vault1984 — Proposed POP Map (Rationalized)
Methodology
- AWS for core markets, Atal Networks for everything else
- One POP per major region — no clustering in Northern Europe
- Every inhabited continent covered
- POPs don't scale vertically — you add POPs, not cores
- Single Go binary + SQLite per node, ~20MB idle, vault under 1MB
Proposed Map (28 POPs)
Americas (8)
| City |
Provider |
Notes |
| Virginia 🇺🇸 |
AWS us-east-1 |
US East |
| San Francisco 🇺🇸 |
AWS us-west-1 |
US West |
| Montréal 🇨🇦 |
AWS ca-central-1 |
Canada — keep |
| Mexico City 🇲🇽 |
LightNode |
LatAm North — keep |
| Bogotá 🇨🇴 |
LightNode |
LatAm Mid — keep |
| São Paulo 🇧🇷 |
AWS sa-east-1 |
LatAm largest — keep |
| Santiago 🇨🇱 |
LightNode |
LatAm South — keep |
| Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 |
LightNode |
LatAm South alt — keep |
Lima |
LightNode |
Skip — Santiago + BA cover the region |
Europe (3) — rationalized from 4
| City |
Provider |
Notes |
| London 🇬🇧 |
AWS eu-west-2 |
UK + Western Europe — keep |
| Zürich 🇨🇭 |
AWS eu-central-2 |
Central Europe + privacy brand — keep |
| Madrid 🇪🇸 |
AWS eu-south-2 |
Southern Europe + Spanish market — keep |
Stockholm |
AWS eu-north-1 |
DROP — redundant with London + Zürich |
Middle East & Turkey (3)
| City |
Provider |
Notes |
| Istanbul 🇹🇷 |
LightNode |
Bridge EU/ME, large market — keep |
| Dubai 🇦🇪 |
AWS me-central-1 |
Gulf hub — keep |
| Riyadh 🇸🇦 |
LightNode |
Saudi Vision 2030, distinct from Dubai — ADD |
Africa (4)
| City |
Provider |
Notes |
| Lagos 🇳🇬 |
LightNode |
West Africa — keep |
| Nairobi 🇰🇪 |
LightNode |
East Africa — keep |
| Cape Town 🇿🇦 |
AWS af-south-1 |
South Africa — keep |
| Cairo 🇪🇬 |
LightNode |
North Africa + Middle East gateway, 100M people — ADD |
Asia-Pacific (13)
| City |
Provider |
Notes |
| Mumbai 🇮🇳 |
AWS ap-south-1 |
South Asia — keep |
| Singapore 🇸🇬 |
AWS ap-southeast-1 |
SE Asia hub — keep |
| Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 |
LightNode |
SE Asia second node, large market — ADD |
| Jakarta 🇮🇩 |
AWS ap-southeast-3 |
4th most populous country, own AWS region — ADD |
| Manila 🇵🇭 |
LightNode |
110M people, huge developer workforce — ADD |
| Bangkok 🇹🇭 |
LightNode |
SE Asia third hub — ADD |
| Hong Kong 🇭🇰 |
AWS ap-east-1 |
China gateway — keep |
| Seoul 🇰🇷 |
AWS ap-northeast-2 |
Korea — keep |
| Tokyo 🇯🇵 |
AWS ap-northeast-1 |
Japan — keep |
| Sydney 🇦🇺 |
AWS ap-southeast-2 |
Australia — keep |
| Auckland 🇳🇿 |
LightNode |
New Zealand — keep |
Dhaka |
LightNode |
Secondary wave — not yet |
Karachi |
LightNode |
Secondary wave — not yet |
Summary
| Region |
Current |
Proposed |
Change |
| Americas |
8 |
8 |
— |
| Europe |
4 |
3 |
-1 Stockholm |
| Middle East/Turkey |
2 |
3 |
+1 Riyadh |
| Africa |
3 |
4 |
+1 Cairo |
| Asia-Pacific |
9 |
13 |
+4 (KL, Jakarta, Manila, Bangkok) |
| Total |
26 |
28 |
+2 net |
What changed vs. current list
Dropped: Stockholm — three Northern Europe nodes is redundant. London and Zürich cover the market.
Added:
- Riyadh 🇸🇦 — Saudi Arabia is spending billions on AI. Different market than Dubai.
- Cairo 🇪🇬 — 100M people, North Africa gateway, no major vault presence.
- Jakarta 🇮🇩 — AWS has its own region here (ap-southeast-3). 280M people. Obvious gap.
- Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 — SE Asia second hub. Large Muslim-majority market, underserved.
- Manila 🇵🇭 — 110M people, massive BPO/developer workforce building agent automations.
- Bangkok 🇹🇭 — Completes SE Asia triangle with Singapore + KL.