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Number of Pages:       104
Published:                    November 2014

Synopsis

The Tariff Consultancy Ltd (TCL) Data Centre Africa – 2015, Data Centre Pricing from 2015 to 2020 report  is an updated version of the TCL Data Centre Africa - 2012 report, which was published in February 2013.

The Data Centre Africa - 2015 report has primary research - which includes interviews, telephone contacts together with rack space price quotes received directly from the Data Centre providers in Africa. It also includes information from other interested parties including information obtained from industry regulators in the countries surveyed.

To derive the space forecast in the report TCL has performed a “bottom up” survey of all the identifiable Data Centres in each of the 9 African countries in our report, with overall raised floor space and utilisation levels as of the beginning of 2015, which is then used as the basis of a 5 year forecast from the beginning of 2015 to the beginning of 2020.

In the “market structure” section of each country profile, TCL has referred to details of the growth of the ICT sector in each country – and provides teledensity statistics.

In the report TCL has collated information concerning from some 65 Data Centre providers across the 9 African countries in the report, which have multiple Data Centre providers. Some 137 separate Data Centre and Collocation facilities have been identified in the 9 African countries (up from 102 facilities identified in the 2012 report).

Geographical Coverage

Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia & Uganda.

Table of Contents

A list of tables & charts in the Data Centre Africa – 2015 report
A list of Data Centre companies mentioned in the Data Centre Africa – 2015 report Executive Summary – Data Centre Africa – 2015 report
The main highlights from the Data Centre Africa – 2015 report
Introduction – Data Centre Africa – 2015 report
Research Methodology

Chapter One A market overview of the Data Centre Africa market
1.1 Introduction     
1.2 Data Centres in Africa– 2015 – regional overview
1.3 The main Data Centre countries & stages of development              
1.4 The challenges for Data Centre operators in Africa             
1.5 The main demand and supply constraints for Data Centres             
1.6 The Up Time Institute Tier Classification for Data Centres
1.7 African Data Centre Pricing & Product trends        
1.8 Constraints for Data Centre operators in Africa    
1.9  Power availability for Data Centres in Africa           
1.10 The main Data Centre business models in Africa  
1.11 Key Point Summary – an overview of the Africa region     

Chapter Two Country Survey - Data Centres in Africa
2.1      Introduction
2.2      African Country Profiles overview          
2.3      The main Data Centre Country Profiles in Africa
           2.3.1 Algeria
           2.3.2 Egypt
           2.3.3 Ghana
           2.3.4 Kenya
           2.3.5 Morocco
           2.3.6 Nigeria
           2.3.7 South Africa
           2.3.8 Tunisia
           2.3.9.Uganda
           2.3.10. Other African Data Centre build outs

The subheading for each of the 9 African country profiles is as follows:
A) The market structure for Data Centre Development
B) The key Data Centre Players
C) The Data Centre business models
D) The key demand drivers & constraints for Data Centre development
E) Strengths & Weaknesses
F) The major new Data Centre build outs
G) Indicative monthly per rack pricing

2.4 Key Point Summary – Data Centre Africa 2015 overview           

Chapter Three Data Centre Africa 2015 – market size and forecasts           
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Data Centre Africa key market offers & segmentation        
3.3 Data Centre Africa space & utilisation forecast   
3.4 Data Centre Africa revenue forecast
3.5 Key Point Summary – Data Centre Africa market size & forecasts 

Chapter Four - Key individual African Data Centre provider profiles    
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Telkom – Cybernest Data Centre profile (South Africa) 
4.3 Internet Solutions (IS) Data Centre profile (South Africa)
4.4 Vodacom Business Data Centre profile (South Africa)   
4.5 RackCenter Data Centre profile (Nigeria)           
4.6 East Africa Data Centre profile (Kenya)
4.7 Key Point Summary – selected Data Centre profiles      

Chapter Five Conclusions – The future of the Data Centre in Africa 2015  

Appendix I / Appendix II

A list of tables and charts - Data Centre Africa Report – 2015 – Data Centre Pricing – 2015 to 2020

Figure 1: A table showing the differences between forecast African Data Centre raised floor space in the TCL 2012 and the TCL 2014 surveys (in m2)

Figure 2:  A table showing local Currency Exchange rates converted into 1 USD

Figure 3:  A table showing selected international submarine cable systems connecting Africa

Figure 4:  A table showing African Data Centres certified awarded by the UpTime Institute

Figure 5:  A pie chart showing the four main types of Data Centre business model provided across Africa

Figure 6:    A chart showing Data Centre raised floor space forecast in Algeria from the beginning of 2015 to the beginning of 2020

Figure 7: A chart showing Data Centre raised floor space forecast in Egypt from the beginning of 2015 to the beginning of 2020

Figure 8:   A chart showing Data Centre raised floor space forecast in Ghana from the beginning of 2015 to the beginning of 2020

Figure 9:   A chart showing Data Centre raised floor space forecast in Kenya from the beginning of 2015 to the beginning of 2020

Figure 10:  A chart showing Data Centre raised floor space forecast in Morocco from the beginning of 2015 to the beginning of 2020

Figure 11: A chart showing Data Centre raised floor space forecast in Nigeria from the beginning of 2015 to the beginning of 2020

Figure 12: A chart showing Data Centre raised floor space forecast in South Africa from the beginning of 2015 to the beginning of 2020

Figure 13:  A chart showing Data Centre raised floor space forecast in Tunisia from the beginning of 2015 to the beginning of 2020

Figure 14: A chart showing Data Centre raised floor space forecast in Uganda from the beginning of 2015 to the beginning of 2020

Figure 15:  A chart showing Data Centre raised floor space forecast in the other 47 African countries from the beginning of 2015 to the beginning of 2020

Figure 16: A pie chart showing Data Centre raised space forecast for the beginning of 2015 across Africa

Figure 17: A table showing forecast Data Centre raised floor space as of the beginning of 2015 acrossAfrica

Figure 18: A table showing the 9 African country Data Centre monthly average pricing per rack in USD per month

Figure 19: A chart showing the 9 African country Data Centre monthly average pricing per rack in USD per month

Figure 20: A table showing Data Centre raised floor space forecast in Africa from the beginning of 2015 to the beginning of 2020

Figure 21:  A chart showing Data Centre raised floor space forecast in Africa from the beginning of 2015 to the beginning of 2020

Figure 22: A table showing average Data Centre utilisation forecast in the 9 African countries as of the beginning of 2015 in per cent

Figure 22: A table showing Data Centre revenues across Africa from the beginning of 2015 to the beginning of 2020 in USD per annum

Figure 23: A chart showing total Data Centre revenues across Africa from the beginning of 2015 to the beginning of 2020 in millions of USD per annum