5 min readBy KiNET network team
Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai or Singapore?
How to choose among KiNET's seven PoPs in Asia, compared by capacity, carriers, exchanges, servers and DDoS protection.
KiNET has seven PoPs in Asia. Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Shanghai are core PoPs; Taipei, Singapore and Suzhou are edge PoPs. The right one depends on where your users are and what you need from the PoP.
How do the seven PoPs compare?
| PoP | Role | Capacity | Exchanges | Servers | DDoS scrubbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | Core | 100G | BBIX, JPIX, JPNAP, Equinix IX | AMD EPYC™ Zen 3 | Yes |
| Hong Kong | Core | 100G | HKIX, Equinix IX | AMD EPYC™ Zen 3 | Yes |
| Shenzhen | Core | 30G | CNIX | No | No |
| Shanghai | Core | 20G | SHIXP | No | No |
| Taipei | Edge | 20G | STUIX, TPIX, HKIX, Equinix IX HK | AMD EPYC™ Zen 2 | No |
| Singapore | Edge | 20G | SGIX, Equinix IX | AMD EPYC™ Zen 2 | No |
| Suzhou | Edge | 10G | None | No | No |
When should I choose Tokyo?
Choose Tokyo for users in Japan and for the widest choice of carriers: Softbank, IIJ, Cogent, NTT, Lumen and PCCW Global.
When should I choose Hong Kong?
Choose Hong Kong where the backbone meets the edge segment to Singapore and Taipei. It has the same 100G and scrubbing ceilings as Tokyo.
When should I choose Shenzhen, Shanghai or Suzhou?
Choose these PoPs to reach users on China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile, and on CERNET in Shanghai and Suzhou. Shenzhen peers at CNIX and Shanghai at SHIXP. They sell IP Transit only, so run your servers in Hong Kong or Tokyo and take transit in the mainland PoPs.
When should I choose Taipei or Singapore?
Choose Taipei for users on networks that peer at STUIX or TPIX, and Singapore for Southeast Asia through SGIX. Put services that expect large attacks in Tokyo or Hong Kong.
Questions
Which KiNET PoP in Asia has the most capacity?
Tokyo and Hong Kong, with 100G each. Shenzhen has 30G; Shanghai, Taipei and Singapore have 20G; Suzhou has 10G.
Which Asian PoPs have DDoS scrubbing?
Tokyo and Hong Kong, through Global Secure Layer (above 30 Tbps) and Voxility (above 1 Tbps). The other Asian PoPs do not have scrubbing yet.
Which PoPs reach the mainland Chinese carriers?
Shenzhen, Shanghai and Suzhou. Each connects to China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile; Shanghai and Suzhou also connect to CERNET (AS4538).