Global Micro Mobile Data Center Market, By Application (High Density Network, Mobile Computing, Remote Office), By Rack Size (5-24 RU, 26-50RU, 51-100RU), By Vertical (BFSI, Healthcare, IT & Telecommunication, Others) - Forecast 2030

Market Overview

A micro mobile data center is a portable system of data centers made for sharing a bulk amount of data in traditional data centers.  It delivers data faster and in a secure way to computer and data resources. These days center have fire protection, security systems, associated management tools, power supplies, and cooling system. That's why these data centers are easy to install, simple to use, and very cost-effective. These micro data centers are very useful in remote locations and disaster-prone regions. The application of micro mobile data center can be found in Banking, energy, education, oil and gas, healthcare, IT, retail, and smart cities. The Enterprises' size in the global micro mobile data center market can be divided into small, medium, and large.

The size and flexibility of micro data centers make them very useful for applications. With the growing demand for high-performing, cost-effective, energy-efficient data centers, the micro mobile data center market is also rising. Micro mobile data centers is a small data center that is used to solve so many problems that can't be solved by traditional methods, or large data centers. The micro mobile data center has less than ten servers and 10 VMs in a single box.

This report highlights that the micro mobile data center is expected to grow $7 billion at a CAGR rate of 30% in the forecast period. The micro mobile data center market was estimated at $3.72 billion in 2019. In the last two years, about 90% of the data center are generated. The data can be generated from social media platforms, pictures and videos, GPS signals, purchase transactions, and others. Due to the increasing number of loT devices, the MMDC market is set to grow more. Increasing volume of data generation and speed is boosting the micro mobile data center market growth.

Covid-19 analysis

In the covid-19 pandemic, many companies around the globe used a micro mobile data center, and it played a huge role for many organizations. The rapid growth in the amount of data used by organizations and individuals boosting the demand for micro mobile data centers. The adoption of the work-from-home trend all over the world due to covid-19 had a positive impact on the global micro mobile data center market. However, many projects are delayed in the micro mobile data center market due to the covid-19 pandemic. Covid-19 highly impacted the supply chain of hardware components for big IT vendors, so the market is growing slowly in the covid-19 situation. But it is expected that the demand will rise due to remote offices, instant data centers, edge computing, and the market will grow in the coming years. Micro mobile data centers are needed for many organizations. Covid-19 had a mixed impact on the micro mobile data center market size, and the market is expected to grow more after the post-covid-19 situation.

Market Dynamics

There are some major market drivers that boost the growth of the micro mobile data center market, as well as there are some major restraints that affect the growth, and some challenges are faced by the market to maintain its demand.

Major drivers

The data center is one of the most important things in an organization. It stores all the crucial information, and then the data is distributed with advancements in the businesses becoming more centralized. Businesses are not investing in the traditional data centers, and the need for more compact and efficient data centers is driving the growth of the micro mobile data center market. These data centers can fulfill all the need of an organization, and it gives faster results. The incredible number of loT devices is also fueling the growth of the market size. In upcoming years the use of loT devices will increase, and with it, the market demand is also set to expand. An increase in the amount of data and speed is also driving the growth of the market.

Market opportunities

Adoption and demand for computing power have increased in various sectors such as Industries, telecom clouds, distribution warehouses, offices, and other sectors. Telecommunication organizations need higher density micro mobile data centers with 8kw to 10 kW per cabinet. Distribution sectors need high computing power to manage transactions, shipping data, and inventory to make their process better, and that is why they prefer a micro mobile data center. Retail sectors are now focusing on increasing their business by providing real-time data to customers, advertise the products that customers will mostly prefer. The Increasing demand for real-time computing will drive the growth of the micro mobile data center market in the coming years. The micro mobile data center is easy to use, deploy, and it is bringing new opportunities for the market.

Market restraints

One of the major restraints in the growth of micro mobile data center market is security. Security of the data is a major concern of the data center because it stores a large amount of crucial data. The data can be stolen by the attackers. An increasing number of cyberattacks is one causing problems in the growth of the micro mobile data center business. Another market restraint is the lack of knowledge, and many businesses are using traditional methods to store their data. As businesses around the world are not used to the micro mobile data center, and the presence of traditional data centers has become a restraint in the market.

Market challenge

The micro mobile data center market faces some challenges like the other sectors. How well a micro mobile data center can work with a traditional data center has become a challenge for data center managers. Installing micro data centers with traditional data center infrastructure can increase the overall operational cost. Another challenge is to replace the traditional data centers in the business. As businesses are not ready to upgrade their traditional data centers, it has become a challenge for the market. But with growing need and demand for the micro center market is expected to drive the market demand in the forecast periods. Even though there are some challenges, the market drivers and players are trying to increase the market demand.

Cumulative growth analysis

With the need for advanced data centers, the micro mobile data center market will expand. Many businesses are using micro mobile data centers to increase their productivity and make their process better.  There are some market restraints and challenges in the market still. It is expected to grow $7 billion by 2023 at a 30% CAGR in the forecast period. The market drivers and key players will fuel the growth of the market.

Segment overview

The micro mobile data center market segments are on the basis of application, rack size, Vertical, and region.

• By application

The application segment of the market includes remote office, mobile computing, high-density networks, and instant & retrofit.

• By rack size

On the basis of rack size, the market is divided into 5-25 RU, 26-50 RU, 51-100 RU.

• By vertical

The vertical segment of the micro mobile data center market includes healthcare, BFSI, oil & gas, retail, manufacturing, mining, IT and telecommunication, and others.

• By region

The region segment of the market includes North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and other regions.

Regional analysis

The major regions in the micro mobile data center market are North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and other regions in the world. According to micro mobile data center market analysis, North America has the highest market share due to the adoption of advanced technology systems and data centers in all sectors. The Asia Pacific region is growing at a high CAGR rate due to the population growth and rise in e-commerce sectors. Government initiatives are driving the market growth in this region. Growth in cloud computing systems has expanded the mobile data center market in Asia, and the region will see huge growth in the forecast period. The market is expected to grow more in all the regions in the forecast period.

Competitive landscape

Some of the major micro mobile data center market players are:

• Schneider Electric SE (France)


• Canovate Group (Turkey)


• Elliptical Mobile Solutions (U.S.)


• Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (China)


• Panduit Corp (U.S.)


• Rittal (Germany)


• Zellabox (Australia)


• Dell Inc. (U.S.)


• Wave-2-Wave Solution Corporation (U.S.)


• Silicon Graphics, Inc. (U.S.)

These are some of the major key players in the market, but Dell Inc. (U.S.) is contributing the most in the market.

Recent developments

EdgeMicro announced the launch of five new micro mobile data centers across the U.S., and big cloud providers like AWS, Google and Microsoft, and other private firms spent billions in August 2020.

HPE, Schneider electric, and StorMagic came together to create an "edge in box," which is a micro data center that can provide IT systems for edge environments. It will help the compute requirements in sites that don't have enough space.