Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud platform provider, has opened the AWS South America (Chile) Region, backed by a planned investment of more than US$ 4 billion in the country. The company said the investment will contribute to Chile’s GDP and create jobs in telecommunications, construction, electricity generation, and data center operations.
According to a press release, the Region is now open to select customers, with general availability expected by the end of 2026. The South America (Chile) Region joins AWS’s global network of 39 infrastructure Regions. It is AWS’s third Region in Latin America, after South America (São Paulo) and Mexico (Central).
“At AWS, everything we build starts with listening to our customers, and what they told us was clear: they needed to keep their data in the country, meet regulatory requirements more easily, and give their own customers faster, more reliable experiences,” said Paula Bellizia, AWS Latin America Vice President.
The company said that Chilean organizations have been running their technology infrastructure on AWS from other Regions. With a local solution now available, those organizations can run workloads and store content locally, benefiting from lower latency and meeting data residency requirements. Early customers include BancoEstado de Chile, BTG, Cencosud, Consorcio, Itaú, and Ripley.
“This is a great day—the day Chile enters the big leagues and begins to play at a high level. We have returned to the global stage,” said Chilean President José Antonio Kast Rist.
The South America (Chile) Region will launch with core compute, storage, networking, and database services. Foundational AI and machine learning services will be available within the first year of launch.
AWS estimates that the Region will contribute more than US$ 7.5 billion to Chile’s GDP and support an average of 4,100 jobs annually.
In September, w.media reported that AWS was readying its first cloud infrastructure Region in Saudi Arabia. The Region was first announced in March 2024 with a planned investment of more than US$ 5.3 billion. The Region is expected to launch by December 2026.