What is the current Philippines Data Center Market size?

The Philippines Data Center Market is projected to register a CAGR of 13.93% during the forecast period (2024-2029). Read More

Who are the key players in Philippines Data Center Market?

Epldt Inc, GTI Corporation, NTT Ltd., STT GDC Pte Ltd and Zenlayer Inc are the major companies operating in the Philippines Data Center Market. Read More

Which segment has the biggest share in the Philippines Data Center Market?

In the Philippines Data Center Market, the Tier 3 segment accounts for the largest share by tier type. Read More

Which is the fastest growing segment in the Philippines Data Center Market?

In 2024, the Tier 4 segment accounts for the fastest growing by tier type in the Philippines Data Center Market. Read More

What years does this Philippines Data Center Market cover, and what was the market size in 2023?

In 2023, the Philippines Data Center Market size was estimated at 497.18. The report covers the Philippines Data Center Market historical market size for years: 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029. The report also forecasts the Philippines Data Center Market size for years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Read More

Philippines Data Center Market - Growth, Companies & Trends

Philippines Data Center Market Size

Icons	Lable	Value
	Study Period	2017 - 2029
	Market Volume (2024)	497.18 MW
	Market Volume (2029)	954.22 MW
	Largest Share by Tier Type	Tier 3
	CAGR (2024 - 2029)	13.93 %
	Fastest Growing by Tier Type	Tier 4
	Market Concentration	Medium
Major Players

*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in alphabetical order.

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Philippines Data Center Market Analysis

The Philippines Data Center Market size is estimated at 497.18 MW in 2024, and is expected to reach 954.22 MW by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 13.93% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

USD 191.62 Million

Market Size in 2024

USD 447.5 Million

Market Size in 2029

18.9%

CAGR (2017-2023)

18.5%

CAGR (2024-2029)

IT Load Capacity

497.2 MW

Value, IT Load Capacity, 2024

The demand for digital services rose amid the COVID-19 pandemic and recent government efforts to improve the country's connectivity and IT infrastructure creates more need of data center spaces in the region.

Total Raised Floor Space

Sq. Ft. 2.28 M

Volume, Raised Floor Space, 2024

The country's total raised floor area is expected to increase to 5.3 million sq. ft by 2029. The growing number of people making digital purchases and people active on social media drives the demand for more data storage floor space.

Installed Racks

114,058

Volume, Installed Racks, 2024

The total number of installed racks is expected to reach 266,405 units by 2029. NCR is highly preferred by companies for setting up data centers due to the increasing amount of data generated by industries and the urban population.

# of DC Operators & DC Facilities

13 and 56

Volume, DC Facilities, 2024

The growing demand for cloud services in the Philippines has boosted investments by Microsoft, AWS, and other hyper-scale service providers. Manila is the country's premier data center hub, hosting around 50% of the country's data centers.

Leading Market Player

24.0%

Market Share, NTT Ltd., 2023

NTT Ltd has five operational data centers across cities, including Makati, Paranaque, Pasig, Clark, and Cebu. The data centers operate with 180,537 sq. ft of raised floor space in the Philippines.

Tier 3 data center accounted for majority share in terms of volume in 2023, Tier 4 is fastest growing through out the forecasted period

Growth in the tier 1 segment is expected to be stagnant due to the unreliability and longer downtimes of facilities. The IT load capacity of the tier 2 segment is expected to increase from 125.6 MW in 2021 to 172.6 MW by 2029 at a CAGR of 4.33%. These data centers are preferred mainly by small businesses due to the performance they offer at an affordable cost. However, a downtime of 22 hours annually, at times, makes companies reluctant and hesitant to opt for them.
The IT load capacity of the tier 3 segment of the data center market in the Philippines is anticipated to increase from 78.3 MW in 2021 to 489.3 MW by 2029 at a CAGR of 25.75%. These data centers offer an uptime of 99.98% with N+1 redundancies, and they only have around 1.6 hours of downtime in a year. These advantages have made them highly preferable by large businesses.
Currently, tier 3 data centers are highly prevalent in the region, as some facilities have upgraded their structures and services to the required standards. Operators prefer newly constructed facilities to be tier 3 and tier 4 ready.
The IT load capacity of the tier 4 segment of the data center market in the Philippines is expected to reach 70 MW by 2029. These data centers are expected to be operational in 2023 and are preferred due to their high reliability and lower downtime of around 26.3 minutes. Currently, the Philippines has no colocation facility with Tier 4 certification. However, ePLDT announced that its 11th data center in Santa Rosa would be tier 4 and would be launched by 2023.
Operators of new data centers prefer Tier 4 grade certifications for their infrastructure facilities due to the high reliability offered.

