South Korea Data Center Rack Market Size
| Study Period | 2019 - 2030 |
| Base Year For Estimation | 2023 |
| Forecast Data Period | 2024 - 2030 |
| Historical Data Period | 2019 - 2022 |
| CAGR | 8.40 % |
| Market Concentration | High |
Major Players
*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order |
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South Korea Data Center Rack Market Analysis
The South Korean data center rack market reached a volume of 175,774 in the previous year, and it is further projected to register a CAGR of 8.4% during the forecast period. The increasing demand for cloud computing among SMEs, government regulations for local data security, and growing investment by domestic players are some of the major factors driving the demand for data centers in the country, leading to a growing need for data center racks.
- Under Construction IT Load Capacity: The upcoming IT load capacity of the South Korean data center market is expected to touch around 2,000 MW by 2029.
- Under Construction Raised Floor Space: The country's construction of raised floor area is expected to increase to 5 million sq. ft by 2029.
- Planned Racks: The country's total number of racks to be installed is expected to reach 270K units by 2029. Greater Seoul is expected to house the maximum number of racks by 2029.
- Planned Submarine Cables: There are close to 10 submarine cable systems connecting South Korea, and many are under construction. One such submarine cable that is estimated to start service in 2023 is Southeast Asia-Japan Cable 2 (SJC2), which stretches over 10,500 Kilometers with landing points from Geoje, South Korea.
South Korea Data Center Rack Market Trends
IT & Telecommunication holds the major share.
- Digital native businesses are major spenders in South Korea's public cloud market, as are media and gaming companies. Online gaming, Online storage, e-commerce, and other fully digitized businesses that need to deliver the best possible online experience are seeing unprecedented demand, along with experimental games and features using augmented and virtual reality. For example, mobile game maker Netmarble is using smart analytics and machine learning to gain customer insights that help drive further innovation and also found public cloud improves team productivity.
- As the Government has recently decided to lower the barrier to entry to the cloud computing services in the country. With this rule in effect, Foreign tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft, etc., are expected to pose a threat to domestic companies.
- Despite growing concerns among KT, Naver, NHN, and other domestic cloud service providers over the possibility of foreign firms gaining dominance in the local market, tech firms from the US and China have welcomed the proposed easing of regulations and are starting to look for experts in cloud computing services for the public sector. Such developments are driving the need for data centers for the cloud end-user segment in the country.
- South Korea is second only to Hong Kong in the world rankings of telecom market maturity. South Korea is also on the leading edge of the latest telecom technology developments, including around 6G. It enjoys a highly competitive but stable market, with strong central government support that helps drive the rollout of advanced infrastructure in both the fixed and mobile arenas. South Korea is also on the leading edge of the latest telecom technology developments, including around 6G. And it is host to two of the world's top equipment manufacturers, Samsung and LG.
Full Rack is Expected to Grow Significantly
- In South Korea, due to growing space scarcity between various companies, the full rack has a majority of the market share. In order to cope with increasing rack capacity due to the rapid growth of mobile broadband and the increase in Big Data Analytics combined with cloud computing, it is necessary to build a fully rack-equipped data center.
- The Ministry of ICT and Science revealed that around 10,000 TB of video content is consumed daily by South Koreans through smartphones and other mobile devices. Such developments are only adding up to the demand for more racks in the country.
- Companies increasingly rely on data centers for efficient management of their databases and storage, as they generate significant amounts of data every day. The main driving factor for data center rack usage is, therefore, the increased deployment of fully configured data centers. Also, the growth of the market is being influenced by the growing demand for IT services and investments made by large companies.
- At first, there was a limited focus on rack space in data centers; only size and cost were taken into account during deployment. Nevertheless, there is an opportunity for increased use of rack space in the data center as more and more users from different sectors, such as online banking, telecommunications, media and entertainment, and others, are adopting applications with higher density.
South Korea Data Center Rack Industry Overview
The upcoming DC construction projects in the country will likely increase the demand for Data Center Racks in the coming years. A few major players, such as Olabs Technology Company Limited., Raritan Inc., Delta Power Solutions, and Eaton Corporation, currently dominate the market. These major players with a prominent market share focus on expanding their customer base across the region.
