AWS Direct Connect announces 100G expansion in Auckland, New Zealand

Published
April 2, 2026
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/04/aws-direct-connect-100g-auckland/

AWS Direct Connect Expansion in Auckland

AWS has expanded 100 Gbps dedicated connections at the Datacom Orbit DH6 data center near Auckland, New Zealand. This allows private, direct network access to all public AWS Regions (excluding China), AWS GovCloud Regions, and AWS Local Zones.

The Direct Connect service offers a private, physical network connection between AWS and your data center, office, or colocation environment, providing a more consistent network experience than public internet connections.

What to do

  • Establish private, direct network access to AWS services from the new location.
  • Visit the Direct Connect locations page for more information.
  • Check out the getting started page for deployment details.

Source: AWS release notes




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