France Data Center Market Size
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Study Period | 2017 - 2029 |
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Market Volume (2024) | 1.05 Thousand MW |
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Market Volume (2029) | 1.33 Thousand MW |
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Largest Share by Tier Type | Tier 3 |
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CAGR (2024 - 2029) | 4.78 % |
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Fastest Growing by Tier Type | Tier 4 |
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*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order |
France Data Center Market Analysis
The France Data Center Market size is estimated at 1.05 thousand MW in 2024, and is expected to reach 1.33 thousand MW by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 4.78%. Further, the market is expected to generate colocation revenue of USD 3,093.6 Million in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 3,940.7 Million by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 4.96% during the forecast period (2024-2029).
USD 3093.64 Million
Market Size in 2024
USD 3,940.6 Million
Market Size in 2029
7.6%
CAGR (2017-2023)
5.0%
CAGR (2024-2029)
IT Load Capacity
1,052.75 MW
Value, IT Load Capacity, 2024
Digital usage is expanding rapidly in France. The quick internet and smartphone technology adoption in various businesses has impacted consumer behaviour, which is predicted to create more need of IT load capacity in future.
Total Raised Floor Space
Sq. Ft. 5.19 M
Volume, Raised Floor Space, 2024
The market in France has been driven by rising cloud use across most companies as a result of developing technologies like AI, big data, and blockchain among various end users, which create more demand for data storage space in the future.
Installed Racks
259,576
Volume, Installed Racks, 2024
The country's total number of installed racks is anticipated to reach 316,056 units by 2029. Paris (Ile-De-France) may house the maximum number of racks by 2029.
# of DC Operators & DC Facilities
38 and 152
Volume, DC Facilities, 2024
There are 152 colocation data center facilities in France, with Paris as the major hotspot. One of the factors contributing to the growth of data centers in the country is the increasing cloud adoption across most enterprises.
Leading Market Player
27.91%
Market Share, SFR (SOCIETE FRANCAISE DU RADIOTELEPHONE), 2023
SFR has 26 data center facilities in France with 1,000,680.0 sq. ft of net rentable capacity. These data centers have an average IT load capacity of 10.72 MW with about more than 1,900 rack units.
Tier 3 data center accounted for majority share in terms of volume in 2023, and is expected to dominate through out the forecasted period
- The tier 3 data center capacity is expected to reach 782.67 MW in 2023 and is further projected to register a CAGR of 4.46%, surpassing 1016.98 MW by 2029. On the other hand, the tier 4 data center is predicted to grow and register a CAGR of 6.72% to reach a capacity of 283.98 MW by 2029.
- Facilities in tier 1 and tier 2 gradually lose their demand and display a decrease in growth in the upcoming years. Tier 1 and 2 facilities are expected to hold a market share of nearly 2% by 2029 with minimal growth. This is a result of the prolonged and inconsistent outages. Most users will eventually switch to tier 3 and 4 facilities, holding 76.5% and 21.4% of the market share, respectively, owing to the increased demand for storing, processing, and analyzing data.
- The BFSI sector of the economy is expanding. In recent years, France has seen a rise in the use of online and mobile banking. In the European market, France has one of the top 15 best rates of online banking penetration. As of 2021, 72% of French consumers were using online banking, which increased from 62% in 2017. This necessitates the construction of wholesale and hyperscale facilities, which have tier 3 and 4 requirements and is driven by the rising demand for e-banking and online transactions.
- Additionally, tier 4 data centers are expected to expand significantly in the years to come. This is because more businesses are providing cloud-based services, which has caused more businesses to construct facilities to provide colocation space with the best technology.
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France Data Center Market Trends
Rising smartphone users and cashless transactions boost the market growth
- The total number of smartphone users in the country was 54.20 million in 2022, which is expected to register a CAGR of 1.25% during the forecast period to reach a value of 59.15 million by 2029.
- Digital usage is expanding rapidly in France. The quick internet and smartphone technology adoption in various businesses has impacted consumer behavior. For instance, from 2018 to 2021, the per capita purchasing power per person in France increased from 0.9% to 2%. As a result, more people can purchase smartphones, leading to a growing number of smartphone users.
- The internet penetration of the country increased from 80.05% in 2017 to 84.8% in 2020, while the number of smartphone users increased from 39.7 million in 2017 to 49.8 million in 2020. Owing to such extensive use, digital payment services were promoted, and their application increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the nation raised the payment threshold from EUR 30 to EUR 50 to lessen the chance of the virus spreading. People are now more inclined to prefer cashless transactions, which is predicted to have a long-term impact on the market. Consequently, there are more smartphone users in France.