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Philippines Data Center Market Trends

Philippines consumers spends 10hr/day on smartphone, generating huge amount of data transfer daily, this would drive data center market

The Philippines had around 101 million smartphone users in 2022, which is expected to reach 181 million by 2029 at a CAGR of 8.79%.
Post-pandemic, the demand for smartphones has significantly increased as they turned out to be useful for browsing, financial transactions, online shopping, and others. People are adopting urban lifestyles and use these gadgets for automation functions in their homes, online gaming, streaming content, browsing news, and online shopping. The convenience of doing almost everything instantly has increased the number of users and is expected to increase with the increasing population.
The Philippines is the only country in the world where users, on average, spend an average of 10 hours a day on the phone. As the telecom network developed and improved its facilities, users could attain good mobile data speeds on their smartphones which increased their functionality and experience. Online games on mobile have improved their quality, and the events organized by them have furthermore increased the demand for smartphones. As phones with higher processors, better displays, and batteries are available at a budget price. 74% of the users prefer mobile gaming over PC and console gaming.

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Expansion of 5G network by mobile operators such as DITO, Globe, and Smart boost the data center market

Consumers in the Philippines currently use 4G and 3G services in greater proportion. 5G network services were launched at the end of 2021 and were increasingly adopted by customers in the first quarter of 2022.
Facilities offering 5G services in the Philippines are DITO, Globe, and Smart. These companies are expanding their bases to strengthen their network connectivity.
For instance, Smart increased the count of its 5G substations to 7300 in 2022 to strengthen its 5G networks.

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OTHER KEY INDUSTRY TRENDS COVERED IN THE REPORT

Increased data consumption on online platform drives the market demand
Increasing fiber connectivity by player such as Globe, Converge ICT, Dito, and Infinivan to deepen the internal fiber conenections leads to increase in market demand

Increasing FTTH users and fiber network is boosting the data speed leading to demand for data center

Philippines Data Center Industry Overview

The Philippines Data Center Market is moderately consolidated, with the top five companies occupying 47.67%. The major players in this market are Epldt Inc, GTI Corporation, NTT Ltd., STT GDC Pte Ltd and Zenlayer Inc (sorted alphabetically).

Philippines Data Center Market Leaders

Epldt Inc
GTI Corporation
NTT Ltd.
STT GDC Pte Ltd
Zenlayer Inc

Philippines Data Center Market Concentration

Other important companies include Bitstop, Dataone, Space DC Pte Ltd., VSTECS Phils Inc.

*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in alphabetical order.

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Philippines Data Center Market News

October 2022: Zenlayer entered into a joint venture with Megaport to strengthen and expand its presence globally. The partnership is aimed at providing enhanced services such as improved network connectivity, real time provisioning, and on demand private connectivity for its clients around the globe.
August 2022: ePLDT has partnered with Abra State Institute of Science and Technology (ASIST) for offering smart campus digitalization solutions to provide better learning experience to students.
June 2022: BNS has been caertified and included in the list of Cybersecurity Assessment provider by DICT.

