AWS announces new AWS Direct Connect location in Toronto

Today, AWS announced the opening of a new AWS Direct Connect location within the Equinix TR2 data center in Toronto, Canada. By connecting your network to AWS at the new location, you gain private, direct access to all public AWS Regions (except those in China), AWS GovCloud Regions, and AWS Local Zones. The new location is the second in Toronto, the fifth Direct Connect location in Canada, and offers dedicated 10 Gbps and 100 Gbps connections, with optional MACsec encryption available. The Direct Connect service enables you to establish a private, physical network connection between AWS and your data center, office, or colocation environment. These private connections can provide a more consistent network experience than those made over the public internet. Using the Direct Connect SiteLink feature, you can send data between Direct Connect locations to create private network connections between the offices and data centers in your global network. For more information on the over 120 Direct Connect locations worldwide, visit the [locations section](https://aws.amazon.com/directconnect/locations/) of the Direct Connect product detail pages. Or, visit our [getting started page](https://aws.amazon.com/directconnect/getting-started/) to learn more about how to purchase and deploy Direct Connect.