Telehouse, which is owned by KDDI, announced the availability of AWS Direct Connect at its data center in Osaka, Japan.
With this integration, customers can directly access over 240 AWS cloud-based services, including GenAI. The Direct Connect cloud service that links customer networks directly to AWS regions (data centers) through a dedicated network, via Telehouse Osaka. This supports low-latency and secure connections to various cloud environments.
Telehouse Osaka will be the first data center in Japan that is operated by a Japanese telecommunications company to provide a dedicated connection point to Direct Connect. The deployment is the third of its kind, following Telehouse PARIS Voltaire and Telehouse London Docklands.
“The AWS Direct Connect location at Telehouse Osaka allows for the creation of a secure and private link between AWS cloud services and our customers’ IT systems within the data center,” said KDDI GM, connectivity DC planning department, Takeyuki Yanagisawa. “This setup significantly enhances throughput and ensures stability of our customers’ networks. Additionally, by using the fiber core-based data center inter-connection service in the Osaka Business Park, customers can also access their IT infrastructure from other data centers.”