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Philippines Data Center Market Report - Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY & KEY FINDINGS
REPORT OFFERS
1. INTRODUCTION
1. 1.1. Study Assumptions & Market Definition
2. 1.2. Scope of the Study
3. 1.3. Research Methodology
2. MARKET OUTLOOK
1. 2.1. IT Load Capacity
2. 2.2. Raised Floor Space
3. 2.3. Colocation Revenue
4. 2.4. Installed Racks
5. 2.5. Rack Space Utilization
6. 2.6. Submarine Cable
3. Key Industry Trends
1. 3.1. Smartphone Users
2. 3.2. Data Traffic Per Smartphone
3. 3.3. Mobile Data Speed
4. 3.4. Broadband Data Speed
5. 3.5. Fiber Connectivity Network
6. 3.6. Regulatory Framework
  1. 3.6.1. Philippines
7. 3.7. Value Chain & Distribution Channel Analysis
4. MARKET SEGMENTATION (INCLUDES MARKET SIZE IN VOLUME, FORECASTS UP TO 2029 AND ANALYSIS OF GROWTH PROSPECTS)
1. 4.1. Hotspot
  1. 4.1.1. NCR (Metro Manila)
  2. 4.1.2. Rest of Philippines
2. 4.2. Data Center Size
  1. 4.2.1. Large
  2. 4.2.2. Massive
  3. 4.2.3. Medium
  4. 4.2.4. Mega
  5. 4.2.5. Small
3. 4.3. Tier Type
  1. 4.3.1. Tier 1 and 2
  2. 4.3.2. Tier 3
  3. 4.3.3. Tier 4
4. 4.4. Absorption
  1. 4.4.1. Non-Utilized
  2. 4.4.2. Utilized
    1. 4.4.2.1. By Colocation Type
      1. 4.4.2.1.1. Hyperscale
      2. 4.4.2.1.2. Retail
      3. 4.4.2.1.3. Wholesale
    2. 4.4.2.2. By End User
      1. 4.4.2.2.1. BFSI
      2. 4.4.2.2.2. Cloud
      3. 4.4.2.2.3. E-Commerce
      4. 4.4.2.2.4. Government
      5. 4.4.2.2.5. Manufacturing
      6. 4.4.2.2.6. Media & Entertainment
      7. 4.4.2.2.7. Telecom
      8. 4.4.2.2.8. Other End User
5. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
1. 5.1. Market Share Analysis
2. 5.2. Company Landscape
3. 5.3. Company Profiles (includes Global Level Overview, Market Level Overview, Core Business Segments, Financials, Headcount, Key Information, Market Rank, Market Share, Products and Services, and Analysis of Recent Developments).
  1. 5.3.1. Bitstop
  2. 5.3.2. Dataone
  3. 5.3.3. Epldt Inc
  4. 5.3.4. GTI Corporation
  5. 5.3.5. NTT Ltd.
  6. 5.3.6. Space DC Pte Ltd.
  7. 5.3.7. STT GDC Pte Ltd
  8. 5.3.8. VSTECS Phils Inc
  9. 5.3.9. Zenlayer Inc
4. 5.4. LIST OF COMPANIES STUDIED
6. KEY STRATEGIC QUESTIONS FOR DATA CENTER CEOS
7. APPENDIX
1. 7.1. Global Overview
  1. 7.1.1. Overview
  2. 7.1.2. Porter’s Five Forces Framework
  3. 7.1.3. Global Value Chain Analysis
  4. 7.1.4. Global Market Size and DROs
2. 7.2. Sources & References
3. 7.3. List of Tables & Figures
4. 7.4. Primary Insights
5. 7.5. Data Pack
6. 7.6. Glossary of Terms

List of Tables & Figures

Figure 1:
VOLUME OF IT LOAD CAPACITY, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 2:
VOLUME OF RAISED FLOOR AREA, SQ.FT. ('000), PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 3:
VALUE OF COLOCATION REVENUE, USD MILLION, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 4:
VOLUME OF INSTALLED RACKS, NUMBER, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 5:
RACK SPACE UTILIZATION, %, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 6:
COUNT OF SMARTPHONE USERS, NUMBER, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 7:
DATA TRAFFIC PER SMARTPHONE, GB, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 8:
AVERAGE MOBILE DATA SPEED, MBPS, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 9:
AVERAGE BROADBAND SPEED, MBPS, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 10:
LENGTH OF FIBER CONNECTIVITY NETWORK, KILOMETER, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 11:
VOLUME OF IT LOAD CAPACITY, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 12:
VOLUME OF HOTSPOT, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 13:
VOLUME SHARE OF HOTSPOT, %, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 14:
VOLUME SIZE OF HOTSPOT, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 15:
VOLUME SHARE OF NCR (METRO MANILA), MW, HOTSPOT, %, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 16:
VOLUME SIZE OF HOTSPOT, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 17:
VOLUME SHARE OF REST OF PHILIPPINES, MW, HOTSPOT, %, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 18:
VOLUME OF DATA CENTER SIZE, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 19:
VOLUME SHARE OF DATA CENTER SIZE, %, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 20:
VOLUME SIZE OF DATA CENTER SIZE, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 21:
VOLUME SIZE OF DATA CENTER SIZE, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 22:
VOLUME SIZE OF DATA CENTER SIZE, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 23:
VOLUME SIZE OF DATA CENTER SIZE, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 24:
VOLUME SIZE OF DATA CENTER SIZE, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 25:
VOLUME OF TIER TYPE, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 26:
VOLUME SHARE OF TIER TYPE, %, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 27:
VOLUME SIZE OF TIER TYPE, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 28:
VOLUME SIZE OF TIER TYPE, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 29:
VOLUME SIZE OF TIER TYPE, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 30:
VOLUME OF ABSORPTION, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 31:
VOLUME SHARE OF ABSORPTION, %, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 32:
VOLUME SIZE OF ABSORPTION, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 33:
VOLUME OF COLOCATION TYPE, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 34:
VOLUME SHARE OF COLOCATION TYPE, %, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 35:
VOLUME SIZE OF COLOCATION TYPE, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 36:
VOLUME SIZE OF COLOCATION TYPE, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 37:
VOLUME SIZE OF COLOCATION TYPE, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 38:
VOLUME OF END USER, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 39:
VOLUME SHARE OF END USER, %, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 40:
VOLUME SIZE OF END USER, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 41:
VOLUME SIZE OF END USER, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 42:
VOLUME SIZE OF END USER, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 43:
VOLUME SIZE OF END USER, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 44:
VOLUME SIZE OF END USER, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 45:
VOLUME SIZE OF END USER, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 46:
VOLUME SIZE OF END USER, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 47:
VOLUME SIZE OF END USER, MW, PHILIPPINES, 2017 - 2029

