The Data Centre Caribbean 2020 Report

Report Forecasts Growth - over 30% - from Caribbean Data Centres, but more Assistance is Required if Content and Cloud Services are to be Hosted in the Region

The Data Centre Caribbean 2020 Report provides an overview of 20 Country Markets in the Caribbean region including Anguilla, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Curacao, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Montserrat, Jamaica, Panama, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, the Turks & Caicos, and the US Virgin Islands.

However, out of the twenty (20) Caribbean countries surveyed, only twelve countries have a Data Centre market in operation consisting of multiple Data Centre Providers. The twelve Caribbean countries with significant Data Centre & Cloud markets in the region are listed below:

1. Anguilla
2. Bahamas
3. Belize
4. Bermuda
5. Curacao
6. Cayman Islands
7. Dominica
8. Guyana
9. Jamaica
10. Panama
11. Trinidad & Tobago
12. US Virgin Islands

The Data Centre Caribbean 2020 report is composed of four key sections as shown below:

The first section of the report - looks at the Data Centre Landscape for each of the Caribbean Countries in the report - with details including the digital economy take up, the ease of doing business, power availability & costs and international & domestic fibre connectivity.

The second section of the report - considers the key Data Centre and Cloud Service Provider (CSP) deployments - for each of the 12 key Caribbean countries where there is an active Data Centre or Cloud market included in the report.

The third section of the report - provides a brief overall profile of each of the key Data Centre Providers – which have a presence in the 12 key Caribbean country markets.

The fourth section of the Data Centre Caribbean 2020 report - provides a forecast for the Caribbean Data Centres - based on Data Centre raised floor space (shown in m2) and Data Centre Customer Power (or DCCP – shown in MW) with the key conclusions & trends of the report.

It provides profiles of the key Data Centre and Cloud Service Providers in the region, as well as a 5-year forecast for third party Data Centre, raised floor space, and Data Centre Customer Power from the end of 2020.

The Caribbean region has been overshadowed by Data Centres in the neighbouring USA, particularly in Florida, which has served as a gateway for cloud services and content used in the Caribbean and in parts of South America. Miami Data Centres, such as Equinix, are typically wholesale providers of content and connectivity capable of connecting across Latin America and the Caribbean. Content and cloud services that are used in the Caribbean are typically hosted off-shore in the North American region and are not hosted in the Caribbean.

Although global Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) such as Microsoft are using local partners to distribute their products in the Caribbean region they are also hosting their cloud or applications in neighbouring regions - typically in North America.

There are though a number of Data Centre facilities offering services locally in the Caribbean region - but the majority are colocation-style facilities only and provide limited standards of resilience – with only a handful of certified US Uptime Institute Data Centre facilities (available from fourteen (14 facilities) (and seven Data Centre Providers) in the Caribbean region.

Methodology
Introduction
Executive Summary
Data Centre & Cloud deployments

Section 1 - Data Centre Caribbean Landscape Country Profiles

Includes a survey of 20 Caribbean region countries, but only 12 of which have a significant Data Centre & Cloud presence in the region:

Anguilla Data Centre Landscape

Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Geographical Location
Digital Economy take up
The ease of doing business
Power availability & costs
Fibre Connectivity (International & Domestic)

Bahamas Data Centre Landscape

Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Geographical Location
Digital Economy take up
The ease of doing business
Power availability & costs
Fibre Connectivity (International & Domestic)

Barbados Data Centre Landscape

Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Geographical Location
Digital Economy take up
The ease of doing business
Power availability & costs
Fibre Connectivity (International & Domestic)

Belize Data Centre Landscape

Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Geographical Location
Digital Economy take up
The ease of doing business
Power availability & costs
Fibre Connectivity (International & Domestic)

Bermuda Data Centre Landscape

Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Geographical Location
Digital Economy take up
The ease of doing business
Power availability & costs
Fibre Connectivity (International & Domestic)

British Virgin Islands Data Centre Landscape

Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Geographical Location
Digital Economy take up
The ease of doing business
Power availability & costs
Fibre Connectivity (International & Domestic)

