The Federal Republic of Germany, also known simply as Germany, has the largest population in the European Union and the fourth largest landmass. Germany has a population of over 80.15 million, and an internet literacy rate of 89.6% (72.37 million internet users). Berlin is the capital of Germany however Frankfurt is the country’s capital for data center activity.
Data Center & Telecommunications Economy
The total GDP of the Germany is over US $3.7 trillion, and with a contribution of 8% from the digital economy, Germany’s data center industry is thriving. Besides Germany’s data centers, the digital economy includes 42.5 million fixed line telephone subscriptions and 107.5 million mobile telephone subscriptions.
Data Center Markets
Germany contains several data center clusters throughout the country providing plenty of colocation opportunities. The primary colocation data center markets in Germany are:
There are few submarine cables in Germany, with the majority of international traffic travelling through neighbouring countries to reach America and Asia. There are 520 German data centers, the majority of these colocation facilities are located in and around Frankfurt. Large carrier neutral German data centers feature rich ecosystems and state of the art equipment, ensuring maximum uptime and connectivity to over 3,469 service providers.
Energy Distribution
Energy is a significant issue for data centers and Germany has good coverage of the energy sector. Germany is energized by 54% renewable or green sources, with the remaining provided by fossil or nuclear fuels. This gives German colocation facilities significant opportunities to take advantage of green energy. In addition to green energy, data center consumers enjoy a range of PUE scores between 1.12 and 1.50. The average PUE for German data centers is 1.29. German colocation facilities provide over 670.59 MW of power and has a range of rack power options from 0.90 kW to 25.00 kW.