Figure 48:
VOLUME SHARE OF MAJOR PLAYERS, %, PHILIPPINES, 2022

Philippines Data Center Industry Segmentation

NCR (Metro Manila) are covered as segments by Hotspot. Large, Massive, Medium, Mega, Small are covered as segments by Data Center Size. Tier 1 and 2, Tier 3, Tier 4 are covered as segments by Tier Type. Non-Utilized, Utilized are covered as segments by Absorption.

Growth in the tier 1 segment is expected to be stagnant due to the unreliability and longer downtimes of facilities. The IT load capacity of the tier 2 segment is expected to increase from 125.6 MW in 2021 to 172.6 MW by 2029 at a CAGR of 4.33%. These data centers are preferred mainly by small businesses due to the performance they offer at an affordable cost. However, a downtime of 22 hours annually, at times, makes companies reluctant and hesitant to opt for them.
The IT load capacity of the tier 3 segment of the data center market in the Philippines is anticipated to increase from 78.3 MW in 2021 to 489.3 MW by 2029 at a CAGR of 25.75%. These data centers offer an uptime of 99.98% with N+1 redundancies, and they only have around 1.6 hours of downtime in a year. These advantages have made them highly preferable by large businesses.
Currently, tier 3 data centers are highly prevalent in the region, as some facilities have upgraded their structures and services to the required standards. Operators prefer newly constructed facilities to be tier 3 and tier 4 ready.
The IT load capacity of the tier 4 segment of the data center market in the Philippines is expected to reach 70 MW by 2029. These data centers are expected to be operational in 2023 and are preferred due to their high reliability and lower downtime of around 26.3 minutes. Currently, the Philippines has no colocation facility with Tier 4 certification. However, ePLDT announced that its 11th data center in Santa Rosa would be tier 4 and would be launched by 2023.
Operators of new data centers prefer Tier 4 grade certifications for their infrastructure facilities due to the high reliability offered.

Hotspot
		NCR (Metro Manila)
		Rest of Philippines

Data Center Size
		Large
		Massive
		Medium
		Mega
		Small

Tier Type
		Tier 1 and 2
		Tier 3
		Tier 4

Absorption

Non-Utilized

Utilized

By Colocation Type
	Hyperscale
	Retail
	Wholesale

By End User
	BFSI
	Cloud
	E-Commerce
	Government
	Manufacturing
	Media & Entertainment
	Telecom
	Other End User

