Market Trends of Thailand Data Center Construction Industry
Tier 3 is the Largest Tier Type
- The country has no facility certified with Tier 1 and Tier 2. The tier 3 data center segment reached an IT load capacity of 71.4 MW in 2021. The capacity is anticipated to grow from 74.3 MW in 2022 to 199.5 MW by 2029 at a CAGR of 15.15%. The tier 4 data center segment reached an IT load capacity of 20 MW in 2021. The capacity is anticipated to grow from 20 MW in 2022 to 50 MW by 2029 at a CAGR of 13.9%.
- In most Thai facilities, IT components can be replaced or removed without interrupting routine data center operations, so most facilities are Tier 3 certified.
- Currently, only one facility in Thailand has Tier 4 certification, i.e., SUPERNAP Thailand. It has a high fault-tolerant facility, which is ideal for consistently high traffic levels. National Telecom (NT), TOT, and SUPERNAP (Thailand) signed an MoU supporting governmental digital modernization, which is called the Data Center and Cloud Services Partnership Program.
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Medium-Sized Data Centers is Expected to Hold Significant Market Share
- Medium-sized data centers are projected to register a growth of 3.4% during 2022-2029 to reach 38.4 MW by 2029. The increase in the number of start-ups and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country is contributing to the growth of the small data centers in the country. Small-scale companies across industries such as educational institutions, e-commerce, insurance, cloud-native start-ups, and the public sector (city councils) are contributing to the use of small-sized data centers.
- There are around 17 medium data centers in the country, wherein the majority of the data centers are concentrated in Bangkok, and the remaining data centers are concentrated in other parts of the country. More than 50% of these facilities are Tier 3 certified.
- With a capacity of 11.69 MW, CS LoxInfo-based data center has the highest capacity among the medium-sized data centers, with eight data centers that are medium-sized, followed by True Internet Data Center Co. Ltd, with a capacity of 7.3 MW, holding three medium-sized data centers.
- The ongoing construction of medium data center facilities, such as True Internet Data Center Co. Ltd and Nautilus Data Technologies, is further projected to contribute to the growth of the segment during the forecast period.
