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Data Centres - UK - May 2021

OVERVIEW
Key issues covered in this Report
COVID-19: market context
Economic and other assumptions
Products covered in this Report
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Impact of COVID-19 on data centres
Figure 1: Short-, medium- and long-term impact of COVID-19 on data centres, prepared on 28 May 2021
The market
Market size and forecast
Figure 2: The UK market for data centres, 2015-25 (prepared on 28 May 2021)
The geographic distribution
Figure 3: Country segmentation of data centres in the UK, 2021
Market drivers
A digital economy is a productive economy
Figure 4: Labour productivity in the UK compared with other major economies, 2010-19
Internet growth
Figure 5: Worldwide internet usage, by region, 2000 and 2020 (millions and %)
The cloud
Figure 6: Market size for cloud computing, 2015-25 (prepared on 5 November 2020)
Remote working
eCommerce
Figure 7: Market size for ecommerce, 2015-25 (prepared on 6 April 2021)
Market trends
Hyperscale investment
Edge computing
5G – The catalyst
The environmental challenge
Machine learning and artificial intelligence
Automation
Companies and brands
An aggressive industry
A well-developed industry
Figure 8: Role of UK in West European colocation data centre sector, 2021
ISSUES AND INSIGHTS
How COVID-19 has changed demand
The importance of sustainable development
Figure 9: Power Utilisation Effectiveness ratings for data centres
THE MARKET – KEY TAKEAWAYS
COVID-19 contributes to explosive growth
Major challenges exist
Edge computing opportunities
A classic Pareto sector
MARKET SIZE AND FORECAST
Hyperscale facilities boosted by COVID-19
Figure 10: Short-, medium- and long-term impact of COVID-19 on data centres, prepared on 28 May 2021
The growth in demand extends to all colocation
Figure 11: The UK market for data centres, 2015-25 (prepared on 28 May 2021)
Market drivers and assumptions
Figure 12: Key drivers affecting MBD’s market forecast, 2015-25 (prepared on 5 March 2021)
Forecast methodology
MARKET TRENDS
Hyperscale investment
Edging closer
5G – The catalyst for edge computing
The race to be the greenest
Machine learning and artificial intelligence
Automation
MARKET SEGMENTATION
Data centre use
Figure 13: Industry segmentation of data centre usage, core data centres in Europe, 2020 (by number of cabinets)
Figure 14: Industry segmentation of data centre usage, edge data centres in Europe, 2020 (by number of cabinets)
Geographic segmentation
Figure 15: Country segmentation of data centres in the UK, 2021
England
Figure 16: Regional segmentation of data centres in England, 2021
Figure 17: City concentration of data centres in England, 2021
Scotland
Figure 18: Data centre locations in Scotland, 2021
Wales
Figure 19: Data centre locations in Wales, 2021
Northern Ireland
MARKET DRIVERS
Digitisation
The key to productivity
Figure 20: Labour productivity in the UK compared with other major economies, 2010-19
The COVID-19 impact
Figure 21: UK labour productivity, output per hour and per worker, Q1 2017-Q3 2020
Internet growth
Figure 22: Worldwide internet usage, by region, 2000 and 2020 (millions and %)
Figure 23: Proportion of UK businesses with internet access in the UK, by size of company, 2014-19 (%)
Figure 24: Residential fixed-line broadband coverage across the UK, by nation, March 2020
Figure 25: Proportion of employees using computers and the internet for their business, by size of company, 2019
Figure 26: Segmentation of employees with work internet access, by size of company, 2019 (million by number of employees)
Website use by companies
Figure 27: Proportion of UK businesses with websites, by size of business, 2019
Figure 28: Proportion of companies with various capabilities on their websites, by size of business, 2019
Impact of COVID-19 – Remote working
Figure 29: Number of people mainly working from home, 2015-19
COVID-19 boosts consumer ecommerce
Figure 30: Market size for ecommerce, 2015-25 (prepared on 6 April 2021)
Figure 31: Segmentation of ecommerce market, by end-use market, 2015-25 (prepared on 6 April 2021)
Figure 32: Segmentation of ecommerce market, by channel, 2015-25 (prepared on 6 April 2021)
Figure 33: Segmentation of all ecommerce sales, by business sector, 2020
Cloud computing boosted by COVID-19
Figure 34: Market size for cloud computing, 2015-25 (prepared on 5 November 2020)
Edge computing
COMPANIES AND BRANDS – KEY TAKEAWAYS
COVID-19 accelerates digital development
Hyperscale grabs the headlines
Hyperscale feeds the remaining colocation market
A competitive space
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
The traditional definition
Fragmented by type
Hyperscale data centres
Colocation data centres
Wholesale colocation data centres
Enterprise data centres
Telecom data centres
Edge data centres
A fragmented industry
Figure 35: Role of UK in West European colocation data centre sector, 2021
Figure 36: Development of UK colocation data centres, 2016-21
The competitive landscape
COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES
Hyperscale investment
Other colocation development
Green developments
Edge computing
Third-party funding
COMPANY PROFILES
Equinix
Activity
Performance
Figure 37: Equinix global revenues, 2016-20
Figure 38: Financial development of Equinix (UK), 2015-19 (£ million)
Strategy
iomart Group
Activity
Performance
Figure 39: Financial development of iomart Group, 2016-20 (£ million)
Strategy
Next Generation Data/Vantage Data Centers
Activity
Performance
Figure 40: Financial development of Next Generation Data, 2015-19 (£ million)
Strategy
Pulsant Group
Activity
Performance
Figure 41: Financial development of Pulsant Group Holdings, 2015-19 (£ million)
Strategy
ST Telemedia Global Data Centres
Activity
Performance
Strategy
Telehouse International Corporation of Europe
Activity
Performance
Figure 42: Financial development of Telehouse International Corporation of Europe, 2016-20 (£ million)
Strategy
APPENDIX – DATA SOURCES, ABBREVIATIONS AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION
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