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Market Definition

IT LOAD CAPACITY - The IT load capacity or installed capacity, refers to the amount of energy consumed by servers and network equipments placed in a rack installed. It is measured in megawatt (MW).
ABSORPTION RATE - It denotes the extend to which the data center capacity has been leased out. For instance, a 100 MW DC has leased out 75 MW, then absorption rate would be 75%. It is also referred as utilization rate and leased-out capacity.
RAISED FLOOR SPACE - It is an elevated space build over the floor. This gap between the original floor and the elevated floor is used to accommodate wiring, cooling, and other data center equipment. This arrangement assist in having proper wiring and cooling infrastructure. It is measured in square feet (ft^2).
DATA CENTER SIZE - Data Center Size is segmented based on the raised floor space allocated to the data center facilities. Mega DC - # of Racks must be more than 9000 or RFS (raised floor space) must be more than 225001 Sq. ft; Massive DC - # of Racks must be in between 9000 and 3001 or RFS must be in between 225000 Sq. ft and 75001 Sq. ft; Large DC - # of Racks must be in between 3000 and 801 or RFS must be in between 75000 Sq. ft and 20001 Sq. ft; Medium DC # of Racks must be in between 800 and 201 or RFS must be in between 20000 Sq. ft and 5001 Sq. ft; Small DC - # of Racks must be less than 200 or RFS must be less than 5000 Sq. ft.
TIER TYPE - According to Uptime Institute the data centers are classified into four tiers based on the proficiencies of redundant equipment of the data center infrastructure. In this segment the data center are segmented as Tier 1,Tier 2, Tier 3 and Tier 4.
COLOCATION TYPE - The segment is segregated into 3 categories namely Retail, Wholesale and Hyperscale Colocation service. The categorization is done based on the amount of IT load leased out to potential customers. Retail colocation service has leased capacity less than 250 kW; Wholesale colocation services has leased capacity between 251 kW and 4 MW and Hyperscale colocation services has leased capacity more than 4 MW.
END CONSUMERS - The Data Center Market operates on a B2B basis. BFSI, Government, Cloud Operators, Media and Entertainment, E-Commerce, Telecom and Manufacturing are the major end-consumers in the market studied. The scope only includes colocation service operators catering to the increasing digitalization of the end-user industries.

