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The Middle East and Africa data center colocation market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.68% during 2022-2027. Speak directly to the analyst to clarify any post sales queries you may have.
MARKET INSIGHTS
Some of the significant factors that are acting as a factor for the growth of the data center colocation market in the Middle East & Africa include increased digitalization initiatives across several countries, cloud service providers colocating the data centers, growth in connectivity, and others.The market has witnessed the entry of several global colocation operators through the acquisition of local colocation operators. For instance, in August 2022, Digital Realty announced the completion of the acquisition of African colocation operator Teraco Data Environments. The region is witnessing significant initiatives for connectivity with growth in submarine cable deployments. In the Middle East & Africa, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Israel, Turkey, Lebanon, Yemen, Iran, South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco, and Djibouti are some of the countries with more submarine cable connectivity, which connects Americas, European, and Asian countries boosting the Middle East and Africa data center colocation market.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- COVID-19 has been a boon across the Middle East and Africa data center colocation market, accelerating digital transformation initiatives across several countries, increasing data center service demand, and driving the utilization of data center capacity among the colocation facilities
- Some colocation data centers are developing wholesale colocation space in their facilities across several countries to support growing colocation demand from cloud service providers such as Microsoft, Google, AWS, and government entities. Governments across the region are aiding the growth in the construction of centers by offering several tax benefits
- The computing power in data centers has grown significantly due to increased demand for cloud services, big data, and IoT, which has increased rack power density. The increase in data bandwidth and high-performance computing will drive the operators to procure efficient infrastructure to manage any downtime in the data centers
MARKET TRENDS
COVID-19 Impact on Data Center Investments
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for data center services in the Middle East & Africa has increased with the heightened access to internet-related services aided by nationwide lockdowns imposed by governments in March 2020. Online shopping, even post-COVID-19, has increased the demand for online platforms compared to traditional shopping. In Turkey, there was an 85% increase in online shopping YOY, and the e-commerce sector in Turkey expects to reach over USD 50 million by the end of 2021. For instance, Carrefour, a retail grocery company, witnessed a sales increase of around 50% in Q1 2020. Such factors are becoming a major contributor to the growth of the Middle East and Africa data center colocation market
Smart City Initiatives Across Several Countries Aiding the Growth of Digitalization
- In the Middle East and Africa, several companies and governments have taken the initiative to invest in the development of smart cities. The development of smart cities is aiding the growth in digitalization and further driving the demand for data center construction. Some smart city initiatives in the Middle East and Africa data center colocation market include the Dubai South project and Zayed Smart City Project. Several cities are being developed as smart cities, including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Cape Town, Lagos, Nairobi, Bezeq, and others
5G Deployments Will Drive Edge Data Center Investments
- The Middle East & African countries are working toward adopting digital transformation to attract foreign investments. 5G network deployment fuels the digital transformation, IoT, smart cities, and the fourth industrial revolution. Some telecom operators in the Middle East & Africa have deployed 5G network services, and some are in 5G trials. The Middle East & African countries such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and South Africa commercially deployed 5G network services
- Turkey, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Iran, Nigeria, Kenya, Angola, and Uganda are other the Middle East & African countries in 5G planning and are yet to deploy commercial services during the forecast period. Rapid investments in 5G technology and their deployment will increase the number of connected devices, leading to the generation of a substantial quantity of data, thereby increasing investments in edge data centers in the Middle East and Africa data center colocation market
SEGMENTATION ANALYSIS
- The colocation services segment in the Middle East and Africa data center colocation market is dominated by retail colocation with a market share of 67%. It is expected to grow with a CAGR of 10.99%; it is supported by construction from several local and global colocation operators. Although the presence of cloud service providers is steadily growing, that is expected to boost the wholesale colocation in the region. Some countries in the market are witnessing growth in demand from cloud service providers. Hence, the wholesale colocation space is expected to grow at a higher CAGR during the forecast period
