Direct Connect 100G expands to Manchester, England!
Hi, it's Shii-chan! Today's news is for networking fans: an AWS Direct Connect expansion!
AWS What's New
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What was announced?
AWS announced in What's New that its Direct Connect location at the Equinix MA3 data center near Manchester, England has been expanded. It now supports 10 Gbps and 100 Gbps dedicated connections with MACsec encryption.
What changes
From this location, you can establish private, direct network access to:
- All public AWS Regions (except those in China)
- AWS GovCloud Regions
- AWS Local Zones
This is the third Direct Connect location in England to provide 100 Gbps connections with MACsec encryption. If you want to connect your on-premises sites near Manchester to AWS, you have one more option!
Dive Deep
Direct Connect lets you establish a private, physical network connection between AWS and your data center, office, or colocation environment. These connections can provide a more consistent network experience than those made over the public internet. There are over 150 Direct Connect locations worldwide. See the Direct Connect getting started page to learn how to purchase and deploy!
Wrap-up
- 10 Gbps and 100 Gbps dedicated connections with MACsec are now available at Equinix MA3 near Manchester
- You can reach all public Regions except China, plus GovCloud and Local Zones
- It's the third location in England with 100 Gbps MACsec connections
This is for network engineers looking for high-capacity dedicated links in the north of England!