New forecast in the latest edition of the WTRS Wireless Sensor Network Technology Trends Report projects strong market growth in the smart metering market for ZigBee chipsets to reach 68% CAGR, over the 2009 to 2014 period.

Smart Metering applications are evolving and becoming standardized today. Among the standards being evaluated, ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 have made significant progress penetrating the Smart Metering market application.

"ZigBee plays a strong role in smart metering as one of the primary contenders to connect the stand-alone or meter-integrated AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) gateway into the home, as well as the basis for creating the home area network (HAN) of appliances and electronics that will be networked to the meter," according to Kirsten West principal analyst with WTRS. "The primary risk to market adoption lies with the uncertainty regarding consumer acceptance of these new use cases and options afforded by AMI that include demand response and general electricity usage monitoring."

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