Bahrain Data Center Market - Investment Analysis & Growth Opportunities 2023-2028

MARKET OUTLOOK

The Bahrain data center market size will witness investments of USD 305.9 million by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 10.68% during the forecast period. In the Middle Eastern region, Bahrain is one of the emerging data center markets. The government of Bahrain adopted the Cloud-First strategy, which enables digital transformation and increased adoption of cloud services in the country. Further, the region is witnessing growth in the adoption of cloud-based services, and the country has the presence of cloud service providers such as AWS and Tencent. AWS opened its first Middle Eastern cloud region in Bahrain with three geographically separate availability zones in 2019.

Bahrain's Cabinet has given the green light to the National Labour Market Plan 2023-2026. Bahrain's digital strategy aims to boost IT and telecom sector jobs by 35% by 2023. Further, telecom operators such as Saudi Telecom Company (stc), Batelco, and Zain are the main operators that have commercially deployed 5G services that partially or entirely cover the 5G services in the country. Also, the region aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2060 and a 30% reduction in carbon emissions by 2035. Many private and public organizations are investing in adopting renewable energy for their respective operations and achieving carbon neutrality goals. For instance, in June 2023, Batelco announced that one of their facilities became Bahrain’s first 100% green energy data center.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• In the Bahrain data center market, Manama is a significant location for data center development; Hamala is also emerging as a new location for development.
• Bahrain's national strategy, Bahrain Economic Vision 2030, focuses on boosting private sector growth and maintaining government investment in infrastructure, affordable housing, and human resources.
• The Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) partnered with the Ministry of Labour to launch the 'Technical Development Program,' designed to provide ICT training to Bahraini university graduates and individuals seeking employment.
• In Bahrain, the availability of Free Trade Zones (FTZs) such as the Bahrain International Investment Park (BIIP), Bahrain Logistics Zone (BLZ), and others, along with the availability of infrastructure and connectivity, will attract investments in these areas in the coming years and boost the Bahrain data center market.
• Regarding sub-sea cable connectivity, the country has around four existing submarine cables, and two are upcoming. For instance, Batelco, the telco arm of Beyon, is investing in deploying the regional subsea cable SeaMeWe-6.

WHY SHOULD YOU BUY THIS RESEARCH?

• Market size available in the investment, area, power capacity, and Bahrain colocation market revenue.
• An assessment of the data center investment in Bahrain by colocation, hyperscale, and enterprise operators.
• Investments in the area (square feet) and power capacity (MW) across cities in the country.
• A detailed study of the existing Bahrain data center market landscape, an in-depth industry analysis, and insightful predictions about market size during the forecast period.
• Snapshot of existing and upcoming third-party data center facilities in Bahrain
  • Facilities Covered (Existing): 03
  • Facilities Identified (Upcoming): 01
  • Coverage: 2 Cities
  • Existing vs. Upcoming (Area)
  • Existing vs. Upcoming (IT Load Capacity)
• Data Center Colocation Market in Bahrain
  • Market Revenue & Forecast (2022-2028)
  • Retail Colocation Pricing
• The Bahrain data center market investments are classified into IT, power, cooling, and general construction services with sizing and forecast.
• A comprehensive analysis of the latest trends, growth rate, potential opportunities, growth restraints, and prospects for the industry.
• Business overview and product offerings of prominent IT infrastructure providers, construction contractors, support infrastructure providers, and investors operating in the industry.
• A transparent research methodology and the analysis of the demand and supply aspects of the industry.

VENDOR LANDSCAPE

• The Bahrain data center market is witnessing investments from new entrants, which includes the Middle Eastern major colocation operator Gulf Data Hub.
• Some key investors in the Bahrain data center market are Batelco, Tencent Cloud, and Zain.
• Bahrain has around three operational colocation data centers. In addition, Bahrain Telecommunications Company’s Ras Abu Jarjur and Hamala data centers are Uptime Institute certified in design/constructed facility.
• In Bahrain, local enterprises, businesses, bank institutions, and international companies are some end-users hosting colocation facilities for their operations. For instance, in April 2021, the National Bank of Bahrain announced its plans to migrate IT operations to the Batelco data center in Hamala, Bahrain.
• The Bahrain data center market has local and global construction contractors catering to significant market operators. Some construction contractors are AECOM, Dar, Hill International, Linesight, Mace, and Specialist Technical Services (STS Group).

EXISTING VS. UPCOMING DATA CENTERS

• Existing Facilities in the Region (Area and Power Capacity)
  • Manama
  • Other Cities
• List of Upcoming Facilities in the region (Area and Power Capacity)

REPORT COVERAGE:

This report analyses the Bahrain data center market share. It elaboratively analyses the existing and upcoming facilities and investments in IT, electrical, mechanical infrastructure, general construction, and tier standards. It discusses market sizing and investment estimation for different segments. The segmentation includes:

• IT Infrastructure
  • Servers
  • Storage Systems
  • Network Infrastructure
• Electrical Infrastructure
  • UPS Systems
  • Generators
  • Switches & Switchgears
  • PDUs
  • Other Electrical Infrastructure
• Mechanical Infrastructure
  • Cooling Systems
  • Rack Cabinets
  • Other Mechanical Infrastructure
• Cooling Systems
  • CRAC and CRAH Units
  • Chillers Units
  • Cooling Towers, Condensers, and Dry Coolers
  • Other Cooling Units
• General Construction
  • Core & Shell Development
  • Installation & Commissioning Services
  • Engineering & Building Design
  • Fire Detection & Suppression
  • Physical Security
  • DCIM
• Tier Standard
  • Tier I & Tier II
  • Tier III
  • Tier IV

VENDOR LANDSCAPE

• IT Infrastructure Providers: Arista Networks, Broadcom, Cisco Systems, Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Huawei Technologies, IBM, Lenovo, NetApp, Oracle.
• Data Center Construction Contractors & Sub-Contractors: AECOM, Dar, Hill International, Linesight, Mace, and Specialist Technical Services (STS Group).
• Support Infrastructure Providers: ABB, Airedale International Air Conditioning, Caterpillar, Cummins, Eaton, Johnson Controls, Legrand, Rittal, Schneider Electric, Stulz, Siemens, and Vertiv.
• Data Center Investors: Batelco, Tencent Cloud, and
• New Entrants: Gulf Data Hub.