Keyword	Definition
Rack Unit	Generally referred as U or RU, it is the unit of measurement for the server unit housed in the racks in the data center. 1U is equal to 1.75 inches.
Rack Density	It defines the amount of power consumed by the equipment and server housed in a rack. It is measured in kilowatt (kW). This factor plays a critical role in data center design and, cooling and power planning.
IT Load Capacity	The IT load capacity or installed capacity, refers to the amount of energy consumed by servers and network equipment placed in a rack installed. It is measured in megawatt (MW).
Absorption Rate	It denotes how much of the data center capacity has been leased out. For instance, if a 100 MW DC has leased out 75 MW, then the absorption rate would be 75%. It is also referred to as utilization rate and leased-out capacity.
Raised Floor Space	It is an elevated space built over the floor. This gap between the original floor and the elevated floor is used to accommodate wiring, cooling, and other data center equipment. This arrangement assists in having proper wiring and cooling infrastructure. It is measured in square feet/meter.
Computer Room Air Conditioner (CRAC)	It is a device used to monitor and maintain the temperature, air circulation, and humidity inside the server room in the data center.
Aisle	It is the open space between the rows of racks. This open space is critical for maintaining the optimal temperature (20-25 °C) in the server room. There are primarily two aisles inside the server room, a hot aisle and a cold aisle.
Cold Aisle	It is the aisle wherein the front of the rack faces the aisle. Here, chilled air is directed into the aisle so that it can enter the front of the racks and maintain the temperature.
Hot Aisle	It is the aisle where the back of the racks faces the aisle. Here, the heat dissipated from the equipment’s in the rack is directed to the outlet vent of the CRAC.
Critical Load	It includes the servers and other computer equipment whose uptime is critical for data center operation.
Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)	It is a metric which defines the efficiency of a data center. It is calculated by: (𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐷𝑎𝑡𝑎 𝐶𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐸𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛)/(𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐼𝑇 𝐸𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛). Further, a data center with a PUE of 1.2-1.5 is considered highly efficient, whereas, a data center with a PUE >2 is considered highly inefficient.
Redundancy	It is defined as a system design wherein additional component (UPS, generators, CRAC) is added so that in case of power outage, equipment failure, the IT equipment should not be affected.
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)	It is a device that is connected in series with the utility power supply, storing energy in batteries such that the supply from UPS is continuous to IT equipment even during utility power is snapped. The UPS primarily supports the IT equipment only.
Generators	Just like UPS, generators are placed in the data center to ensure an uninterrupted power supply, avoiding downtime. Data center facilities have diesel generators and commonly, 48-hour diesel is stored in the facility to prevent disruption.
N	It denotes the tools and equipment required for a data center to function at full load. Only "N" indicates that there is no backup to the equipment in the event of any failure.
N+1	Referred to as 'Need plus one', it denotes the additional equipment setup available to avoid downtime in case of failure. A data center is considered N+1 when there is one additional unit for every 4 components. For instance, if a data center has 4 UPS systems, then for to achieve N+1, an additional UPS system would be required.
2N	It refers to fully redundant design wherein two independent power distribution system is deployed. Therefore, in the event of a complete failure of one distribution system, the other system will still supply power to the data center.
In-Row Cooling	It is the cooling design system installed between racks in a row where it draws warm air from the hot aisle and supplies cool air to the cold aisle, thereby maintaining the temperature.
Tier 1	Tier classification determines the preparedness of a data center facility to sustain data center operation. A data center is classified as Tier 1 data center when it has a non-redundant (N) power component (UPS, generators), cooling components, and power distribution system (from utility power grids). The Tier 1 data center has an uptime of 99.67% and an annual downtime of <28.8 hours.
Tier 2	A data center is classified as Tier 2 data center when it has a redundant power and cooling components (N+1) and a single non-redundant distribution system. Redundant components include extra generators, UPS, chillers, heat rejection equipment, and fuel tanks. The Tier 2 data center has an uptime of 99.74% and an annual downtime of <22 hours.
Tier 3	A data center having redundant power and cooling components and multiple power distribution systems is referred to as a Tier 3 data center. The facility is resistant to planned (facility maintenance) and unplanned (power outage, cooling failure) disruption. The Tier 3 data center has an uptime of 99.98% and an annual downtime of <1.6 hours.
Tier 4	It is the most tolerant type of data center. A Tier 4 data center has multiple, independent redundant power and cooling components and multiple power distribution paths. All IT equipment are dual powered, making them fault tolerant in case of any disruption, thereby ensuring interrupted operation. The Tier 4 data center has an uptime of 99.74% and an annual downtime of <26.3 minutes.
Small Data Center	Data center that has floor space area of ≤ 5,000 Sq. ft or the number of racks that can be installed is ≤ 200 is classified as a small data center.
Medium Data Center	Data center which has floor space area between 5,001-20,000 Sq. ft, or the number of racks that can be installed is between 201-800, is classified as a medium data center.
Large Data Center	Data center which has floor space area between 20,001-75,000 Sq. ft, or the number of racks that can be installed is between 801-3,000, is classified as a large data center.
Massive Data Center	Data center which has floor space area between 75,001-225,000 Sq. ft, or the number of racks that can be installed is between 3001-9,000, is classified as a massive data center.
Mega Data Center	Data center that has a floor space area of ≥ 225,001 Sq. ft or the number of racks that can be installed is ≥ 9001 is classified as a mega data center.
Retail Colocation	It refers to those customers who have a capacity requirement of 250 kW or less. These services are majorly opted by small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Wholesale Colocation	It refers to those customers who have a capacity requirement between 250 kW to 4 MW. These services are majorly opted by medium to large enterprises.
Hyperscale Colocation	It refers to those customers who have a capacity requirement greater than 4 MW. The hyperscale demand primarily originates from large-scale cloud players, IT companies, BFSI, and OTT players (like Netflix, Hulu, and HBO+).
Mobile Data Speed	It is the mobile internet speed a user experiences via their smartphones. This speed is primarily dependent on the carrier technology being used in the smartphone. The carrier technologies available in the market are 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G, where 2G provides the slowest speed while 5G is the fastest.
Fiber Connectivity Network	It is a network of optical fiber cables deployed across the country, connecting rural and urban regions with high-speed internet connection. It is measured in kilometer (km).
Data Traffic per Smartphone	It is a measure of average data consumption by a smartphone user in a month. It is measured in gigabyte (GB).
Broadband Data Speed	It is the internet speed that is supplied over the fixed cable connection. Commonly, copper cable and optic fiber cable are used in both residential and commercial use. Here, optic cable fiber provides faster internet speed than copper cable.
Submarine Cable	A submarine cable is a fiber optic cable laid down at two or more landing points. Through this cable, communication and internet connectivity between countries across the globe is established. These cables can transmit 100-200 terabits per second (Tbps) from one point to another.
Carbon Footprint	It is the measure of carbon dioxide generated during the regular operation of a data center. Since, coal, and oil & gas are the primary source of power generation, consumption of this power contributes to carbon emissions. Data center operators are incorporating renewable energy sources to curb the carbon footprint emerging in their facilities.

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Step-1: Identify Key Variables: In order to build a robust forecasting methodology, the variables and factors identified in Step-1 are tested against available historical market numbers. Through an iterative process, the variables required for market forecast are set and the model is built on the basis of these variables.
Step-2: Build a Market Model: Market-size estimations for the forecast years are in nominal terms. Inflation is not a part of the pricing, and the average selling price (ASP) is kept constant throughout the forecast period for each country.
Step-3: Validate and Finalize: In this important step, all market numbers, variables and analyst calls are validated through an extensive network of primary research experts from the market studied. The respondents are selected across levels and functions to generate a holistic picture of the market studied.
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