France Data Center Market - Investment Analysis and Growth Opportunities 2020-2025

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS 

The France data center market size to cross USD 4 billion, growing at a CAGR of 4% during the forecast period. Equinix, Interxion, Orange, Mipih, Colt DCS, Digital Realty and Atos are the prominent investors in the market. The rapid spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly increased the data traffic since March 2020. To provide high availability services, operators are taking precaution measures for their on-site employees. Data center operators have also taken measures to manage the available workforce and monitor their existing facilities without any service disruption. The Impact of the coronavirus on data center construction market is expected to be moderate in France.

 In 2019, the cloud computing market in France was estimated at over $10 billion. The SaaS segment is expected to dominate the market, with more than 50% of the total cloud services share in France. The French government intends to empower regional software companies to support local cloud solutions. General data protection regulation (GDPR) and CNIL ensure protective legal framework for data. The implementation of regulations is likely to prompt cloud service providers to store personal data within the country. It has started cooperating with companies such as Dassault Systems and cloud company OVH.

Moreover, the French government has launched several initiatives to boost digitization and promote SMEs for developing a vibrant start-up ecosystem. In 2020, the government announced around $4 billion for supporting and helping startups.

KEY DELIVERABLE  

• An assessment of the data center investment in the market by colocation, hyperscale, and enterprise operators
• Exhaustive insights of the impact of the COVID-19 on the data center market in France
• Investments in terms of area (square feet) and power capacity (MW) in major cities in the country
• Colocation Data Center market in France
• Retail & Wholesale Colocation Pricing in France
• A detailed study of the existing market landscape, an in-depth industry analysis. Also provides insightful predictions about the size of the France data center market during the forecast period
• Segmentation of the data center market in France into multiple segments and sub-segments with market sizing and forecast
• A comprehensive analysis of the latest market trends, potential opportunities. Growth restraints and future market prospects for the data centers in France market
• Presence of prominent investors, construction contractors, and infrastructure vendors
• A transparent market research methodology and the analysis of the demand and supply aspect of the market

KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE REPORT

• The renewable electricity generation is likely to grow and accounts for more than 35% of the total electricity generated during the forecast period.
• With the growth in 5G services, the need for edge computing is likely to witness an increase in its adoption. Currently, there are around 17% of edge computing applications used for only highly critical processes in France.
• The IoT data processing is expected to develop new opportunities for data center providers. IoT will bring applications and workloads that demand near real-time responsiveness, which will promote deployment of edge data centers.
• The government has implemented tax breaks to increase data center investment, for example, the reduction of TICFE (Internal tax on final electricity consumption) from $24/MWh to $12/MWh.
• In 2019, renewable resources had more than 21% share in the total consumption of the electricity. Also, the government is utilizing solar to increase more power. In 2019, France added a cumulative power of more than 9,000 MW. 
• The government approved more than 250 projects related to wind and solar power generation with capacity of nearly 2 GW.

 REPORT COVERAGE

This report offers an detailed analysis of the France data center investments in terms of infrastructure and geography. It discusses market sizing and estimation for different segments with respect to the investment in facilities. The segmentation includes: 

• Infrastructure Type
  • IT Infrastructure
  • Electrical Infrastructure
  • Mechanical Infrastructure
• IT Infrastructure
  • Server
  • Storage
  • Network
• Electrical Infrastructure
  • UPS
  • Generator Market
  • Transfer Switches and Switchgear
  • Other Electrical Infrastructure
• Mechanical Infrastructure
  • Cooling Systems
  • CRAC & CRAH Units
  • Chiller Units
  • Cooling Towers & Dry Coolers
  • Economizers & Evaporative Coolers
  • Other Units
  • Racks
  • Other Mechanical Infrastructure
• General Construction
  • Building Development
  • Installation & Commissioning Services
  • Building Design
  • Physical Security
  • DCIM
• Tier Segments
  • Tier I & Tier II
  • Tier III
  • Tier IV
• Geography
  • Paris
  • Other Cities