[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":602},["ShallowReactive",2],{"articles-zh-cn-choosing-a-city-in-asia":3,"articles-all-zh-cn":234,"og-image-path:\u002Fzh-cn\u002Farticles\u002Fchoosing-a-city-in-asia":601},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"date":210,"description":211,"extension":212,"faq":213,"meta":223,"minutes":224,"navigation":225,"path":226,"seo":227,"stem":228,"tags":229,"updated":232,"__hash__":233},"articles\u002Farticles\u002Fchoosing-a-city-in-asia.md","Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai or Singapore?","KiNET network team",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":201},"minimark",[10,14,19,173,177,180,184,187,191,194,198],[11,12,13],"p",{},"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.",[15,16,18],"h2",{"id":17},"how-do-the-seven-pops-compare","How do the seven PoPs compare?",[20,21,22,47],"table",{},[23,24,25],"thead",{},[26,27,28,32,35,38,41,44],"tr",{},[29,30,31],"th",{},"PoP",[29,33,34],{},"Role",[29,36,37],{},"Capacity",[29,39,40],{},"Exchanges",[29,42,43],{},"Servers",[29,45,46],{},"DDoS scrubbing",[48,49,50,71,87,105,122,140,156],"tbody",{},[26,51,52,56,59,62,65,68],{},[53,54,55],"td",{},"Tokyo",[53,57,58],{},"Core",[53,60,61],{},"100G",[53,63,64],{},"BBIX, JPIX, JPNAP, Equinix IX",[53,66,67],{},"AMD EPYC™ Zen 3",[53,69,70],{},"Yes",[26,72,73,76,78,80,83,85],{},[53,74,75],{},"Hong Kong",[53,77,58],{},[53,79,61],{},[53,81,82],{},"HKIX, Equinix IX",[53,84,67],{},[53,86,70],{},[26,88,89,92,94,97,100,103],{},[53,90,91],{},"Shenzhen",[53,93,58],{},[53,95,96],{},"30G",[53,98,99],{},"CNIX",[53,101,102],{},"No",[53,104,102],{},[26,106,107,110,112,115,118,120],{},[53,108,109],{},"Shanghai",[53,111,58],{},[53,113,114],{},"20G",[53,116,117],{},"SHIXP",[53,119,102],{},[53,121,102],{},[26,123,124,127,130,132,135,138],{},[53,125,126],{},"Taipei",[53,128,129],{},"Edge",[53,131,114],{},[53,133,134],{},"STUIX, TPIX, HKIX, Equinix IX HK",[53,136,137],{},"AMD EPYC™ Zen 2",[53,139,102],{},[26,141,142,145,147,149,152,154],{},[53,143,144],{},"Singapore",[53,146,129],{},[53,148,114],{},[53,150,151],{},"SGIX, Equinix IX",[53,153,137],{},[53,155,102],{},[26,157,158,161,163,166,169,171],{},[53,159,160],{},"Suzhou",[53,162,129],{},[53,164,165],{},"10G",[53,167,168],{},"None",[53,170,102],{},[53,172,102],{},[15,174,176],{"id":175},"when-should-i-choose-tokyo","When should I choose Tokyo?",[11,178,179],{},"Choose Tokyo for users in Japan and for the widest choice of carriers: Softbank, IIJ, Cogent, NTT, Lumen and PCCW Global.",[15,181,183],{"id":182},"when-should-i-choose-hong-kong","When should I choose Hong Kong?",[11,185,186],{},"Choose Hong Kong where the backbone meets the edge segment to Singapore and Taipei. It has the same 100G and scrubbing ceilings as Tokyo.",[15,188,190],{"id":189},"when-should-i-choose-shenzhen-shanghai-or-suzhou","When should I choose Shenzhen, Shanghai or Suzhou?",[11,192,193],{},"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.",[15,195,197],{"id":196},"when-should-i-choose-taipei-or-singapore","When should I choose Taipei or Singapore?",[11,199,200],{},"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.",{"title":202,"searchDepth":203,"depth":203,"links":204},"",2,[205,206,207,208,209],{"id":17,"depth":203,"text":18},{"id":175,"depth":203,"text":176},{"id":182,"depth":203,"text":183},{"id":189,"depth":203,"text":190},{"id":196,"depth":203,"text":197},"2026-09-17","How