Cayman Islands Data Centre Landscape

Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Geographical Location
Digital Economy take up
The ease of doing business
Power availability & costs
Fibre Connectivity (International & Domestic)

Curacao Data Centre Landscape

Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Geographical Location
Digital Economy take up
The ease of doing business
Power availability & costs
Fibre Connectivity (International & Domestic)
Dominica Data Centre Landscape
Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Geographical Location
Digital Economy take up
The ease of doing business
Power availability & costs
Fibre Connectivity (International & Domestic)

Grenada Data Centre Landscape

Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Geographical Location
Digital Economy take up
The ease of doing business
Power availability & costs
Fibre Connectivity (International & Domestic)

Guyana Data Centre Landscape

Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Geographical Location
Digital Economy take up
The ease of doing business
Power availability & costs
Fibre Connectivity (International & Domestic)

Montserrat Data Centre Landscape

Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Geographical Location
Digital Economy take up
The ease of doing business
Power availability & costs
Fibre Connectivity

Jamaica Data Centre Landscape

Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Geographical Location
Digital Economy take up
The ease of doing business
Power availability & costs
Fibre Connectivity (International & Domestic)

Panama Data Centre Landscape

Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Geographical Location
Digital Economy take up
The ease of doing business
Power availability & costs
Fibre Connectivity (International & Domestic)

St. Kitts & Nevis Data Centre Landscape

Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Geographical Location
Digital Economy take up
The ease of doing business
Power availability & costs
Fibre Connectivity (International & Domestic)

St. Lucia Data Centre Landscape

Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Geographical Location
Digital Economy take up
The ease of doing business
Power availability & costs
Fibre Connectivity (International & Domestic)

St. Vincent Data Centre Landscape

Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Geographical Location
Digital Economy take up
The ease of doing business
Power availability & costs
Fibre Connectivity (International & Domestic)

Trinidad & Tobago Data Centre Landscape

Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Geographical Location
Digital Economy take up
The ease of doing business
Power availability & costs
Fibre Connectivity (International & Domestic)

Turks & Caicos Islands Data Centre Landscape

Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Geographical Location
Digital Economy take up
The ease of doing business
Power availability & costs
Fibre Connectivity (International & Domestic)

US Virgin Islands Data Centre Landscape

Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Geographical Location
Digital Economy take up
The ease of doing business
Power availability & costs
Fibre Connectivity (International & Domestic)

Section 2 – The Key Data Centre & Cloud deployments by Caribbean Country

Includes a survey of Data Centre & Cloud deployments in 12 key Caribbean region countries where there is a significant cloud & Data Centre presence including:

Anguilla Data Centre & Cloud deployments
Anguilla Data Centre deployments
Anguilla Cloud deployments
Bahamas Data Centre & Cloud deployments
Bahamas Data Centre deployments
Bahamas Cloud deployments
Belize Data Centre & Cloud deployments
Belize Data Centre deployments
Belize Cloud deployments
Bermuda Data Centre & Cloud deployments
Bermuda Data Centre deployments
Bermuda Cloud deployments
Cayman Islands Data Centre & Cloud deployments
Cayman Islands Data Centre deployments
Cayman Islands Cloud deployments
Curacao Data Centre & Cloud deployments
Curacao Data Centre deployments
Curacao Cloud deployments
Dominica Data Centre & Cloud deployments
Dominica Data Centre deployments
Dominica Cloud deployments
Guyana Data Centre & Cloud deployments
Guyana Data Centre deployments
Guyana Cloud deployments
Jamaica Data Centre & Cloud deployments
Jamaica Data Centre deployments
Jamaica Cloud deployments
Panama Data Centre & Cloud deployments
Panama Data Centre deployments
Panama Cloud deployments
Trinidad & Tobago Data Centre & Cloud deployments
Trinidad & Tobago Data Centre deployments
Trinidad & Tobago Cloud deployments
US Virgin Islands Data
US Virgin Islands Data Centre deployments US Virgin Islands Cloud deployments

