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by nnx 3720 days ago
Even though their Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration Speed Comparison page [1] do test uploads only, this new feature is documented to accelerate downloads as well.

I guess optimized WAN network routing between S3 regions and their edge locations usually beats regular internet routing.

[1] http://s3-accelerate-speedtest.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/e...
1 comments
toomuchtodo 3720 days ago
I didn't mention that because it wasn't in the official blog post, but you're correct.

My assumption is that AWS has their own dedicated fiber/private connectivity between edges and regions.

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manigandham 3720 days ago
It is mentioned, although in only 1 tiny instance:

> With today’s announcement, the edge network also helps to accelerate data transfers in to and out of Amazon S3.

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