Amazon announced plans to invest more than $4 billion to launch infrastructure in Chile.
Takeaway Points
- Amazon announced it plans to launch an Amazon Web Services infrastructure region in Chile by the end of 2026.
- The firm also said that it is planning to invest more than $4 billion in Chile.
- Organizations in Chile that choose AWS to run their workloads include AgroSuper, Andres Bello University, Banco de Chile, etc.
Amazon Chile Hub
Amazon on Wednesday announced it plans to launch an Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure region in Chile by the end of 2026. The new AWS South America (Chile) Region will give developers, startups, entrepreneurs, and enterprises, as well as financial services, retail, education, government, and nonprofit organizations, greater choice for running their applications and serving end users from data centers located in Chile.
Amazon also said that it is planning to invest more than $4 billion in Chile to aid the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of its data centers in the country.
Prasad Kalyanaraman, vice president of Infrastructure Services at AWS, remarked, “The AWS South America (Chile) Region will help serve the fast-growing demand for cloud services across Latin America and in Chile with secure, reliable, and efficient cloud infrastructure. With the new AWS Region, organizations will have the ability to build with advanced AWS technologies, like artificial intelligence and machine learning, to help accelerate growth, productivity, and innovation. By investing in local talent, educational opportunities, and digital skills training, we’re proud to contribute to Chile’s economic growth and digital transformation for years to come.”
Aisén Etcheverry Escudero, Chile’s Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation, commented, “AWS’s infrastructure expansion in Chile is a clear example of the country’s commitment to advanced technology and innovation, and to the work we’ve done to create an environment where technology companies can thrive, with the National Data Center Plan leading the way. This investment demonstrates clear confidence in our country and a commitment to technological development and innovation across the region.”
About the launch
According to the report , the AWS South America (Chile) Region will be made up of three Availability Zones at launch, adding to the existing 114 Availability Zones across 36 AWS Regions worldwide.
AWS said it will hire and develop more local personnel to operate and support the new AWS Region in Chile.
The firm listed organizations in Chile that choose AWS to run their workloads to include AgroSuper, Andres Bello University, Banco de Chile, Banco Itaú, BancoEstado, BCI Mach, Cencosud, Coca-Cola Andina, Coopeuch, Copec, Data Observatory, Femsa Salud, LATAM Airlines, Salcobrand, Transbank, and more.
About Amazon Web Services
Since 2006, Amazon Web Services has been the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud. AWS has been continually expanding its services to support virtually any workload, and it now has more than 240 fully featured services for compute, storage, databases, networking, analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, security, hybrid, media, and application development, deployment, and management from 114 Availability Zones within 36 geographic regions, with announced plans for 16 more Availability Zones and five more AWS Regions in Chile, New Zealand, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, and the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—trust AWS to power their infrastructure, become more agile, and lower costs.
About Amazon
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