Section 3 – The Key Data Centre & Cloud Providers in the Caribbean region

A summary of the key Data Centre Providers in the Caribbean region. The Key Data Centre Provider profiles in the Caribbean region include:

Caribbean Cloud Profile
C&W Business Data Centre Profile
CentriLogic Data Centre Profile
Dataplanet NV Data Centre Profile
Digicel Business Data Centre Profile
Flow Data Centre Profile
Ovnicom Data Centre Profile
TSTT Data Centre Profile

The Key Cloud Service Provider (CSP) profiles in the Caribbean region
The hosting of services outside of the Caribbean region

Section 4 - Data Centre Caribbean 2020 - Forecasts & Conclusions

Forecasts – including Data Centre raised floor space & Data Centre Customer Power (DCCP) by Country Market – from the end of 2020 to the end of 2025
Data Centre Caribbean 2020 – Conclusions to the report

Appendix – Data Centre Caribbean 2020
Appendix 1 - A table listing the Data Centres included in the Data Centre Caribbean 2020 report
Appendix 2 - A table listing all fixed and mobile operators offering services in the 20 surveyed countries.
Appendix 3 - A table summary of all fibre connections in the Caribbean region

List of Figures – Data Centre Caribbean 2020
Figure 1 – A table showing the currency conversion rates used in this report – to US Dollar USD $1
Figure 2 – A table showing the number of Data Centre Providers & Data Centre Facilities in the Caribbean region
Figure 3 – A table showing the key high specification Data Centre facilities available in the region
Figure 4 – A table showing the 3rd party Data Centre Providers, facilities, space & power as of the end of 2020 (including Panama, Bermuda & Trinidad & Tobago)
Figure 5 – A table showing the 3rd party Data Centre facilities certified by the Uptime Institute in the Caribbean region
Figure 6 – A chart showing average electricity pricing in 7 Caribbean Countries in USD per kWh
Figure 7 – A table showing the Anguilla Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Figure 8 – A simplified map of Anguilla
Figure 9 – A table showing the Bahamas Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Figure 10 – A simplified map of the Bahamas
Figure 11 – A table showing the Barbados Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Figure 12 – A simplified map of Barbados
Figure 13 – A table showing the Belize Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Figure 14 – A simplified map of Belize
Figure 15 – A table showing Bermuda Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Figure 16 – A simplified map of Bermuda
Figure 17 – A table showing the British Virgin Islands Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Figure 18 – A simplified map of the British Virgin Islands
Figure 19 – A table showing the Cayman Islands Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Figure 20 – A simplified map of the Cayman Islands
Figure 21 – A table showing Curacao Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Figure 22 – A simplified map of Curacao
Figure 23 – A table showing Dominica Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Figure 24 – A simplified map of Dominica
Figure 25 – A table showing the Grenada Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Figure 26 – A simplified map of Grenada
Figure 27 – A table showing the Guyana Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Figure 28 – A simplified map of Guyana
Figure 29 – A table showing the Montserrat Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Figure 30 – A simplified map of Montserrat
Figure 31 – A table showing the Jamaica Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Figure 32 – A simplified map of Jamaica
Figure 33 – A table showing the Panama Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Figure 34 – A simplified map of Panama
Figure 35 – A table showing St Kitts and Nevis Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Figure 36 – A simplified map of St Kitts and Nevis
Figure 37 – A table showing the St Lucia Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Figure 38 – A simplified map of St Lucia
Figure 39 – A table showing the St Vincent Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Figure 40 – A simplified map of St Vincent
Figure 41 – A table showing the Trinidad & Tobago Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Figure 42 – A simplified map of Trinidad & Tobago
Figure 43 – A table showing the Turks & Caicos Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Figure 44 – A simplified map of Turks and Caicos
Figure 45 – A table showing the US Virgin Islands Data Centre Landscape Statistics
Figure 46 – A simplified map of the US Virgin Islands
Figure 47 – A table summarizing the Data Centre & Cloud deployments in the Caribbean region
Figure 48 – A chart showing the size of the Caribbean region Data Centre Markets by raised floor space in m2 forecast as of the end of 2020
Figure 49 – A photograph showing the Blue NAP Americas Data Centre facility in Curacao
Figure 50 – A table showing the 3rd party Caribbean Data Centre facilities certified by the US Uptime Institute
Figure 51 – A table showing the forecast Caribbean Data Centre space by Country Market – from the end of 2020 to the end of 2025 in m2
Figure 52 – A pie chart showing the forecast Caribbean Data Centre space broken down by Country Market – shown from the end of 2020 in m2 as a percentage
Figure 53 – A table showing the forecast Caribbean Data Centre power by Country Market – from the end of 2020 to the end of 2025 in MW
Figure 54 – A pie chart showing the forecast Caribbean Data Centre Customer Power (DCCP) broken down by Country Market – shown from the end of 2020 in MW as a percentage
Figure 55 – A table and chart showing the average forecast growth rates per annum by the 12 Country Markets surveyed (from the end of 2020 to the end of 2025) in per cent

