EUROPE

Europe

A highly developed market, Germany is considered the financial powerhouse of the European Union. Whilst the country's capital is Berlin, the undisputed digital capital is the western city of Frankfurt which is the #1 ranked German market on Cloudscene based on data center density. The country as a whole has rapidly modernized with advanced technology driving its place as one of Europe’s largest telecom markets.

Germany

Home to London, Europe's major financial and services hub, the United Kingdom is also a major interconnection hub between North America and Europe.  The UK has over 51 undersea cables, making it the focal point for many of the world's submarine communications cables of which majority are digital optical fibre cables.

United Kingdom

France was primarily serviced by France Telecom up until 1998 when the French government aimed to make competition mandatory in response to a European Directive. The past two decades have seen significant improvement in this regard, with Orange, Iliad, SFR and Bouygues Telecom surfacing as major telecommunication providers.

France

The Netherlands, in particular Amsterdam, is arguably the internet hub for Europe. Home of the much loved, world famous and largest IX, AMS-IX (Amsterdam Internet Exchange), Amsterdam is often seen as the first landing point for providers connecting from the UK into greater Europe.

Netherlands

With a population of over 141.72 million, Russia is the #11 globally-ranked country on Cloudscene based on data center density. The country has a GDP of US $1.33 trillion, and its top service providers include DataIX, RETN and Rostelecom. Russia has 76 internet users per 100 citizens, while its connectivity ecosystem is made up of 119 colocation data centers, 214 cloud service providers and 8 network fabrics.

Russia

With a population of over 62.4 million, Italy is the #10 globally-ranked country on Cloudscene based on data center density. Italy has a GDP of US $1.82 trillion, and the country’s top service providers include Colt Technology Services, GTT Communications and BT. Italy has 66 internet users per 100 citizens, while its connectivity ecosystem is made up of 121 colocation data centers, 172 cloud service providers and 7 network fabrics.

Italy

Poland

With a population of over 50 million, Spain is the #14 globally-ranked country on Cloudscene based on data center density. The country has a GDP of US $1.31 trillion, and its top service providers include Colt Technology Services, Cogent Communications and GTT Communications. Spain has 80 internet users per 100 citizens, while its connectivity ecosystem is made up of 107 colocation data centers, 336 cloud service providers and 6 network fabrics.

Spain

With a population of over 8.4 million people, Switzerland is the #16 globally-ranked country on Cloudscene based on data center density. Switzerland has a GDP of US $679 billion, and the country’s top service providers include Colt Technology Services, Swisscom and Init7. Switzerland has 89 internet users per 100 citizens, while its connectivity ecosystem is made up of 105 colocation data centers, 229 cloud service providers and 9 network fabrics.

Switzerland

With a population of over 10.2 million, Sweden is the #18 globally-ranked country on Cloudscene based on data center density. The country has a GDP of US $535.6 billion, and its top service providers include Colt Technology Services, Telia Carrier, and Portlane. Sweden has 91 internet users per 100 citizens, while its connectivity ecosystem is made up of 89 colocation data centers, 205 cloud service providers and 9 network fabrics.