What is Locations?

A provider's location count is the number of separate sites or regions it operates. More locations mean you can place a server closer to your users, which lowers latency and keeps a site reachable if a single site has a problem. Reach also depends on whether a provider has full regions or a few sites, so the count is only a rough signal. 21Vianet operates the widest network in this group with 50, and 1Gbits is close behind at 37. 3v-Hosting is much smaller at 2. A1 Digital lists 8 and A2 Hosting 10.