In June 2023, Empyrion DC has planned to open a new data center facility in the Gangnam area of Seoul, South Korea, with an IT space of 30,715 sqm (330,615 sq ft), nine-story facility is set to come online in H1 2025.
In April 2023, APAC data center firm Digital Edge announced a new data center in Incheon, South Korea, developed in partnership with SK ecoplant. SEL2 will be a two-building, 120MW campus, with the first phase due to come into service in 2024.
South Korea Data Center Rack Market Leaders
Olabs Technology Company Limited.
DOBE Computing Co., Ltd.
Raritan Inc.
Delta Power Solutions
*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
South Korea Data Center Rack Market News
- November 2022: Naver, the DC operator, has started the construction of its second data center, Gak Sejong Center, which was built in Sejong City. It is expected to be completed by the end of 2023.
- October 2022: KINX entered into a strategic partnership with Zadara, an edge cloud services provider, to provide its storage, storage-as-a-service, to the Korean market through KINX's CloudHub.
- January 2022: Equinix aimed to open two data centers, SL2x and SL3x, in Seoul, which are scheduled to open by 2023 and 2024, respectively. Both of the data centers are expected to provide an IT load capacity of 24 MW each.
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Study Assumption & Market Definition
1.2 Scope of the Study
2. Research Methodology
3. Executive Summary
4. MARKET INSIGHTS
5. Market Overview
6. Industry Attractiveness - Porter's Five Forces Analysis
6.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
6.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
6.3 Threat of New Entrants
6.4 Threat of Substitutes
6.5 Degree of Competition
7. Key Industry Statistics
7.1 Planned/Under Construction IT Load Capacity
7.2 Planned/Under Construction Raised Floor Space
7.3 Planned/Under Construction Racks
7.4 Planned/Under Construction Submarine Cable
8. MARKET DYNAMICS
9. Market Drivers
9.1 Increasing Number of Smartpone Users
9.2 Fiber Connectivity Network Expansion in South Korea
10. Market Restraints
10.1 Increasing number of Data Security Breaches
10.2 Low Availability of Skilled Workforce
11. MARKET SEGMENTATION
11.1 By Rack Type
11.1.1 Open Frame
11.1.2 Closed Frame
11.2 By Rack Size
11.2.1 Quarter Rack
11.2.2 Half Rack
11.2.3 Full Rack
11.3 By End User
11.3.1 IT & Telecommunication
11.3.2 BFSI
11.3.3 Government
11.3.4 Media & Entertainment
11.3.5 Other End Users
12. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
13. Company Profiles
13.1 Olabs Technology Company Limited.
13.2 DOBE Computing Co., Ltd.
13.3 Raritan Inc.
13.4 Delta Power Solutions
13.5 Eaton Corporation
13.6 Black Box Corporation
13.7 Schneider Electric SE
13.8 Rittal GMBH & Co.KG
13.9 Dell Inc.
13.10 Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- *List Not Exhaustive
14. INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
15. MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS
South Korea Data Center Rack Industry Segmentation
A data center rack is a physical enclosure made up of usually steel housing electronic framework. It is designed to house servers, networking and communication devices, cables, and other data center computing peripherals.
The South Korean Data Center Rack Market is Segmented by Rack Type (Open Frame, Closed Frame), Rack Size (Quarter Rack, Half Rack, Full Rack), and end User (IT & Telecommunication, BFSI, Government, and Media & Entertainment). The market sizes and forecasts are provided in terms of volume (units) for all the above segments.
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| Closed Frame |
| By Rack Size | |
| Quarter Rack | |
| Half Rack | |
| Full Rack |
| By End User | |
| IT & Telecommunication | |
| BFSI | |
| Government | |
| Media & Entertainment | |
| Other End Users |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current South Korea Data Center Rack Market size?
The South Korea Data Center Rack Market is projected to register a CAGR of 8.40% during the forecast period (2024-2030)
Who are the key players in South Korea Data Center Rack Market?
Olabs Technology Company Limited., DOBE Computing Co., Ltd., Raritan Inc. and Delta Power Solutions are the major companies operating in the South Korea Data Center Rack Market.
What years does this South Korea Data Center Rack Market cover?
The report covers the South Korea Data Center Rack Market historical market size for years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. The report also forecasts the South Korea Data Center Rack Market size for years: 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030.
South Korea Data Center Rack Industry Report
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