Market Trends of spain data center Industry
Rising smartphone ownership and increase in number of app downloads boost the market growth
- The total number of smartphone users in the country was 42.51 million in 2022, which is expected to reach 46.6 million by 2029, witnessing a CAGR of 1.3% during the forecast period. In Spain, digital usage is growing quickly. The swift uptake of the internet and mobile technology in a range of enterprises has had an impact on consumer behavior. Consumer spending in Spain was USD 802.79 billion in 2021, a 12.04% increase from 2020. Thus, more people can now buy smartphones, increasing the usage of smartphones.
- Over the next several years, it is anticipated that when 5G technology is deployed throughout Spain, a greater proportion of people will have smartphones that can use the new technology. Spain has four operators: Movistar, Orange, Vodafone, and Yoigo, which have 5G customers. With a 5G smartphone and a 5G tariff plan, consumers on these operators' networks spent 9.6-10.6% of their time connected to a 5G network.
- The pandemic accelerated Spain's move toward digitalization. WhatsApp was the social media platform 95.05% of Spaniards utilized, followed by Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. They spent three to four hours a day on these applications. In order to maintain contactless services, public and private organizations switched to digital platforms, which increased the need for data center services in Spain.
- This tendency has been especially noticeable in the financial sector, as Spaniards are becoming more dependent on online banking. For instance, compared to 17.3% before the pandemic, 36.4% of banking service users now utilize their online banking applications every day or virtually daily. As a result, the number of data centers in Spain has increased due to the large amount of data generated by smartphones.
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Increase usage of FTTx broadband and fiber optic network lead to market demand
- The maximum speed of a copper-based internet connection is 62.8 Mbps, whereas the maximum speed of a fiber-optic internet connection is 134.6 Mbps. Compared to the expected speed of 1,342 Mbps in 2029, the FTTx broadband data speed in 2022 stood at 159.2 Mbps. The goal of data centers' efforts to become faster is to provide higher network connections and simple and flexible scalability as bandwidth demands change on a moment-by-moment basis. More people use the internet, which necessitates data storage that is increasing in size and boosting the volume of processing facilities.
- DSL remained the most prevalent technology in Spain till 2020, while its connectivity has decreased since then. The decline of DSL networks demonstrated that Spanish operators prioritize brand-new FTTP deployments over upgrading copper networks. The trend of declining DSL coverage is the result of both targeted decommissioning and a rise in the number of households. By 2020, 84.9% of homes had access to FTTP broadband services, owing to Spanish operators' expansion of their FTTP network infrastructure, which saw a 4.6% increase in FTTP coverage.
- Three major operators control the majority of Spain's extensive fiber optic network. Telecom companies better fulfill users' rising bandwidth demands with a quicker network. In terms of gigabit-speed connectivity, Spain is among the top countries, owing to the ongoing improvements in FTTP availability. The Spanish national broadband plan focused primarily on rural areas, given an already high FTTP coverage in urban areas, which is the driving rural FTTP coverage and expansion.
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OTHER KEY INDUSTRY TRENDS COVERED IN THE REPORT
- Increasing users of social networking sites and availability of high-speed internet incrrases the market demand
- High penetration rate of FTTH network and government initiatives towards Programa de Extensión de la Banda Ancha (PEBA, Broadband Extension Program) leads to the market growth
- High levels of broadband and fiber cable connections increases the data speed leading to market demand
