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AWS Lambda announces scalable network bandwidth up to 3,000 Mbps for functions outside a VPC

AWS Lambda now supports scalable network bandwidth for functions outside a VPC, allowing bandwidth to scale from 625 Mbps at 2 GB memory up to 3,000 Mbps at 10 GB memory, reducing execution time and cost for latency-sensitive workloads.

AWS Lambda now supports scalable network bandwidth for Lambda functions outside a VPC. Functions configured with 2 GB or more of memory can access network bandwidth that scales proportionally, from 625 Mbps at 2 GB up to 3,000 Mbps at 10 GB. This feature helps reduce function execution times and per-invocation costs for latency-sensitive workloads that need to transfer large volumes of data from external sources. To enable, submit a request through AWS Service Quotas under the Network bandwidth per execution environment quota. Once enabled, bandwidth scales automatically based on the function's memory configuration for all functions outside a VPC. This feature is available at no additional charge in all commercial AWS Regions.

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