Executive Summary

The analyst has published the first report on third-party Data Centres and Cloud services in the Caribbean region. Data Centre Caribbean 2020 examines the Data Centre Landscape in each of twenty (20) Country Markets in the region including the countries of - Anguilla, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Curacao, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Montserrat, Jamaica, Panama, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, the Turks & Caicos, and the US Virgin Islands.

However, there is a significant Data Centre presence in only twelve (12) of the country markets and there is a mature Data Centre market in a handful of countries - including the Bahamas, Curacao, Panama, and Trinidad & Tobago - where multiple Data Centre Providers are available.

From the report, the largest Data Centre Country Market is Panama with over 16,000 m2 of third-party Data Centre space with 23 MW of power, followed by Trinidad & Tobago with 8,000 m2 of third-party Data Centre space & 14 MW of power.

Altogether the Caribbean region is forecast to have over 49,000 m2 of 3rd party Data Centre space as of the end of 2020, with 82 MW of Data Centre Customer Power to be available. Total 3rd party Data Centre space in the region is forecast to increase by 32 percent from the end of 2020 to the end of 2025 with power forecast to increase by 35 percent over the same period.

But some individual Caribbean Countries are forecast to experience a spectacular increase in third-party Data Centre space, with the Bahamas forecast to double in size over the period, and the Cayman Islands and the US Virgin Islands to increase by well over 50 percent (albeit from a low initial base).

In all countries access to cloud services is available from local CSPs (Cloud Service Providers), including local hosting, Data Centre and Telecoms Providers who are typically either reselling Microsoft Cloud services or are providing cloud services or are building their own enterprise cloud using a VMware platform.

Currently, none of the Global Cloud Service Providers (such as Microsoft Cloud, AWS & Google Cloud) offer their services from within the Caribbean but are served instead of North America.

The Data Centre Caribbean 2020 report finds that the position is similar for other content and hosting services, with Miami, in particular, acting as the main hub for the region.

New Data Centre facilities are being built, such as the Blue NAP Americas Data Centre in Curacao, which is aimed at attracting overseas investors and financial services clients to host in the region. There are also attempts to improve connectivity in the region (particularly with local IP Exchanges) and new subsea cables (particularly connecting South America).

Governments also have a role to play in enabling e-commerce services and investing in power and infrastructure in the Caribbean region if the Data Centre segment is to expand out of its local colocation base.

Companies Mentioned

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes:

AWS
Blue NAP Americas
C&W Business
Caribbean Cloud
CentriLogic
Dataplanet NV
Digicel Business
Flow
Google
Microsoft
Ovnicom
TSTT
VMware Inc.

Methodology

The analyst researches its reports typically within a three-month period. All of its reports are based on primary and secondary research including interviews with relevant companies/operators covered in the report. The analyst also draws on its extensive in-house database and its contacts in the field of telecommunications it has established since the company was launched in 2006.

The analyst has 26-years of experience in the field of telecoms pricing both mobile and fixed. They have a network of consultants as well as a multi-lingual research team, with languages spoken French, German, Polish and Spanish.

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