid communications infrastructure connects an enormous number of electric devices and manages the complicated device communications. It is therefore, constructed in a hierarchical architecture with interconnected individual sub-networks and each taking responsibility of separate geographical regions. In general, the communication networks include wide area networks, field area networks, home area networks, local area networks (LAN), private networks, public networks, wired and wireless networks.

Our forecast indicates that the BRICS countries will accounted for 24% of the global smart grid communications market in 2012. China will drive the growth of the overall BRICS smart grid communications market, but lucrative opportunities will also develop in Brazil and Russia by 2020.  Among the five BRICS countries, India will grow the fastest, with a projected compound annual growth rate of 30%.

Communications for advanced metering infrastructure, enterprise and operations architecture, and distribution automation will make up the lion’s share of the BRICS market, accounting for 76% and 72% of the market in 2012 and 2020, respectively.  However, communications systems that enable customer systems and distributed energy resource integration will see significant gains during this time period.

Zpryme has refined its forecasting models over dozens of reports, industry surveys and interviews to produce granular projections based on expected demand and our first-hand knowledge of utility communications.

Market Projections Included in this Report

  • Global Smart Grid Communications Market Value Forecast, 2012 – 2020
  • BRICS Smart Grid Communications Market Value Forecast, 2012 – 2020
  • Brazil Smart Grid Communications Market Value Forecast, 2012 – 2020
  • Russia Smart Grid Communications Market Value Forecast, 2012 – 2020
  • India Smart Grid Communications Market Value Forecast, 2012 – 2020
  • China Smart Grid Communications Market Value Forecast, 2012 – 2020
  • South Africa Smart Grid Communications Market Value Forecast, 2012 – 2020
  • BRICS Smart Grid Communications Market Value Forecast by Application Area, 2012 – 2020
  • Transmission and Substations/Systems Communications and Networks Market Value Forecast
  • Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Communications and Networks Market Value Forecast
  • Customer Systems Market Value Forecast
  • Enterprise/Operational Communications Architecture Market Value Forecast
  • Distribution Automation (DA) Communications and Networks Market Value Forecast
  • DER Communications and Networks Market Value Forecast

To make this a truly industry-first report for actionable planning, the combined expertise of Zpryme’s global research team and Smart Grid Advisory Board provide a concise set of strategic insights to capitalize on the BRICS smart grid communications market opportunity. This includes our overall go-to-market recommendations, major application areas, market drivers, key success factors for market entry, and our market outlook from 2012 to 2020. For more information, please refer to the table of contents below.

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Executive Summary           

Key Takeaways by the Numbers

BRICS Country Segmentation

Application Segmentation

Recommendations and Opportunities           

Smart Grid Communications and Networking Technologies Defined      

Communications Technologies

  • Power Line Communications
  • Broadband Over Power Lines
  • Cellular Communications
  • ZigBee
  • Radio Frequency (RF) Mesh Network
  • Wireless Broadband (4G)
  • Long Term Evolution (LTE)
  • Satellite Communications

Network Types

  • Home Area Network (HAN)
  • Field Area Network (FAN)
  • Local Area Network (LAN)
  • Backhaul
  • Wide Area Network (WAN)
  • Wireless Networks
  • Wired Networks
  • Private
  • Public
  • Application Areas
  • End Users or Customer Systems
  • Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
  • Distribution Automation
  • Transmission Systems

Market Overview               

State of the Market

Regulations, Policies & Government Initiatives

Technology Definition and Drivers for Innovation

Technology Segments

Implementation Challenges             

Global Market Value Forecasts        

Global and BRICS Smart Grid Communications Market Value Forecast, 2012 – 2020

BRICS Smart Grid Communications Market Value Forecast by Country, 2012 – 2020

  • Brazil
  • Russia
  • India
  • China
  • South Africa

BRICS Smart Grid Communications Market Value Forecast by Application Area, 2012 – 2020

  • Transmission and Substations/Systems
  • Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
  • Customer Systems
  • Enterprise/Operational Communications Architecture
  • Distribution Automation (DA)
  • DER
  • Other

Methodology

Key Players and Solutions 

  • ABB
  • Aclara
  • Alcatel-Lucent
  • Alstom
  • Ambient
  • Arcadian Networks
  • AT&T
  • Cisco
  • Comverge
  • Current Group
  • Digi
  • Echelon
  • ECI Telecom
  • Elster
  • Fujitsu
  • GE
  • GridMaven
  • Grid Net
  • GridPoint
  • Honeywell
  • iDirect
  • IBM
  • Industrial Defender
  • Intel
  • Itron
  • Kamstrup
  • Kinects Solutions
  • Landis+Gyr
  • Maxim Integrated
  • Motorola
  • Nokia Siemens Networks
  • Proximetry
  • QualComm
  • RuggedCom Inc
  • SageCom
  • Sensus
  • Siemens
  • Sierra Wireless
  • Silicon Labs
  • SilverSprings
  • Sprint
  • Subnet Solutions
  • Tendril
  • Trilliant
  • Tropos Networks Inc
  • Verizon

Brazil Spotlight    

Market Forecast

Russia Spotlight   

Market Forecast

India Spotlight     

Market Forecast

China Spotlight    

Market Forecast

South Africa Spotlight        

Market Forecast

Keys to Entering the Communications Market            

Zpryme’s Market Outlook, 2012 – 2020        
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