Announcing new AWS Wavelength Zone in Lenexa, Kansas

Today, we are announcing the general availability of AWS Wavelength in partnership with Verizon in Lenexa, Kansas. AWS Wavelength Zone enables customers to run applications using AWS infrastructure and services in AWS telco partners' data centers, addressing critical needs for low latency, data residency, and application resiliency across a wide range of industries.

With this expansion, AWS Wavelength Zone now offers low-latency, local compute, storage, networking, and other building block services for edge computing to customers in the Lenexa metropolitan area. This is particularly valuable for industries with strict regulatory compliance needs, such as financial services, healthcare, government sectors, and Sports Betting and Gaming customers.

The new AWS Wavelength Zone in the AWS US East (N. Virginia) Region expands AWS's edge computing capabilities, offering customers in the region enhanced options for data localization and application resilience. By integrating seamlessly with Amazon EC2, EBS, ALB, VPC, Data Transfer and other AWS services, Wavelength Zones allow developers to easily extend their applications to the edge, ensuring data remains within specified geographical boundaries while maintaining high performance and reliability. This expansion addresses the growing need for edge computing solutions that can handle diverse workloads while meeting complex regulatory and operational requirements.

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