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Cloud Connect

Direct China-to-cloud links — APAC, US, and Europe — from 50 Mbps managed to 100 Gbps dedicated

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Overview

We coordinate China-to-cloud connectivity options ranging from 50 Mbps-1 Gbps managed virtual connections through partners such as Megaport and Equinix Fabric, among others, to dedicated 1-100 Gbps physical connections to AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute, and Google Cloud Interconnect. Depending on provider and route availability, these options can connect mainland China environments with public cloud regions in APAC, the US, and Europe. China-based cloud environments and global cloud regions are operated separately, so the connection must be designed and provisioned for the selected architecture. Availability, delivery, and permitted use depend on the provider, route, workload, and applicable requirements. Multiple enterprise customers run production workloads on these links today.

Key features

  • Managed virtual connections (50 Mbps - 1 Gbps) through partners such as Megaport and Equinix Fabric, among others
  • Dedicated physical cross-connects (1-100 Gbps) to AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute, GCP Interconnect
  • Connectivity options between mainland China environments and overseas public cloud regions, subject to route and provider availability
  • Multi-carrier routing from major China hubs to APAC, US, and European cloud regions with full BGP support
  • Technical and carrier documentation coordinated for the selected connectivity design
  • Carrier-diverse backup paths with automatic failover for production reliability

Why choose Cloud Connect

  • Right-sized connectivity: 50 Mbps-1 Gbps managed through partners such as Megaport and Equinix Fabric, among others, or 1 Gbps+ dedicated — you choose
  • One coordinated connectivity design for your China-based environment and overseas cloud regions
  • Managed option eliminates hardware cross-connect complexity — simpler, faster to provision
  • Provider and route options assessed against your architecture, bandwidth, latency, and data flows
  • Production-proven — actively used by multiple enterprise customers today

Use cases

China branches or mainland cloud environments connecting to AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud regions overseas

Hybrid cloud architectures with China-based compute and global cloud services (APAC, US, Europe)

Moderate-bandwidth managed virtual links for development, staging, and cost-sensitive production

High-bandwidth dedicated links for data-heavy production workloads and cross-continent DR replication

SaaS platforms needing dedicated, low-latency connectivity to China customer environments worldwide

Solutions using this product

Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Connectivity

Organizations running workloads in mainland China often need to connect China-based cloud environments — including AWS China Regions and Azure operated by 21Vianet — or China branches to public cloud regions overseas. These environments are operated separately, and cross-border connectivity requires a separately designed and provisioned path. We coordinate connectivity options for supported architectures, taking bandwidth, latency, route availability, workload design, and applicable requirements into account. Options range from managed 50 Mbps-1 Gbps virtual connections through partners such as Megaport and Equinix Fabric, among others, to dedicated 1-100 Gbps physical connections for data-heavy workloads.

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