Located in Southern Europe and also known as “the boot”, Italy has a rich history. The country has played pivotal roles in the advancement of science, from the rise of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance. Home to over 62.40 million people, Italy has the fourth largest population in the European Union, and has an internet literacy rate of 61.3% (38.03 million internet users).
Data Center & Telecommunications Economy
The total GDP of Italy is over US $1.82 trillion and with a contribution of 3.5% from the digital economy, Italy’s data center industry is thriving. Besides Italy’s data centers, the digital economy includes 20.40 million fixed line telephone subscriptions and over 83.34 million mobile telephone subscriptions.
Data Center Markets
Italy contains several data center clusters throughout the country providing plenty of colocation opportunities. The primary colocation data center markets in Italy are:
Italy provides an important connection between Africa and Europe through submarine cables. There are 168 Italian data centers, the majority of these colocation facilities are located in and around Milan. Large carrier neutral Italian data centers feature rich ecosystems and state of the art equipment, ensuring maximum uptime and connectivity to over 530 service providers.
Energy Distribution
Italy has good coverage of the energy sector, which is an important attribute for any data center market. The nation is energized by 46% renewable or green sources, with the remaining provided by fossil fuels. This gives Italian 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 1.35 and 1.60, with the average PUE for Italian data centers sitting at 1.48. Italy's colocation facilities provide over 228.07 MW of power and has a range of rack power options from 7.00 kW to 7.00 kW.