AWS announces AWS Interconnect - last mile preview with Megaport

AWS launches AWS Interconnect - last mile preview with Megaport, a fully managed connectivity offering that allows customers to connect their branch offices, data centers, and remote locations to AWS with just a few clicks, eliminating the friction and complexity of network setup. As a milestone collaboration between AWS and Megaport, AWS Interconnect - last mile combines AWS cloud innovation with Megaport operating one of the world's largest Software Defined Networks (SDN), with 1,200+ enabled data centers across 31 countries.

Through the AWS Management Console, customers can now instantly establish private, high-speed connections to AWS by simply choosing their preferred AWS Region, bandwidth speed, Direct Connect Gateway ID and partner subscriber ID. Once initiated, AWS generates an activation key to complete connectivity provisioning with Megaport. The launch simplifies the connectivity experience by pre-provisioning capacity and automating complex network configuration including BGP peering, VLAN configuration, and ASN assignment. At GA, customers will also be able to dynamically scale bandwidth from 1 Gbps to 100 Gbps through the AWS Console. The service is designed for high availability, with zero down-time maintenance, backed by a 99.99% SLA.

AWS Interconnect - last mile is available in the San Jose (us-west-1) and N. Virginia (us-east-1) metros through Megaport. You can create a preview Interconnect using the AWS Management Console, Command Line Interface (CLI), or API. Partners can also easily adopt via a published open API package on GitHub. For more information, see the AWS Interconnect - last mile documentation and pricing pages.