May 09, 2025 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
Amazon this week announced the general availability of AWS Wavelength in partnership with Verizon in the Lenexa area of Kansas City. AWS’ US East (N. Virginia) Region is the parent of the new Wavelength location. Wavelength embeds AWS compute and storage services at the Edge of communications service providers’ 5G networks.
“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,” the company said. “This expansion addresses the growing need for Edge computing solutions that can handle diverse workloads while meeting complex regulatory and operational requirements.”
The company says Wavelength minimizes latency and the network hops required to connect from a 5G device to an application hosted on AWS because application traffic can reach servers without leaving the mobile provider's network. Amazon’s compute and storage services are located within the telco providers’ data centers.