- The rising use of smartphones in the French market results in a constant increase in data, necessitating a growing amount of storage space to accommodate this uncontrollable flow of data with the need for real-time processing and analysis. The data centers must manage the sheer amount of data. Thus, the requirement for extra racks in French data centers may increase as the number of smartphone users rises.
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Rising adoption of e-commerce, 5G infrastructure and digital banking such as Neobank increases the adoption of market demand
- In 2022, the nation's average data speed was 59.66 Mbps. The mid-2000s saw the introduction of 4G in France. France launched its 5G services in 2020. Since the launch of both services, 4G reached 86.72 Mbps in 2022 and 5G reached 201.3 Mbps by 2022. Four French mobile service providers, Orange, SFR, Bouygues Telecom, and Free Mobile, tested their 4G offerings in 2013 in Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Lille, and Nantes, which are significant 4G hotspots. The 4G coverage has grown from 45% at the beginning of 2018 to 76% by the middle of 2020.
- In terms of 5G network services, France saw the deployments of these networks in 2020 for commercial and industrial services from Nokia, Orange Business Services, Free Mobile, Ericsson, and SNCF. According to French government plans, 5G should be available across the country by 2030. All four major operators had planned to install 5G in 3,000 locations by 2022, 8,000 by 2024, and 10,500 by 2025, which will further suggest the exponential generation of raw data in the near future. The 2G and 3G services will be decommissioned by 2026 and 2029, respectively.
- The increased average speed is paving the way for end users, such as e-commerce, and digital banking, to expand their online services for customers. Neobanks, or digital-only banks, are changing how France's banking industry functions in the future. The number of current accounts opened in neobanks has increased by 2.5% from 2018, and France has over 3.5 million active accounts. Nevertheless, 31% of Neobank users want to use banks' services more frequently in the future. Thus, the rise in mobile data speed is expected to lead to more service-oriented applications among end-user industries and is expected to lead to the growth of data processing facilities in the coming years.
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OTHER KEY INDUSTRY TRENDS COVERED IN THE REPORT
- Rising OTT subscription and ecommerce sales boost the data center growth
- Increasing rate of fiber deployment and usage of French internet exchange showcase the data center demand
- Increasing households access to broadband along with growth of internet exchanges boost the market growth
France Data Center Industry Overview
The France Data Center Market is fairly consolidated, with the top five companies occupying 65.28%. The major players in this market are CyrusOne Inc., Equinix Inc., Interxion (Digital Reality Trust Inc.), SOCIETE FRANCAISE DU RADIOTELEPHONE - SFR and Sungard Availability Services LP (sorted alphabetically).
France Data Center Market Leaders
CyrusOne Inc.
Equinix Inc.
Interxion (Digital Reality Trust Inc.)
SOCIETE FRANCAISE DU RADIOTELEPHONE - SFR
Sungard Availability Services LP
Other important companies include Cogent Communications, Euclyde Data Centers, Global Switch Holdings Limited, Scaleway SAS (Illiad Group), Telehouse (KDDI Corporation), Thésée DataCenter, Zenlayer Inc..
*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in alphabetical order.
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France Data Center Market News
- June 2022: SFR BUSINESS is strengthening its hosting offer for companies with 26 new datacenters in France via partnership with Equinix and Interxion.
- September 2021: Telehouse opened new data center facility known as THM1 in Marseille and this facility will give customers access to 160Tbps of capacity via the 14 subsea cables that connect the city with MEA and APAC.
- July 2021: Thésée DataCenters opened its first Tier IV data center in Aubergenville, in the Yvelines area of France.