to choose among KiNET's seven PoPs in Asia, compared by capacity, carriers, exchanges, servers and DDoS protection.","md",[214,217,220],{"q":215,"a":216},"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.",{"q":218,"a":219},"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.",{"q":221,"a":222},"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).",{},5,true,"\u002Farticles\u002Fchoosing-a-city-in-asia",{"title":5,"description":211},"articles\u002Fchoosing-a-city-in-asia",[230,231],"asia","planning","2026-10-10","joITuOzJFE3hA4Tf0slUPvpcUOERAEBEsFaJ9Quur1A",[235,390,513],{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":236,"date":210,"description":211,"extension":212,"faq":383,"meta":387,"minutes":224,"navigation":225,"path":226,"seo":388,"stem":228,"tags":389,"updated":232,"__hash__":233},{"type":8,"value":237,"toc":376},[238,240,242,360,362,364,366,368,370,372,374],[11,239,13],{},[15,241,18],{"id":17},[20,243,244,260],{},[23,245,246],{},[26,247,248,250,252,254,256,258],{},[29,249,31],{},[29,251,34],{},[29,253,37],{},[29,255,40],{},[29,257,43],{},[29,259,46],{},[48,261,262,276,290,304,318,332,346],{},[26,263,264,266,268,270,272,274],{},[53,265,55],{},[53,267,58],{},[53,269,61],{},[53,271,64],{},[53,273,67],{},[53,275,70],{},[26,277,278,280,282,284,286,288],{},[53,279,75],{},[53,281,58],{},[53,283,61],{},[53,285,82],{},[53,287,67],{},[53,289,70],{},[26,291,292,294,296,298,300,302],{},[53,293,91],{},[53,295,58],{},[53,297,96],{},[53,299,99],{},[53,301,102],{},[53,303,102],{},[26,305,306,308,310,312,314,316],{},[53,307,109],{},[53,309,58],{},[53,311,114],{},[53,313,117],{},[53,315,102],{},[53,317,102],{},[26,319,320,322,324,326,328,330],{},[53,321,126],{},[53,323,129],{},[53,325,114],{},[53,327,134],{},[53,329,137],{},[53,331,102],{},[26,333,334,336,338,340,342,344],{},[53,335,144],{},[53,337,129],{},[53,339,114],{},[53,341,151],{},[53,343,137],{},[53,345,102],{},[26,347,348,350,352,354,356,358],{},[53,349,160],{},[53,351,129],{},[53,353,165],{},[53,355,168],{},[53,357,102],{},[53,359,102],{},[15,361,176],{"id":175},[11,363,179],{},[15,365,183],{"id":182},[11,367,186],{},[15,369,190],{"id":189},[11,371,193],{},[15,373,197],{"id":196},[11,375,200],{},{"title":202,"searchDepth":203,"depth":203,"links":377},[378,379,380,381,382],{"id":17,"depth":203,"text":18},{"id":175,"depth":203,"text":176},{"id":182,"depth":203,"text":183},{"id":189,"depth":203,"text":190},{"id":196,"depth":203,"text":197},[384,385,386],{"q":215,"a":216},{"q":218,"a":219},{"q":221,"a":222},{},{"title":5,"description":211},[230,231],{"id":391,"title":392,"author":6,"body":393,"date":492,"description":493,"extension":212,"faq":494,"meta":504,"minutes":505,"navigation":225,"path":506,"seo":507,"stem":508,"tags":509,"updated":232,"__hash__":512},"articles\u002Farticles\u002Fcore-and-edge-pops.md","Core and edge PoPs on the KiNET backbone",{"type":8,"value":394,"toc":485},[395,398,402,405,409,412,416,419,423,478,482],[11,396,397],{},"The KiNET backbone has ten PoPs. Seven are core PoPs and three are edge PoPs. They differ in role and capacity, and in the services each one sells.",[15,399,401],{"id":400},"what-does-a-core-pop-do","What does a core PoP do?",[11,403,404],{},"A core PoP carries the backbone. The core PoPs are Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Tokyo, Los Angeles and Seattle. Tokyo and Hong Kong have 100G, Shenzhen 30G, and the others 20G.",[15,406,408],{"id":407},"what-does-an-edge-pop-do","What does an edge PoP do?",[11,410,411],{},"An edge PoP extends the backbone into a market. Taipei connects to STUIX and TPIX and also reaches HKIX and Equinix IX Hong Kong. Singapore connects to SGIX and Equinix IX Singapore. Suzhou, connected to Shanghai, takes transit from China Telecom, China Unicom, China Mobile and CERNET. Taipei and Singapore have 20G; Suzhou has 10G.",[15,413,415],{"id":414},"why-are-hong-kong-and-shanghai-hubs","Why are Hong Kong and Shanghai hubs?",[11,417,418],{},"Hong Kong is a core PoP where the edge segment between Singapore and Taipei joins the backbone. Shanghai is a core PoP where the segment to Suzhou starts. The network map draws both as hubs: a core ring with the edge colour around it.",[15,420,422],{"id":421},"what-does-each-pop-sell","What does each PoP sell?",[20,424,425,441],{},[23,426,427],{},[26,428,429,432,435,438],{},[29,430,431],{},"PoPs",[29,433,434],{},"IP Transit",[29,436,437],{},"Colocation",[29,439,440],{},"Dedicated servers",[48,442,443,455,467],{},[26,444,445,448,450,452],{},[53,446,447],{},"Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Seattle",[53,449,70],{},[53,451,70],{},[53,453,454],{},"AMD EPYC™ Zen 3 \"Milan\"",[26,456,457,460,462,464],{},[53,458,459],{},"Taipei, Singapore",[53,461,70],{},[53,463,70],{},[53,465,466],{},"AMD EPYC™ Zen 2 \"Rome\"",[26,468,469,472,474,476],{},[53,470,471],{},"Shenzhen, Shanghai, Suzhou",[53,473,70],{},[53,475,102],{},[53,477,102],{},[15,479,481],{"id":480},"which-kind-should-i-choose","Which kind should I choose?",[11,483,484],{},"Choose Tokyo or Hong Kong for the largest capacity and DDoS scrubbing. Choose Shenzhen, Shanghai or Suzhou to reach users on the mainland Chinese carriers and CERNET. Choose Taipei or Singapore when your users sit on networks that peer at their exchanges.",{"title":202,"searchDepth":203,"depth":203,"links":486},[487,488,489,490,491],{"id":400,"depth":203,"text":401},{"id":407,"depth":203,"text":408},{"id":414,"depth":203,"text":415},{"id":421,"depth":203,"text":422},{"id":480,"depth":203,"text":481},"2026-09-24","KiNET runs seven core PoPs and three edge PoPs. This article explains how they differ in role, capacity and services.",[495,498,501],{"q":496,"a":497},"What is a core PoP?","A core PoP carries the KiNET backbone. Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Tokyo, Los Angeles and Seattle are core PoPs, with 20G to 100G.",{"q":499,"a":500},"What is an edge PoP?","An edge PoP extends the backbone into a market close to its local networks. Singapore, Taipei and Suzhou are edge PoPs, with 10G to 20G.",{"q":502,"a":503},"Which PoPs are hubs?","Hong Kong and Shanghai. They are core PoPs, and an edge segment also connects at each of them.",{},4,"\u002Farticles\u002Fcore-and-edge-pops",{"title":392,"description":493},"articles\u002Fcore-and-edge-pops",[510,511],"network","pops","hsypDYMx_h5LPzbSGMxySju-R3sYS5pdHq2c98_EfO8",{"id":514,"title":515,"author":6,"body":516,"date":583,"description":584,"extension":212,"faq":585,"meta":593,"minutes":505,"navigation":225,"path":594,"seo":595,"stem":596,"tags":597,"updated":232,"__hash__":600},"articles\u002Farticles\u002Fwhat-is-an-internet-exchange.md","What