France: Existing & Upcoming Data Center Portfolio

Key Market Highlights: 

• France data center market is among the mature markets of the Western Europe region, with Paris being among the major cities for data center development. The market is aided by factors such as government digitalization strategies, growth in subsea cable connectivity growth, and adoption of advanced technologies such as 5G, AI, big data & IoT, and other factors. 

• The Top 3 operators, Equinix, Digital Reality, and DATA4 contribute over 45% of the existing IT Load capacity in the France Data Center Market. 
• In the coming years, revenue in the wholesale colocation market is anticipated to increase due to growing investments from cloud/IT service providers, who are expected to colocate significant space in colocation data center facilities across the country. 
• The market is continuously witnessing the deployments of 5G services and investments for 5G network growth by several country telecom operators and government sectors. For instance, in March 2022, France Government announced its new measures that are aimed at supporting the growth of 5G to increase access for manufacturers and vertical sectors in the country with deployment in the country.