How Console Connect enhances AWS Direct Connect for global cloud connectivity

In today’s always-on, cloud-first world, it’s no surprise that enterprises are demanding greater reliability, stronger security, and faster performance from their network infrastructure.  

AWS meets these needs with AWS Direct Connect, offering a dedicated, private connection to AWS that bypasses the public internet. But while Direct Connect lays the foundation for secure, high-performance cloud access, Console Connect takes it even further – bringing the speed, flexibility, and global reach needed to unlock its full potential.

As an AWS Direct Connect partner, Console Connect is making it faster and easier for AWS customers to manage their cloud connectivity. So, what is AWS Direct Connect – and how does Console Connect enhance the experience?

What is AWS Direct Connect?

At its core, AWS Direct Connect does exactly what the name suggests – it provides a dedicated network connection between your on-premises environment and your AWS cloud infrastructure. Unlike traditional internet-based connections, Direct Connect bypasses the public internet entirely, giving you a faster, more secure, and highly reliable connection into AWS.

This dedicated link offers several advantages: consistent high performance, lower latency, reduced data transfer costs (with free ingress), and robust SLAs. Whether you're running a hybrid cloud setup or managing global distributed architectures, Direct Connect gives you predictable performance with bandwidths of up to 100 Gbps, supporting everything from daily workloads to data-hungry applications.

Where Console Connect comes in

While AWS Direct Connect delivers powerful, private access to the cloud, the “middle mile” – the stretch between your data centre and AWS infrastructure, can still present challenges. That’s where Console Connect steps in.

The middle or last mile connectivity is the network link that gets you from your on premise location to AWS colocation facility - and this is exactly where Console Connect shines. You can leverage Console Connect to simplify and accelerate your network provisioning." - Mokshith Kumar Tumallapalli, AWS, Sr. Networking Solutions Architect

As a global AWS Direct Connect Partner, Console Connect simplifies and accelerates how enterprises connect to AWS. Our software-defined platform removes the complexity of provisioning and managing connectivity, enabling you to:

• Rapidly provision connections between your data centre and AWS
• Choose from hosted or dedicated Direct Connect options (ranging from 50 Mbps to 100 Gbps)
• Scale bandwidth on demand to meet fluctuating workload requirements
• Tap into a vast global footprint, with 1,000+ network points of presence
• Provisioning cross-connects, coordinating with third-party providers, and configuring services once took several days or weeks, now takes just minutes with Console Connect’s intuitive interface.

And that’s not all. Unlike other NaaS providers, Console Connect’s extensive reach is powered by PCCW Global’s Tier 1 network infrastructure, giving you:

• Full end-to-end control over network performance
• Global reach with local resilience
• A single platform to manage all connections – no need to juggle multiple vendors or contracts.

We are continually expanding our direct interconnects to AWS with higher-capacity options (10, 40, and 100 Gbps) and an increasing number of global locations – ensuring Console Connect delivers the enterprise-grade performance and agility needed to meet today’s cloud-native business demands.

Hosted vs Dedicated Direct Connect: Flexible options, tailored to you

AWS Direct Connect offers two main types of connections: dedicated (1, 10, or 100 Gbps) for enterprises needing full control and performance, and hosted connections, which provide scalable bandwidth from 50 Mbps up to 100 Gbps.

This is where Console Connect excels. Our platform allows you to rapidly spin up hosted Direct Connect services on demand - and when higher-capacity dedicated connections are needed, we’ve got you covered wherever we’re co-located with AWS. Whether you’re a fast-scaling start-up or a global enterprise, we tailor connectivity solutions that grow with your business and eliminate traditional provisioning headaches.

More than connectivity

Connecting to AWS is just the beginning. Console Connect helps integrate AWS into your broader digital ecosystem, supporting everything from multi-cloud strategies and large-scale data transfers to latency-sensitive applications.

With our on-demand, scalable, and secure platform, you gain more than connectivity. We put you in control of your cloud networking, with the agility to adapt in real time to changing business needs.

Want to see it in action? Watch our on-demand demo to see how easy it is to provision Direct Connect via Console Connect.

Ready to simplify your cloud connectivity? Get started with Console Connect today.