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France Data Center Market Report - Table of Contents
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY & KEY FINDINGS
2. REPORT OFFERS
3. INTRODUCTION
- 3.1 Study Assumptions & Market Definition
- 3.2 Scope of the Study
- 3.3 Research Methodology
4. MARKET OUTLOOK
- 4.1 It Load Capacity
- 4.2 Raised Floor Space
- 4.3 Colocation Revenue
- 4.4 Installed Racks
- 4.5 Rack Space Utilization
- 4.6 Submarine Cable
5. Key Industry Trends
- 5.1 Smartphone Users
- 5.2 Data Traffic Per Smartphone
- 5.3 Mobile Data Speed
- 5.4 Broadband Data Speed
- 5.5 Fiber Connectivity Network
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5.6 Regulatory Framework
- 5.6.1 France
- 5.7 Value Chain & Distribution Channel Analysis
6. MARKET SEGMENTATION (INCLUDES MARKET SIZE IN VOLUME, FORECASTS UP TO 2029 AND ANALYSIS OF GROWTH PROSPECTS)
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6.1 Hotspot
- 6.1.1 Paris (Ile-De-France)
- 6.1.2 Rest of France
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6.2 Data Center Size
- 6.2.1 Large
- 6.2.2 Massive
- 6.2.3 Medium
- 6.2.4 Mega
- 6.2.5 Small
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6.3 Tier Type
- 6.3.1 Tier 1 and 2
- 6.3.2 Tier 3
- 6.3.3 Tier 4
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6.4 Absorption
- 6.4.1 Non-Utilized
- 6.4.2 Utilized
- 6.4.2.1 By Colocation Type
- 6.4.2.1.1 Hyperscale
- 6.4.2.1.2 Retail
- 6.4.2.1.3 Wholesale
- 6.4.2.2 By End User
- 6.4.2.2.1 BFSI
- 6.4.2.2.2 Cloud
- 6.4.2.2.3 E-Commerce
- 6.4.2.2.4 Government
- 6.4.2.2.5 Manufacturing
- 6.4.2.2.6 Media & Entertainment
- 6.4.2.2.7 Telecom
- 6.4.2.2.8 Other End User
7. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
- 7.1 Market Share Analysis
- 7.2 Company Landscape
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7.3 Company Profiles (includes Global Level Overview, Market Level Overview, Core Business Segments, Financials, Headcount, Key Information, Market Rank, Market Share, Products and Services, and Analysis of Recent Developments).
- 7.3.1 Cogent Communications
- 7.3.2 CyrusOne Inc.
- 7.3.3 Equinix Inc.
- 7.3.4 Euclyde Data Centers
- 7.3.5 Global Switch Holdings Limited
- 7.3.6 Interxion (Digital Reality Trust Inc.)
- 7.3.7 Scaleway SAS (Illiad Group)
- 7.3.8 SOCIETE FRANCAISE DU RADIOTELEPHONE - SFR
- 7.3.9 Sungard Availability Services LP
- 7.3.10 Telehouse (KDDI Corporation)
- 7.3.11 Thésée DataCenter
- 7.3.12 Zenlayer Inc.
- 7.4 LIST OF COMPANIES STUDIED
8. KEY STRATEGIC QUESTIONS FOR DATA CENTER CEOS
9. APPENDIX
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9.1 Global Overview
- 9.1.1 Overview
- 9.1.2 Porter’s Five Forces Framework
- 9.1.3 Global Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.4 Global Market Size and DROs
- 9.2 Sources & References
- 9.3 List of Tables & Figures
- 9.4 Primary Insights
- 9.5 Data Pack
- 9.6 Glossary of Terms
List of Tables & Figures
- Figure 1:
- VOLUME OF IT LOAD CAPACITY, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 2:
- VOLUME OF RAISED FLOOR AREA, SQ.FT. ('000), FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- VALUE OF COLOCATION REVENUE, USD MILLION, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- VOLUME OF INSTALLED RACKS, NUMBER, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- RACK SPACE UTILIZATION, %, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- COUNT OF SMARTPHONE USERS, IN MILLION, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- DATA TRAFFIC PER SMARTPHONE, GB, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- AVERAGE MOBILE DATA SPEED, MBPS, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 9:
- AVERAGE BROADBAND SPEED, MBPS, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- LENGTH OF FIBER CONNECTIVITY NETWORK, KILOMETER, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- VOLUME OF IT LOAD CAPACITY, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- VOLUME OF HOTSPOT, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- VOLUME SHARE OF HOTSPOT, %, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- VOLUME SIZE OF PARIS (ILE-DE-FRANCE), MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- VOLUME SHARE OF PARIS (ILE-DE-FRANCE), MW, HOTSPOT, %, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- VOLUME SIZE OF REST OF FRANCE, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- VOLUME SHARE OF REST OF FRANCE, MW, HOTSPOT, %, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 18:
- VOLUME OF DATA CENTER SIZE, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- VOLUME SHARE OF DATA CENTER SIZE, %, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- VOLUME SIZE OF LARGE, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 21:
- VOLUME SIZE OF MASSIVE, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 22:
- VOLUME SIZE OF MEDIUM, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 23:
- VOLUME SIZE OF MEGA, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 24:
- VOLUME SIZE OF SMALL, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 25:
- VOLUME OF TIER TYPE, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 26:
