Argentina: Existing & Upcoming Data Center Portfolio

Key Market Highlights: 

• Argentina is an emerging data center market in Latin America. Low electricity prices and government support for data center development, including a data protection law and operator tax breaks, are some factors expected to drive the Argentina market in the coming years. 
• The investment toward the deployment of 5G technology is likely to generate a substantial quantity of data, which will further increase investments in data centers. 
• As of January 2021, Argentina’s population was over 45 million, with an internet penetration rate of around 80% and active social media users of 79%. 
• EdgeConneX, Lumen Technologies, Nabiax, G2K Hosting, IPXON Networks, and IFX Networks are major data center operators in the country. 
• The increasing adoption of cloud-based services helps grow retail and wholesale colocation services in the market. The market is witnessing increased demand for colocation spaces across existing and upcoming data centers.