African Colocation and Cloud Markets 2018F: Transforming Colocation Demand Patterns and Volumes

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The "The African Data Center Boom: Cloud, Hyperscale, and the Transformation of African Colocation Markets - Standard Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

At long last, the African data center boom is here. After years of strong promise, but relatively slow expansion outside of South Africa, the African data center market has entered a phase of accelerated growth. The year 2018 marks an inflection point. More multi-tenant data center facilities will be built across Africa over the next two years than were established over the past three combined. Data center colocation space, power, and revenue are all set to double over the next five years. More enterprises are adopting colocation services.

Global CDN players are bulking up their African edge node presence. And crucially, the hyperscale cloud is here, transforming colocation demand patterns and volumes, altering the colo market's traditional competitive structure, business models, and the very nature of Africa's data center facilities.

The African Data Center Boom is our most comprehensive research to date on the African data center colocation market, leveraging months of research and interviews, extensive data collection and new analytical tools for data center analysis and geo-mapping. The report provides an unprecedented view into the dynamics underpinning the African Multi-tenant Data Center colocation market - all with the analyst team's uncompromising focus on finding investor value - wherever it may be.

Among key findings, the report outlines:

Why the foundations for African colocation market growth are increasingly solid.
Why some markets are driven by carrier-neutral players, while others are telco-dominated;
The future of African colocation supply;
The nature of African enterprise demand for colocation;
The impact of hyperscale providers on African demand for data center colocation;
Why we say that MTDC colocation is one of the hottest growth segments in the African ICT market;
Why we broadly categorize the African data center colocation opportunity as follows: one sure thing (South Africa), four next best markets, three potentially strong, but stunted markets and five hidden gems (Angola, DRC, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Djibouti).
A reference report for all players and investors in the African colocation and cloud markets.

Key Topics Covered:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: THE AFRICAN DATA CENTER BOOM

PART I: THE FOUNDATIONS, FROM CONNECTIVITY TO POWER INFRASTRUCTURE

The foundations: we have entered the age of African digital
Connectivity markets are undergoing significant transformation
Charting the readiness for colocation - the international capacity infrastructure is excellent
Readiness for colocation - the terrestrial segment is improving, but still a bottleneck in spots
Readiness for colocation - improving, but still fragile power infrastructure

PART II: BREAKING DOWN AFRICA'S COLOCATION SUPPLY CAPACITY

A snapshot of Africa's data center colocation supply
How many multi-tenant data centers are there in Africa?
How large are African data centers?
African colo space supply - a map view
African colo space supply - double 2015 levels
African colocation - four distinct market groups
A metro view of African colo supply - There's Gauteng, then everybody else

PART III: FROM HYPERSCALE TO SMES, BREAKING DOWN AFRICAN DEMAND FOR COLOCATION SERVICES

A snapshot of African demand for data center colocation
Estimating African colo demand: the wholesale side
African colo demand: the retail side
African demand for colocation - summary charts
Breaking down demand for colocation - an explosive growth in the number of ASNs
African colocation demand: international providers and CDNs
The hyperscale are coming to Africa: how much colo capacity do they need?
The outsized impact of the hyperscale on African colo demand
African enterprise demand for colocation services - The gap from potential enterprise demand to actual leased space is significant

PART IV: FORECASTING AFRICAN COLOCATION: ALL THE SIGNS ARE POINTING UP

The outlook for the African data center colocation market
African colo outlook - it's a data center colocation boom
Colo revenue outlook - still the hottest growth area in the African ICT market

PART V: INVESTING IN AFRICAN COLOCATION: A COUNTRY VIEW

African potential demand for colocation services is highly concentrated
Market attractiveness to colocation: the core opportunity markets
Market attractiveness to colocation: the secondary opportunity markets
Beyond South Africa - our market attractiveness matrix

