Test routes into mainland China
Connectivity from Hong Kong to mainland China depends on the network your users are on and changes over time. Measure from the networks you need rather than assuming.
GLWS · Hong Kong / Hong Kong
Hong Kong.
GLWS hosting close to your users.
Our Hong Kong location. A popular hub for users in Hong Kong and southern China and for traffic across Southeast Asia. Test real routes, because connectivity to mainland China varies by network.
At a glance.
Where it is and who it suits.
LOCATION
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Coordinates
- 22.32°, 114.17°
- Suits
- Hong Kong and southern China users, and traffic across Southeast Asia.
Coordinates mark the city centre.
FACILITY
GLWS facility in Hong Kong.
Where your servers in Hong Kong run.
Equinix
Equinix HK1
168 Yeung Uk Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong KongA 27-storey Equinix facility in Tsuen Wan.
- Colocation space
- 86,908 sq ft
- Construction
- 27-storey reinforced concrete
- Power
- 4 MW, N+1 redundancy
- Cooling
- N+1 redundancy; liquid cooling capable
- Fire suppression
- Pre-action / FM200
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · View larger map (opens in a new tab) · 22.3682, 114.1149
Is Hong Kong right for you?
Two things to think through.
Check data and legal requirements
Rules about where data may be stored vary by sector and country. A city on the map does not settle that, so confirm what applies to your project.
Nearby locations.
Distances from Hong Kong to the closest GLWS locations.
Seoul
South Korea
About 2,090 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 21 ms.
Osaka
Japan
About 2,490 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 25 ms.
Singapore
Singapore
About 2,590 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 26 ms.
Tokyo
Japan
About 2,880 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 29 ms.
Distances are straight-line between city centres. The minimum round trip assumes light in fibre at about 200,000 km a second and a straight cable. Real routes are longer, so always test from your own audience. For a second site that survives a regional outage, Sydney is about 7,380 km from Hong Kong.
Look at the whole request path.
A nearby server is only one part of your application.
Hong Kong and your audience
Compare the route from the audience networks you expect to serve. Test real requests, not only a location label.
Dependencies and data
Count remote APIs, databases, sign-in providers and backup destinations when you plan.
Recovery across locations
Write down how data is restored and who can do it. A copy in another location only helps if you can recover from it.
GLWS VPS plans in Hong Kong.
Pick a product, then choose Hong Kong in the configurator.
Linux VPS
KVM virtual servers for websites, applications and development.
Dedicated servers
Whole machines, with regional options.
Colocation
Rack space, power and connectivity for your own hardware.
Questions about Hong Kong.
Quick answers before you choose.
Which facility is this?
Servers in Hong Kong run at Equinix HK1, 168 Yeung Uk Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Can I choose Hong Kong when I configure a plan?
Yes, for any product that offers this location. Your choice is saved with your configuration.
What should I measure?
Test response times and throughput from representative audience networks. Include application dependencies and measure during periods relevant to your users.
What else should I compare?
Compare data handling, resource availability, backup arrangements and the practical process for recovery or on-site work.
Nearby locations.
Other locations in the same region.
South Korea / ICN
Seoul
South Korean users.
Asia
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Singapore / SIN
Singapore
South-east Asian users and an Asia Pacific presence.
Asia
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Japan / OSA
Osaka
Western Japan users and a second Japanese location.
Asia
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