- VOLUME SHARE OF TIER TYPE, %, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 27:
- VOLUME SIZE OF TIER 1 AND 2, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 28:
- VOLUME SIZE OF TIER 3, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 29:
- VOLUME SIZE OF TIER 4, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 30:
- VOLUME OF ABSORPTION, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 31:
- VOLUME SHARE OF ABSORPTION, %, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- VOLUME SIZE OF NON-UTILIZED, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 33:
- VOLUME OF COLOCATION TYPE, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- VOLUME SHARE OF COLOCATION TYPE, %, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- VOLUME SIZE OF HYPERSCALE, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 36:
- VOLUME SIZE OF RETAIL, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- VOLUME SIZE OF WHOLESALE, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 38:
- VOLUME OF END USER, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- VOLUME SHARE OF END USER, %, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 40:
- VOLUME SIZE OF BFSI, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- VOLUME SIZE OF CLOUD, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- VOLUME SIZE OF E-COMMERCE, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
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- VOLUME SIZE OF GOVERNMENT, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 44:
- VOLUME SIZE OF MANUFACTURING, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 45:
- VOLUME SIZE OF MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 46:
- VOLUME SIZE OF TELECOM, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 47:
- VOLUME SIZE OF OTHER END USER, MW, FRANCE, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 48:
- VOLUME SHARE OF MAJOR PLAYERS, %, FRANCE, 2022
France Data Center Industry Segmentation
Paris (Ile-De-France) are covered as segments by Hotspot. Large, Massive, Medium, Mega, Small are covered as segments by Data Center Size. Tier 1 and 2, Tier 3, Tier 4 are covered as segments by Tier Type. Non-Utilized, Utilized are covered as segments by Absorption.
- The tier 3 data center capacity is expected to reach 782.67 MW in 2023 and is further projected to register a CAGR of 4.46%, surpassing 1016.98 MW by 2029. On the other hand, the tier 4 data center is predicted to grow and register a CAGR of 6.72% to reach a capacity of 283.98 MW by 2029.
- Facilities in tier 1 and tier 2 gradually lose their demand and display a decrease in growth in the upcoming years. Tier 1 and 2 facilities are expected to hold a market share of nearly 2% by 2029 with minimal growth. This is a result of the prolonged and inconsistent outages. Most users will eventually switch to tier 3 and 4 facilities, holding 76.5% and 21.4% of the market share, respectively, owing to the increased demand for storing, processing, and analyzing data.
- The BFSI sector of the economy is expanding. In recent years, France has seen a rise in the use of online and mobile banking. In the European market, France has one of the top 15 best rates of online banking penetration. As of 2021, 72% of French consumers were using online banking, which increased from 62% in 2017. This necessitates the construction of wholesale and hyperscale facilities, which have tier 3 and 4 requirements and is driven by the rising demand for e-banking and online transactions.
- Additionally, tier 4 data centers are expected to expand significantly in the years to come. This is because more businesses are providing cloud-based services, which has caused more businesses to construct facilities to provide colocation space with the best technology.
| Hotspot | Paris (Ile-De-France) | ||
| Rest of France | |||
| Data Center Size | Large | ||
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| Tier Type | Tier 1 and 2 | ||
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| Absorption | Non-Utilized | ||
| Utilized | By Colocation Type | Hyperscale | |
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| Utilized | By End User | BFSI | |
| Cloud | |||
| E-Commerce | |||
| Government | |||
| Manufacturing | |||
| Media & Entertainment | |||
| Telecom | |||
| Other End User |
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Market Definition
- IT LOAD CAPACITY - The IT load capacity or installed capacity, refers to the amount of energy consumed by servers and network equipments placed in a rack installed. It is measured in megawatt (MW).
- ABSORPTION RATE - It denotes the extend to which the data center capacity has been leased out. For instance, a 100 MW DC has leased out 75 MW, then absorption rate would be 75%. It is also referred as utilization rate and leased-out capacity.
- RAISED FLOOR SPACE - It is an elevated space build over the floor. This gap between the original floor and the elevated floor is used to accommodate wiring, cooling, and other data center equipment. This arrangement assist in having proper wiring and cooling infrastructure. It is measured in square feet (ft^2).
