MARKET INSIGHTS

The Germany data center market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.36% from 2022 to 2027 and is expected to reach $7.33 billion by 2027 from $6.01 billion in 2021. The Government of Germany is making a continuous effort to improve the digital economy of the country. By 2025, the German government wants to invest $3.09 billion in AI research and development. Cloud operators and colocation operators highly dominate the industry. Also, the Germany data center market is witnessing the entry of a new investor, Yondr, who plans to build a facility in the country.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country is witnessing growth in cloud adoption by various industry verticals such as enterprises, government agencies, and education sectors. Therefore, the companies such as IBM, Alibaba, Deutsche Telekom, Oracle, Exoscale, and Profitbricks have a presence in the country. The existence of cloud regions such as Google, Amazon Web Services, and Deutsche Telekom are providing services in the country. Also, foreign cloud operators are entering the German industry; for instance, Alibaba opened its facility in Frankfurt to provide customer services. The increasing investment in renewable energy from solar and wind energy to power data centers is a major focussed area. By 2060, the country aims to be net zero carbon emission. 

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• Germany has around 125 operational colocation data centers. Most colocation centers are being developed according to Tier III standards. According to Uptime Institute, there are approximately four facilities certified under Tier III standards by Uptime Institute.
• The primary demand drivers for colocation services in Germany are industries such as cloud, followed by telecom, 5G deployment, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Due to COVID-19, various organizations started working on cloud platforms.
• The German Legislation has proposed a new data protection law, Telekommunikation-Telemedien-Datenschutz-Gesetz (TTDSG), as this law is still in the legislative process and is expected to come into effect by 2023.
• In Germany, Frankfurt and Munich are the most preferred locations for developing facilities due to their proximity to end-users.
• The deployment of 5G networks will boost the digital economy of the region and will lead to higher demand for high-bandwidth networking infrastructure. For instance, as of February 2022, Deutsche Telekom deployed more than 63,000 antennas in Germany, providing 5G services to over 90% of the country's population. 

WHY SHOULD YOU BUY THIS RESEARCH?

• Market size available in the investment, area, power capacity, and the Germany colocation market revenue.
• An assessment of the data-center investment in Germany by colocation, hyperscale, and enterprise operators.
• Data center investments in the area (square feet) and power capacity (MW) across cities in the country.
• A detailed study of the existing market landscape, an in-depth industry analysis, and insightful predictions about the Germany data center market size during the forecast period.
• Snapshot of existing and upcoming third-party facilities in Germany
  • Facilities Covered (Existing): 125
  • Facilities Identified (Upcoming): 06
  • Coverage: 5 Cities
  • Existing vs. Upcoming (Area)
  • Existing vs. Upcoming (IT Load Capacity)
• Data center colocation market in Germany
  • Market Revenue & Forecast (2021-2027)
  • Wholesale vs. Retail Market Revenue & Forecast (2021-2027)
  • Retail Colocation Pricing
  • Wholesale Colocation Pricing
• The Germany 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 aspect of the market.

VENDOR LANDSCAPE

• The major operators are Germany Digital Realty, CyrusOne, NTT Global Data Centers, Penta Infra, Equinix, Data Center One, Carrier Colo, and Noris Network.
• In 2021, some of the key investors in the market were Equinix, Vantage Data Centers, Penta Infra, maincubes, NTT Global, NDC-GARBE, and CyrusOne.
• Germany's demand for edge data centers will grow as 5G deployment increases. AtlasEdge is planning to enter the market by developing edge data centers via mergers and acquisitions or partnerships in Germany.
• As the development in Frankfurt is growing, the Frankfurt Planning Department developed New Urban Master Plan to manage data center construction for appropriate land usage and waste heat from the facilities.
• The operators are procuring IT infrastructure from the infrastructure providers to improve the efficiency of the data center operations. For instance, Juniper Networks has provided QFX5100-48T, QFX5110-48S, and QFX10002 Switches, EX4600 and EX3400 Ethernet Switches for T-Systems to improve network automation in Germany.

EXISTING VS. UPCOMING

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

REPORT COVERAGE:

This report analyses the Germany 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
  • Economizers & Evaporative Coolers
  • Other Cooling Units
• General Construction
  • Core & Shell Development
  • Installation & Commissioning Services
  • Engineering & Building Design
  • Fire Detection & Suppression
  • Physical Security
  • Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
• Tier Standards
  • Tier I & Tier II
  • Tier III
  • Tier IV

VENDOR LANDSCAPE

• IT INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS: Atos, Broadcom, Cisco Systems, Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Fujitsu, IBM, Lenovo, and NetApp.
• CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS & SUB-CONTRACTORS: AECOM, Arup, Collen Construction, DPR Construction, ICT Facilities, KLEINUNDARCHITEKTEN, Lupp Group, Max Bogl, Mercury Engineering, M+W Group (Exyte), Royal HaskoningDHV, STS Group, SPIE, Winthrop Engineering, Zech Group.
• SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS: ABB, Caterpillar, Cummins, Delta Electronics, Eaton, KOHLER-SDMO, Legrand, Piller Power Systems, Riello UPS, Rittal, Rolls Royce, Schneider Electric, Siemens, Socomec, STULZ, and Vertiv.
• INVESTORS: China Mobile International, Colt Data Centre Services, CyrusOne, Datacenter One, Digital Realty, Equinix, Iron Mountain, maincubes, noris network, NDC-GARBE Data Centers, NewTelco, NTT Global Data Centers, Penta Infra, Vantage Data Centers.
• NEW ENTRANT: Yondr