
Compared with other Data Centre markets around the world, Africa is unique in the sense it has a population of over 1.3 billion people and with a total landmass of 30,365,000 km and has the potential to create huge demand for Data Centres and the digital services provided by Data Centre facilities.
To-date only a small portion of the potential demand for African Data Centre space has been met with Africa having a low Data Centre penetration rate compared with other regions.
This report covers details of the 62 Data Centres with 139 facilities now present in 26 countries out of the total of 53 countries in Africa (See coverage below).
Datacentrepricing forecasts that the African third-party Data Centre market is set to grow rapidly from 2021 onwards although starting from a low installed base.
The report also looks at the CSPs (Cloud Service Providers), to-date AWS and Microsoft have established their services in Africa the number of cloud users in the region is set to grow sharply according to the forecasts.
Geographical coverage of African countries with DC presence
Section One - Introduction - The Africa Data Centre Landscape
1. Mapping the African Continent by region
2. World Economic Forum & World Bank analysis of Africa
3. Fibre connectivity across Africa (domestic & international)
4. Power availability in Africa
5. Sustainable power availability in Africa
6. Cloud services in Africa
7. Data Centres in Africa
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Section Two - Africa Data Centre Country Markets
East Africa Region survey by Country Market
West Africa Region survey by Country Market
Southern Africa Region survey by Country Market
Section Three - Profiles of the key Data Centre Players in Africa
Section Four - Conclusions and Key Trends for The Cloud & Data Centre Revolution in Africa
1. Conclusions - The Cloud & Data Centre Revolution in Africa
2. Key Trends - The Cloud & Data Centre Revolution in Africa
3. Combined Forecast - African Data Centre space and power from the beginning of 2021 to the beginning of 2025
4. Forecast - Africa Cloud from the beginning of 2021 to the beginning of 2025
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*If Applicable.