PART VI: INVESTING IN AFRICAN COLOCATION: A PROVIDER VIEW

Who controls African colocation? Different colo fundamentals mean different market structures
Who controls African colocation? Africa's Top 20 Providers
Strong pent-up demand, migration to the edge is driving new breed of colo players outside of South Africa
Outside of South Africa, new dedicated colocation players are emerging
Who controls African colocation? The rise of Teraco
Teraco: A growth story in key charts

PART VII: COUNTRY FOCUS

COUNTRY COLOCATION FOCUS: SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa: MTDC colocation market snapshot
South Africa: MTDC colocation attractiveness rating
Breaking down demand for colocation services in South Africa
South Africa colo supply - the largest market in the entire AME region
South African colo supply - an evolving market structure
South African colocation - a fragmented market here, a concentrated market there
South African colo outlook - a 2018 inflection point
South Africa: Key colocation player summary
South Africa key player assessment

COUNTRY COLOCATION FOCUS: NIGERIA

Nigeria: MTDC colocation market snapshot
Nigeria: MTDC colocation attractiveness rating
Nigeria - After the slowdown, 60% more supply coming
Nigeria colocation: Key data and projections*
Nigeria - Colocation demand review
Nigeria: Key colocation player summary

COUNTRY COLOCATION FOCUS: MOROCCO

Morocco: MTDC colocation market snapshot
Morocco: MTDC colocation attractiveness rating
Morocco - Shallow wholesale, but one of Africa's deepest retail enterprise markets
Morocco - Colo supply growth is accelerating
Morocco: Colocation data center map
Morocco colocation: Key charts
Morocco: Key colocation player summary

COUNTRY COLOCATION FOCUS: TUNISIA

Tunisia: MTDC colocation market snapshot
Tunisia: MTDC colocation attractiveness rating
Tunisia - demand primarily retail, cloud-driven
Tunisia: Colocation data center map
Tunisia - Colo supply growth has largely stabilized - but revenue is accelerating
Tunisia colocation: Key charts*
Tunisia: Key colocation player summary

COUNTRY COLOCATION FOCUS: KENYA

Kenya: MTDC colocation market snapshot
Kenya: MTDC colocation attractiveness rating
Kenya colocation: Key data and projections*
Kenya - Colocation demand review
Kenya: Key colocation player summary
Kenya key player assessment - From EADC and iColo to Telkom Kenya

COUNTRY COLOCATION FOCUS: GHANA

Ghana: MTDC colocation market snapshot
Ghana: MTDC colocation attractiveness rating
Ghana colocation: Key data and projections*
Ghana - Colocation demand review
Ghana: Key colocation player summary
Ghana key player assessment - No clear leader, but more competition is coming

COUNTRY COLOCATION FOCUS: COTE-D'IVOIRE

Cote-d'Ivoire: MTDC colocation market snapshot
Cote-d'Ivoire: MTDC colocation attractiveness rating
Cote-d'Ivoire colocation: Key data and projections*
Cote-d'Ivoire - Colocation demand review
Cote-d'Ivoire: Key colocation player summary
Cote-d'Ivoire key player assessment - Orange leads, others follow

COUNTRY COLOCATION FOCUS: SENEGAL, UGANDA AND TANZANIA

Senegal: Lack of wholesale demand hampers colo potential
Uganda: getting ready for take-off
Tanzania: Strong potential held up by supply side concerns

Companies Mentioned

21st Century Technologies
Akamai
Amazon Web Services
BCX
CloudExchange Nigeria
Djibouti Data Center
Etix Everywhere
Etix Ngoya
Google
Hetzner SA
Huawei
iColo
IS/Dimension Data
Liquid Telecom/Africa Data Centres
MainOne
Maroc Telecom
Medallion Communications
Medasys
MTN Business
N+One
Netflix
NSIA Technologies
Ooredoo Tunisia
Orange Business
PAIX
Rack Africa
Rack Centre
Raxio
Safaricom
Telkom Kenya
Teraco
Tigo Senegal
Tunisie Telecom
Vodacom Business

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