Arizona’s Only Amazon Web Services Direct Connect Edge Location
As the first AWS Direct Connect location in Arizona, phoenixNAP brings you dedicated and fast connection to the world’s largest public cloud platform!
Secure and Robust Connectivity.
Amazon Web Services Direct Connect within phoenixNAP flagship data center facility offers you secure and reliable connectivity from your colocation, private, or hybrid cloud environments.
Low Latency. High Bandwidth.
Experience reliable connectivity to AWS services, bandwidth cost reduction, and avoid bumps created by network congestion. Connect and create resilient hybrid environments.
Secure Data Center and Connectivity.
Leverage AWS and your own infrastructure while maintaining high compliance and performance standards. Use private network connectivity to access Amazon cloud services.
Improve network performance and security with direct access to Amazon Web Services
How does AWS Direct Connect Work?
AWS Direct Connect enables you to connect your on-premises or data center environment to AWS using a private network link, bypassing the public internet. This provides you with higher bandwidth, lower data transfer latency, and consistent network performance for your hybrid cloud deployments.
If you are leveraging AWS Direct Connect (DX) using phoenixNAP’s colocation or bare metal services, your cage is placed close to the AWS networking equipment located in our data center. Each of the cages contains a router, with an allocated cloud connection port. An end-to-end direct cloud connection is established by connecting your previously obtained port to the AWS Direct Connect endpoint. This high-performance, high-availability physical fiber connection allows you to transfer data at speeds from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps. You can easily provision more connections if you need more capacity, scaling your network to meet your needs.
Once a physical connection is established, you can access your private cloud services such as Amazon EC2, or public cloud services such as Amazon S3 through public or private virtual interfaces (VIFs). Your private VIF connects you to a single VPC in the same AWS region using a Virtual Private Gateway (VPG). On the other hand, your public VIF can connect you to public cloud AWS services in any global location.
phoenixNAP allows you to establish direct connections to your preferred cloud services through a physical uplink to AWS from Phoenix, AZ, built natively into our enterprise-grade data center. If you are interested in leveraging AWS Direct Connect from your own on-prem data center or office, you can do this through any of multiple AWS partner network providers located in our carrier-neutral facility.
Contact your carrier to obtain your LOA and connect to our facility to gain access to our AWS Direct Connect service.
Want to learn how to set up and configure your AWS Direct Connect?
Check out our Knowledge Base!
Benefits of AWS Direct Connect
phoenixNAP’s focus on security and compliance goes beyond the walls of our data center. With AWS Direct Connect, your business can achieve private network connectivity between AWS cloud services and your own environments. This way, you can prevent significant security risks from the public Internet and different network bottlenecks to build and utilize highly efficient and safer hybrid environments.
Increased network speed and lower latency, combined with high bandwidth and improved throughput, ensure a consistent network experience for your business, applications, services, and clients. If your organization transfers large datasets or real-time workloads on a regular basis, leveraging AWS Direct Connect can even lower your IT costs.
Physical data center and network security go hand in hand when creating high performance and compliant hybrid environments. Our experts will advise you about creating on-premise and colocated solutions with secure and cost-effective AWS connectivity.
AWS Direct Connect is ideal for:
Hybrid Environments
Build high-performance hybrid environments that meet your security and compliance requirements.
Large Data Sets
Send complex and bandwidth-heavy data sets to the public cloud without security risks or performance losses.
Compliance Workloads
Retain control of your compliance-focused private cloud deployments and enjoy the benefits of private connectivity.
Globally connected. Locally available.