- Most centers operating in the Middle East and Africa data center colocation market are adopting N+N redundant infrastructure, while most centers are designing facilities with space for installing up to 2N redundant UPS systems to cope with diverse feed designs of the facility and frequent power outages. In most Tier III facilities, UPS systems are adopted as N+1 redundant systems, while other facilities have installations of N+N UPS systems
- Edge facility deployment will include single-phase lithium-ion UPS and monitored and switched PDUs. Therefore, emerging edge facilities will majorly boost the Middle East and Africa data center colocation market growth
Segmentation by Colocation Service
- Retail Colocation
- Wholesale Colocation
Segmentation by Infrastructure
- Electrical Infrastructure
- Mechanical Infrastructure
- General Construction
Segmentation by Electrical Infrastructure
- UPS Systems
- Generators
- Transfer Switches & Switchgear
- Power Distribution Units
- Other Electrical Infrastructure
Segmentation by Mechanical Infrastructure
- Cooling Systems
- Racks
- Other Mechanical Infrastructure
Segmentation by Cooling Systems
- CRAC & CRAH Units
- Chiller Units
- Cooling Towers, Condensers & Dry Coolers
- Economizers & Evaporative Coolers
- Other Cooling Units
Segmentation by Cooling Technique
- Air-based Cooling Technique
- Liquid-Based Cooling Technique
Segmentation by General Construction
- Core & Shell Development
- Installation & Commissioning Services
- Engineering & Building Design
- Fire Detection & Suppression
- Physical Security
- DCIM/BMS
Segmentation by Tier Standard
- Tier II
- Tier III
- Tier IV
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
- The Middle East and Africa data center colocation market attracted investments from cloud service providers such as Google, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Oracle, and Tencent across the Middle East. Major cloud service providers are expanding their presence in the region during the forecast period, which drives the demand for wholesale colocation services in the region
- Regarding investment, Abu Dhabi is the preferred location, with major investments from colocation, enterprise, and government entities. In 2021, Dubai witnessed investments from colocation service providers such as Equinix, Moro Hub, and Gulf Data Hub
- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has implemented its Vision 2030 economic strategy to boost the technology sector. It plans to use 5G to support 45 million IoT devices, generating a market worth USD 12 billion. In Saudi Arabia, some significant drivers that complement the Middle East and Africa data center colocation market are cloud adoption, smart city developments, 5G network deployments, digitalization, and submarine cable connectivity investments
Segmentation by Region
- UAE
- Saudi Arabia
- Turkey
- Oman
- Israel
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
- Other Middle Eastern Countries
VENDOR LANDSCAPE
a) Major operators in the Middle East and Africa data center colocation market include Group 42, Equinix, Teraco Data Environments, Gulf Data Hub, STC, Turkcell, Africa Data centres, IXAfrica, Rack Centre, and others.b) Vendors are increasing their presence in the Middle East & African countries, which is likely to boost revenue growth, primarily due to the increased construction of large data centers in countries such as UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Israel.
c) The Middle East and Africa data center colocation market is expected to witness more mega data center constructions to cope with the expected growth in demand for wholesale colocation by cloud service providers, which will likely add revenue opportunities for infrastructure providers under their respective operating segments.
d) Many operators are also adopting units from different vendors to provide efficient cooling solutions for the facility.
e) Several operators depend on local resellers and skilled local experts for installation, commissioning, and maintenance services. Several infrastructure providers in the market offer specific products or a complete range of infrastructure solutions suitable for data centers.
f) In the Middle East & Africa, the construction of data centers is increasing significantly, and greenfield data center development is growing YOY and witnessing a strong contribution from modular data centers in the region.
g) The Middle East and Africa data center colocation markets have global and local construction contractors and engineering and architectural firms. The growth in the market will provide opportunities for local sub-contracts in construction, engineering, and architectural verticals.
Prominent Support Infrastructure
- 4Energy
- ABB
- Airedale International Air Conditioning
- Alfa Laval
- Canovate
- Caterpillar
- Cummins
- Delta Electronics
- EAE Group
- Eaton
- EVAPCO
- Enlogic
- Enrogen
- HITEC Power Protection
- Johnson Controls
- Legrand
- Master Power Technologies
- Rittal
- Rolls-Royce
- Schneider Electric
- Shenzhen Envicool Technology
- Siemens
- STULZ
- Vertiv
Prominent Construction Contractors