is an Internet exchange?",{"type":8,"value":517,"toc":577},[518,521,525,528,532,535,539,542,567,570,574],[11,519,520],{},"An Internet exchange is a switching platform where many networks connect to exchange traffic directly. Each network brings one port and can then exchange traffic with every other network on the platform that agrees to peer.",[15,522,524],{"id":523},"how-does-an-exchange-work","How does an exchange work?",[11,526,527],{},"The exchange runs a large Ethernet fabric in one or more data centres. Members connect a router to the fabric and set up BGP sessions, either one by one with other members or through a route server that many members share.",[15,529,531],{"id":530},"why-does-peering-help","Why does peering help?",[11,533,534],{},"Without an exchange, traffic between two networks usually passes through a transit carrier. With peering, it goes straight from one network to the other. The path is shorter, and neither side pays a carrier for that traffic.",[15,536,538],{"id":537},"which-exchanges-does-kinet-connect-to","Which exchanges does KiNET connect to?",[11,540,541],{},"KiNET connects to fourteen exchanges:",[543,544,545,549,552,555,558,561,564],"ul",{},[546,547,548],"li",{},"Frankfurt: MegaIX, DE-CIX",[546,550,551],{},"Singapore: SGIX, Equinix IX Singapore",[546,553,554],{},"Shenzhen: CNIX, the National (Shenzhen Qianhai) New Internet Exchange",[546,556,557],{},"Hong Kong: HKIX, Equinix IX Hong Kong",[546,559,560],{},"Shanghai: SHIXP, the National (Shanghai) New Internet Exchange",[546,562,563],{},"Taipei: STUIX, TPIX",[546,565,566],{},"Tokyo: BBIX Tokyo, JPIX Tokyo, JPNAP Tokyo, Equinix IX Tokyo",[11,568,569],{},"The PoPs in Suzhou, Los Angeles and Seattle have no direct exchange connection yet and use blended transit.",[15,571,573],{"id":572},"what-does-this-mean-for-a-customer","What does this mean for a customer?",[11,575,576],{},"A KiNET port carries routes from both transit carriers and peers. If your users sit on a network that peers with KiNET at one of these exchanges, their traffic reaches you without a transit hop.",{"title":202,"searchDepth":203,"depth":203,"links":578},[579,580,581,582],{"id":523,"depth":203,"text":524},{"id":530,"depth":203,"text":531},{"id":537,"depth":203,"text":538},{"id":572,"depth":203,"text":573},"2026-10-01","An Internet exchange is a place where networks connect to exchange traffic directly. Here is how exchanges work and which ones KiNET connects to.",[586,588,591],{"q":515,"a":587},"An Internet exchange (IX) is a shared switching platform where many networks connect and exchange traffic with each other directly, instead of paying a transit carrier to carry it.",{"q":589,"a":590},"What is peering?","Peering is an agreement between two networks to exchange traffic between their own users. At an exchange, one port can peer with many networks.",{"q":538,"a":592},"MegaIX and DE-CIX in Frankfurt; CNIX in Shenzhen; HKIX and Equinix IX in Hong Kong; SHIXP in Shanghai; STUIX and TPIX in Taipei; BBIX, JPIX, JPNAP and Equinix IX in Tokyo; SGIX and Equinix IX in Singapore.",{},"\u002Farticles\u002Fwhat-is-an-internet-exchange",{"title":515,"description":584},"articles\u002Fwhat-is-an-internet-exchange",[598,599],"peering","exchanges","6bFmGESnRwvqfLi4kpI7p7VzqirRoxTMCT_SLZtDiN8","\u002F_og\u002Fs\u002Fo_0747b16f6df38ca9.png",1791661931122]