Amazon Web Services is expanding to China. The fourth AWS region in Asia Pacific and the tenth region globally, AWS China will be available for limited preview in early 2014 with a select group of China-based and multinational companies. To comply with China’s legal and regulatory requirements, AWS China has taken a multi-partner approach for delivering cloud services there. Chinese providers, including ChinaNetCenter and SINNET, will provide the necessary data centre and ISP services, such as infrastructure, bandwidth and network capabilities, to support the delivery of AWS software and services in China.
AWS also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Beijing municipal government and the government of Ningxia Hui region on developing the cloud computing services. The regional government intends to use AWS Cloud services to power its public service applications. AWS China is also working with Shanghai Jiading Industrial Zone on an incubation program that supports start-up businesses in the area.
AWS customers in China already include Xiaomi, Qihoo 360, TCL, Tiens, NQ mobile, FunPlus, Kingsoft, Mobotap, Hisense, Light in the Box, Papaya mobile, Madhouse, DerbySoft, Tap4fun, DeNA China, Boyaa interactive, Huan.tv and Sungy Mobile.
