6.1.2.4Vertical
Wholesale Colocation Providers
Operators leasing large powered shell space to hyperscale customers.
Market snapshot
These figures describe Colocation Data Centers (6.1.2), the segment that Wholesale Colocation Providers sits within — not Wholesale Colocation Providers on its own.
FragmentationConsolidatingEstimate
Colocation sits within data-processing and hosting (NAICS 518210) and is not separately disclosed by the Census Bureau, so the segment is not separately sized here; public leaders include Equinix and Digital Realty.
Business model & economics
Revenue model
Recurring space, power, and interconnection leases
Key economics
- Recurring revenue
- High
- EBITDA margin
- Strong
- Capex intensity
- High
recurring multi-tenant leases
REIT-like recurring economics
Characteristics
- Multi-tenant model led by Equinix and Digital Realty.
- Interconnection-rich facilities command premium value.
- Enterprise outsourcing and hybrid cloud drive demand.
M&A deal context
Deal activityHigh
Who’s acquiring
- Colocation REITs & operators
- Infrastructure funds & PE
- Regional-provider consolidators
What’s driving deals
- Consolidation around scaled REITs and operators.
- Interconnection and hybrid-cloud demand.
- Infrastructure-capital roll-up of regionals.
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