AWS opens its South America (Chile) Region to selected customers, with more than US$4 billion of planned investment and primarily air-cooled data centres

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Amazon said on 11 November that the AWS South America (Chile) Region, its first in Chile and third in Latin America, is operational in early access for selected customers, with general availability expected by the end of 2026. Amazon plans to invest more than US$4 billion in Chile to support the Region, which it estimates will add more than US$7.5 billion to Chile's GDP and support an average of 4,100 full-time equivalent jobs a year. Like every AWS Region it has at least three separate Availability Zones, each with independent power, cooling and security. Amazon says the Chilean data centres will be primarily air-cooled and will not need ongoing cooling water in operation. Early customers include BancoEstado, BTG, Cencosud, Consorcio, Itaú and Ripley. Figures are Amazon's own estimates.

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