- Abbeydale Projects
- Advanced Vision Morocco
- AECOM
- Aldar Properties
- Anel Group
- Arup
- ARSMAGNA
- Ashi & Bushnag
- Atkins
- b2 Architects
- CAP DC
- Chess Enterprises
- Copy Cat Group
- Dar Group
- DC Pro Engineering
- Deerns
- Eastra Solutions
- Edarat
- EDS Engineers
- Egypro
- EGEC
- ENMAR Engineering
- Harinsa Qatar
- HATCO
- HHM Building Contracting
- Hill International
- H&MV Engineering
- ICS Nett
- Ingenium Engineers
- INT’LTEC Group
- ISG
- Interkel
- JLB Architects
- Laing O’Rourke
- Linesight
- M+W Group
- Mace
- Mercury Engineering
- MWK Engineering
- McLaren Construction
- Orascom Construction
- Prota Engineering
- QSP
- RED
- Royal HaskoningDHV
- RW Armstrong
- Shaker Group
- Sterling & Wilson
- Summit Technology Solutions
- Tri-Star Construction
- Turner & Townsend
- United Egypt
- Westwood Management
Prominent Data Center Investors
- Africa Data Centres
- Bynet Data Communications
- EdgeConneX
- Equinix
- Etisalat
- Future Digital Data Systems (FDDS)
- Group 42
- Gulf Data Hub
- Icolo.io
- IXAfrica
- Moro Hub
- Meeza
- MainOne (MDXi)
- NTT Global Data Centers
- Ooredoo
- Paratus Namibia
- Rack Centre
- Raxio Data Centres
- Turkcell
- Telecom Egypt
- Teraco Data Environments
- Vantage Data Centers
- Wingu
- Zain
New Entrant
- Infinity
- Open Access Data Centres (OADC)
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| Report Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| No. of Pages | 442 |
| Published | November 2022 |
| Forecast Period | 2021 - 2027 |
| Estimated Market Value ( USD | $ 1584.3 Million |
| Forecasted Market Value ( USD | $ 2610.5 Million |
| Compound Annual Growth Rate | 8.6% |
| Regions Covered | Africa, Middle East |
| No. of Companies Mentioned | 103 |
Table of Contents
1 Research Methodology2 Research Objectives3 Research Process
4 Scope & Coverage
5 Report Assumptions & Caveats
7 Premium Insights
8 Introduction
9 Market Opportunities & Trends
10 Market Growth Enablers
11 Market Restraints
12 Market Landscape
13 Colocation Service Type
14 Support Infrastructure
15 Electrical Infrastructure
16 Mechanical Infrastructure
17 Cooling System
18 Cooling Technique
19 General Construction
20 Tier Standard
21 Middle East
22 Uae
23 Saudi Arabia
24 Turkey
25 Israel
26 Oman
27 Kuwait
28 Bahrain
29 Other Middle Eastern Countries
30 Africa
31 South Africa
32 Kenya
33 Nigeria
34 Morocco
35 Egypt
36 Other African Countries
37 Competitive Landscape
38 Prominent Support Infrastructure Vendors
39 Prominent Construction Contractors
40 Prominent Data Center Investors
41 New Entrants
42 Report Summary
43 Quantitative Summary
44 Appendix
List of Exhibits
List of Tables
Companies Mentioned
- 4Energy
- ABB
- Airedale International Air Conditioning
- Alfa Laval
- Canovate
- Caterpillar
- Cummins
- Delta Electronics
- EAE Group
- Eaton
- EVAPCO
- Enlogic
- Enrogen
- HITEC Power Protection
- Johnson Controls
- Legrand
- Master Power Technologies
- Rittal
- Rolls-Royce
- Schneider Electric
- Shenzhen Envicool Technology
- Siemens
- STULZ
- Vertiv
- Abbeydale Projects
- Advanced Vision Morocco
- AECOM
- Aldar Properties
- Anel Group
- Arup
- ARSMAGNA
- Ashi & Bushnag
- Atkins
- b2 Architects
- CAP DC
- Chess Enterprises
- Copy Cat Group
- Dar Group
- DC Pro Engineering
- Deerns
- Eastra Solutions
- Edarat
- EDS Engineers
- Egypro
- EGEC
- ENMAR Engineering
- Harinsa Qatar
- HATCO
- HHM Building Contracting
- Hill International
- H&MV Engineering
- ICS Nett
- Ingenium Engineers
- INT’LTEC Group
- ISG
- Interkel
- JLB Architects
- Laing O’Rourke
- Linesight
- M+W Group
- Mace
- Mercury Engineering
- MWK Engineering
- McLaren Construction
- Orascom Construction
- Prota Engineering
- QSP
- RED
- Royal HaskoningDHV
- RW Armstrong
- Shaker Group
- Sterling & Wilson
- Summit Technology Solutions
- Tri-Star Construction
- Turner & Townsend
- United Egypt
- Westwood Management
- Africa Data Centres
- Bynet Data Communications
- EdgeConneX
- Equinix
- Etisalat
- Future Digital Data Systems (FDDS)
- Group 42
- Gulf Data Hub
- Icolo.io
- IXAfrica
- Moro Hub
- Meeza
- MainOne (MDXi)
- NTT Global Data Centers
- Ooredoo
- Paratus Namibia
- Rack Centre
- Raxio Data Centres
- Turkcell
- Telecom Egypt
- Teraco Data Environments
- Vantage Data Centers
- Wingu
- Zain
- Infinity
- Open Access Data Centres (OADC)
Methodology
Our research comprises a mix of primary and secondary research. The secondary research sources that are typically referred to include, but are not limited to, company websites, annual reports, financial reports, company pipeline charts, broker reports, investor presentations and SEC filings, journals and conferences, internal proprietary databases, news articles, press releases, and webcasts specific to the companies operating in any given market.
Primary research involves email interactions with the industry participants across major geographies. The participants who typically take part in such a process include, but are not limited to, CEOs, VPs, business development managers, market intelligence managers, and national sales managers. We primarily rely on internal research work and internal databases that we have populated over the years. We cross-verify our secondary research findings with the primary respondents participating in the study.
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