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Phoenix, AZ
AWS Direct Connect
Google Cloud Interconnect
Cogent2x100G
Telxius2x10G
Arelion6x10G
Zayo2x10G
Lumen1x100G
TATA4x10G
COX1x10G
Telstra1x10G
GSL2x100G
DE-CIX1x100G
NTT1x100G
Local Internet Exchange3x10G
Connections to Other Locations
Los Angeles2x1G
Ashburn10G + 2x1G
Atlanta1G
Seatle1G
Chicago1G -
Ashburn, VA
Lumen 1x100G
Arelion 1x100G
Zayo 1x100G
Cogent 1x100G
TATA 2x10G
GSL 1x100G
Rogers Communications 1x10G
Google direct peer 160G
(1x100G, 6x10G)
Spectrum Direct Peer 1x100G
NTT 1x100G
Local Internet Exchange 1x100G
Connections to Other Locations
Phoenix10G + 2x1G
Atlanta1G -
Atlanta, GA
Lumen 1x100G
Arelion 2x100G
TATA 2x10G
Cogent 1x100G
Performive 2x40G
GSL 2x100G
Spectrum Direct Peer 2x10G
NTT 1x100G
Connections to Other Locations
Phoenix1G
Ashburn1G -
Austin, TX
Edge Location
ATC 1x10G
Cogent 1x100G
Lumen 1x100G
Zayo 1x10G -
Chicago, IL
Lumen 1x100G
Zayo 2x10G
Cogent 1x100G
GSL 1x100G
Local Internet Exchange 3x10G
Connections to Other Locations
Phoenix1G
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Amsterdam, NL
Arelion 4x10G
Cogent 2x100G
Lumen 1x100G
TATA 5x10G
GSL 2x100G
NTT 1x100G
Global Layer 1x100G
Local Internet Exchange 1x100G -
Belgrade, RS
Cogent 1x10G
SBB 1x1G -
Singapore, SG
Arelion 1x100G
Telstra 2x10G
PCCW 2x10G
GSL 2x100G
NTT 1x100G -
Taipei, TW
NTT 1x100G
GSL 2x100G
Cogent 1x100G -
Network PoP
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Telxius 1x100G
Cogent 1x100G -
Network PoP
Madrid, ES
TATA 4x10G
Telxius 2x10G
Cogent 1x100G
Lumen 1x100G
Arelion 8x10G
GSL 4x25G -
Network PoP
Frankfurt, DE
TATA 4x10G
Arelion 2x100G
Cogent 2x100G
Lumen 1x100G
GSL 2x100G
NTT 1x100G
Local Internet Exchange DE-CIX 1x100G -
Network PoP
Sofia, BG
Cogent 2x100G
Arelion 2x100G
Local Internet Exchnage - BIX 1x100G
GSL 1x100G -
Network PoP
Milan, IT
Telecom Italia Sparkle 2x10G
Cogent 2x100G
Arelion 1x100G
Local Internet Exchange 1x10G
GSL 4x25G -
Network PoP
Helsinki, FIN
Arelion 2x100G
Lumen 1x100G
GSL 1x100G -
Network PoP
Warsaw, PL
Cogent 2x100G
Lumen 1x100G
Arelion 8x10G GSL 1x100G -
Network PoP
Los Angeles, CA
Arelion 2x100G
GSL 2x100G
Google Direct Peer 2x10G
Spectrum Direct Peer 2x10G
Connections to Other Locations
Phoenix2x1G -
Network PoP
Seattle, WA
Arelion 2x100G
Cogent 1x100G
Lumen 1x100G
Zayo 2x10G
GSL 2x100G
Local Internet Exchange - SIX 1x100G
Connections to Other Locations
Phoenix1G -
Network PoP
Sydney, AU
GSL 2x100G
Cogent 2x10G
*minimum 10 Gbps capacity on backbone transit
Phoenix, AZ
AWS Direct Connect
Google Cloud Interconnect
Cogent2x100G
Telxius2x10G
Arelion6x10G
Zayo2x10G
Lumen1x100G
TATA4x10G
COX1x10G
Telstra1x10G
GSL2x100G
DE-CIX1x100G
NTT1x100G
Local Internet Exchange3x10G
Connections to Other Locations
Los Angeles2x1G
Ashburn10G + 2x1G
Atlanta1G
Seatle1G
Chicago1G