AWS announces new AWS Direct Connect locations in Calgary, Canada

Today, AWS announced the opening of two new AWS Direct Connect locations within the Equinix CL1 and CL3 data centers in Calgary, Canada. By connecting your network to AWS at the new Calgary locations, you gain private, direct access to all public AWS Regions (except those in China), AWS GovCloud Regions, and [AWS Local Zones](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/localzones/). These sites are the seventh and eighth AWS Direct Connect sites within Canada. 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. The new Direct Connect locations in Calgary offer dedicated 10 Gbps and 100 Gbps connections with MACsec encryption available. For more information on the over 135 Direct Connect locations worldwide, visit the [locations](https://aws.amazon.com/directconnect/locations/) section of the Direct Connect [product detail pages](https://aws.amazon.com/directconnect/). Or, visit our [getting started](https://aws.amazon.com/directconnect/getting-started/) page to learn more about how to purchase and deploy Direct Connect.