- DATA CENTER SIZE - Data Center Size is segmented based on the raised floor space allocated to the data center facilities. Mega DC - # of Racks must be more than 9000 or RFS (raised floor space) must be more than 225001 Sq. ft; Massive DC - # of Racks must be in between 9000 and 3001 or RFS must be in between 225000 Sq. ft and 75001 Sq. ft; Large DC - # of Racks must be in between 3000 and 801 or RFS must be in between 75000 Sq. ft and 20001 Sq. ft; Medium DC # of Racks must be in between 800 and 201 or RFS must be in between 20000 Sq. ft and 5001 Sq. ft; Small DC - # of Racks must be less than 200 or RFS must be less than 5000 Sq. ft.
- TIER TYPE - According to Uptime Institute the data centers are classified into four tiers based on the proficiencies of redundant equipment of the data center infrastructure. In this segment the data center are segmented as Tier 1,Tier 2, Tier 3 and Tier 4.
- COLOCATION TYPE - The segment is segregated into 3 categories namely Retail, Wholesale and Hyperscale Colocation service. The categorization is done based on the amount of IT load leased out to potential customers. Retail colocation service has leased capacity less than 250 kW; Wholesale colocation services has leased capacity between 251 kW and 4 MW and Hyperscale colocation services has leased capacity more than 4 MW.
- END CONSUMERS - The Data Center Market operates on a B2B basis. BFSI, Government, Cloud Operators, Media and Entertainment, E-Commerce, Telecom and Manufacturing are the major end-consumers in the market studied. The scope only includes colocation service operators catering to the increasing digitalization of the end-user industries.
| Keyword | Definition |
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| Rack Unit | Generally referred as U or RU, it is the unit of measurement for the server unit housed in the racks in the data center. 1U is equal to 1.75 inches. |
| Rack Density | It defines the amount of power consumed by the equipment and server housed in a rack. It is measured in kilowatt (kW). This factor plays a critical role in data center design and, cooling and power planning. |
| IT Load Capacity | The IT load capacity or installed capacity, refers to the amount of energy consumed by servers and network equipment placed in a rack installed. It is measured in megawatt (MW). |
| Absorption Rate | It denotes how much of the data center capacity has been leased out. For instance, if a 100 MW DC has leased out 75 MW, then the absorption rate would be 75%. It is also referred to as utilization rate and leased-out capacity. |
| Raised Floor Space | It is an elevated space built over the floor. This gap between the original floor and the elevated floor is used to accommodate wiring, cooling, and other data center equipment. This arrangement assists in having proper wiring and cooling infrastructure. It is measured in square feet/meter. |
| Computer Room Air Conditioner (CRAC) | It is a device used to monitor and maintain the temperature, air circulation, and humidity inside the server room in the data center. |
| Aisle | It is the open space between the rows of racks. This open space is critical for maintaining the optimal temperature (20-25 °C) in the server room. There are primarily two aisles inside the server room, a hot aisle and a cold aisle. |
| Cold Aisle | It is the aisle wherein the front of the rack faces the aisle. Here, chilled air is directed into the aisle so that it can enter the front of the racks and maintain the temperature. |
| Hot Aisle | It is the aisle where the back of the racks faces the aisle. Here, the heat dissipated from the equipment’s in the rack is directed to the outlet vent of the CRAC. |
| Critical Load | It includes the servers and other computer equipment whose uptime is critical for data center operation. |
| Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) | It is a metric which defines the efficiency of a data center. It is calculated by: (𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐷𝑎𝑡𝑎 𝐶𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐸𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛)/(𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐼𝑇 𝐸𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛). Further, a data center with a PUE of 1.2-1.5 is considered highly efficient, whereas, a data center with a PUE >2 is considered highly inefficient. |
| Redundancy | It is defined as a system design wherein additional component (UPS, generators, CRAC) is added so that in case of power outage, equipment failure, the IT equipment should not be affected. |
| Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) | It is a device that is connected in series with the utility power supply, storing energy in batteries such that the supply from UPS is continuous to IT equipment even during utility power is snapped. The UPS primarily supports the IT equipment only. |
| Generators | Just like UPS, generators are placed in the data center to ensure an uninterrupted power supply, avoiding downtime. Data center facilities have diesel generators and commonly, 48-hour diesel is stored in the facility to prevent disruption. |
| N | It denotes the tools and equipment required for a data center to function at full load. Only "N" indicates that there is no backup to the equipment in the event of any failure. |
| N+1 | Referred to as 'Need plus one', it denotes the additional equipment setup available to avoid downtime in case of failure. A data center is considered N+1 when there is one additional unit for every 4 components. For instance, if a data center has 4 UPS systems, then for to achieve N+1, an additional UPS system would be required. |
