AWS Amazon EC2 M6in and M6idn Instances Now Available in Hyderabad and Sao Paulo Regions

AWS introduced sixth-generation network optimized general-purpose EC2 instances in additional Asia Pacific and South American regions.

By Elena Parker · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-07-21 · 1 min read

AI-ASSISTED REPORTING · RETROSPECTIVE ARCHIVE

Retrospective edition: 2026-07-21. Source published: 2026-07-21. Added to this archive: 2026-11-03. This briefing was prepared later from the linked announcement; it was not published on this website on the historical edition date.

M6in and M6idn instances feature 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors and AWS Nitro System, providing up to twice the network bandwidth of prior generations at 200 Gbps. They target network-intensive workloads including file systems, caching layers, big data analytics, and telco 5G applications.

The regional expansion includes Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) and South America (Sao Paulo), broadening global availability. Instances support multiple sizes with up to 128 vCPUs and offer Elastic Fabric Adapter networking and high-speed low-latency storage options on select sizes.

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Amazon EC2 M6in and M6idn instances are now available in additional regions ↗

Source published 2026-07-21. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.