| 2N | It refers to fully redundant design wherein two independent power distribution system is deployed. Therefore, in the event of a complete failure of one distribution system, the other system will still supply power to the data center. |
| In-Row Cooling | It is the cooling design system installed between racks in a row where it draws warm air from the hot aisle and supplies cool air to the cold aisle, thereby maintaining the temperature. |
| Tier 1 | Tier classification determines the preparedness of a data center facility to sustain data center operation. A data center is classified as Tier 1 data center when it has a non-redundant (N) power component (UPS, generators), cooling components, and power distribution system (from utility power grids). The Tier 1 data center has an uptime of 99.67% and an annual downtime of <28.8 hours. |
| Tier 2 | A data center is classified as Tier 2 data center when it has a redundant power and cooling components (N+1) and a single non-redundant distribution system. Redundant components include extra generators, UPS, chillers, heat rejection equipment, and fuel tanks. The Tier 2 data center has an uptime of 99.74% and an annual downtime of <22 hours. |
| Tier 3 | A data center having redundant power and cooling components and multiple power distribution systems is referred to as a Tier 3 data center. The facility is resistant to planned (facility maintenance) and unplanned (power outage, cooling failure) disruption. The Tier 3 data center has an uptime of 99.98% and an annual downtime of <1.6 hours. |
| Tier 4 | It is the most tolerant type of data center. A Tier 4 data center has multiple, independent redundant power and cooling components and multiple power distribution paths. All IT equipment are dual powered, making them fault tolerant in case of any disruption, thereby ensuring interrupted operation. The Tier 4 data center has an uptime of 99.74% and an annual downtime of <26.3 minutes. |
| Small Data Center | Data center that has floor space area of ≤ 5,000 Sq. ft or the number of racks that can be installed is ≤ 200 is classified as a small data center. |
| Medium Data Center | Data center which has floor space area between 5,001-20,000 Sq. ft, or the number of racks that can be installed is between 201-800, is classified as a medium data center. |
| Large Data Center | Data center which has floor space area between 20,001-75,000 Sq. ft, or the number of racks that can be installed is between 801-3,000, is classified as a large data center. |
| Massive Data Center | Data center which has floor space area between 75,001-225,000 Sq. ft, or the number of racks that can be installed is between 3001-9,000, is classified as a massive data center. |
| Mega Data Center | Data center that has a floor space area of ≥ 225,001 Sq. ft or the number of racks that can be installed is ≥ 9001 is classified as a mega data center. |
| Retail Colocation | It refers to those customers who have a capacity requirement of 250 kW or less. These services are majorly opted by small and medium enterprises (SMEs). |
| Wholesale Colocation | It refers to those customers who have a capacity requirement between 250 kW to 4 MW. These services are majorly opted by medium to large enterprises. |
| Hyperscale Colocation | It refers to those customers who have a capacity requirement greater than 4 MW. The hyperscale demand primarily originates from large-scale cloud players, IT companies, BFSI, and OTT players (like Netflix, Hulu, and HBO+). |
| Mobile Data Speed | It is the mobile internet speed a user experiences via their smartphones. This speed is primarily dependent on the carrier technology being used in the smartphone. The carrier technologies available in the market are 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G, where 2G provides the slowest speed while 5G is the fastest. |
| Fiber Connectivity Network | It is a network of optical fiber cables deployed across the country, connecting rural and urban regions with high-speed internet connection. It is measured in kilometer (km). |
| Data Traffic per Smartphone | It is a measure of average data consumption by a smartphone user in a month. It is measured in gigabyte (GB). |
| Broadband Data Speed | It is the internet speed that is supplied over the fixed cable connection. Commonly, copper cable and optic fiber cable are used in both residential and commercial use. Here, optic cable fiber provides faster internet speed than copper cable. |
| Submarine Cable | A submarine cable is a fiber optic cable laid down at two or more landing points. Through this cable, communication and internet connectivity between countries across the globe is established. These cables can transmit 100-200 terabits per second (Tbps) from one point to another. |
| Carbon Footprint | It is the measure of carbon dioxide generated during the regular operation of a data center. Since, coal, and oil & gas are the primary source of power generation, consumption of this power contributes to carbon emissions. Data center operators are incorporating renewable energy sources to curb the carbon footprint emerging in their facilities. |
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- Step-2: Build a Market Model: Market-size estimations for the forecast years are in nominal terms. Inflation is not a part of the pricing, and the average selling price (ASP) is kept constant throughout the forecast period for each country.
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