Sick and tired of your VPS hosting provider’s slow page loading speeds, outdated servers, and constant downtime? Maybe it’s time to make a switch to a new provider and, a new location. Underestimating your web host’s server location is a common mistake, but one that can impact your site’s loading speed, user experience (UX), conversion rate, and several additional SEO variables that play a part in search engine ranking.
One of the best locations for web hosting company servers – especially if you’re targeting an Asia audience – is Hong Kong, China.
Here’s why.
No Censorship
The People’s Republic of China forces all Chinese content creators to apply for and receive an Internet Content Provider (ICP) permit from the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology before a website can become operational. Luckily, no ICP permit is needed for content creators or web hosting companies based in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong is its own Special Administrative Region (SAR) where its citizens are protected by the Hong Kong Bill of Rights. This allows complete individual freedom of expression, wherein no websites are blocked or censored. Although the region does not allow the online distribution of licensed goods (replica shops), violent images, or obscene images of minors.
Seamless Fiber Optic Connections
Due to a majority of the modern internet being connected by fiber optic cables, it’s no surprise that fiber optics are the fastest form of broadband technology. Hong Kong uses nothing but fiber optic connections.
This superior internet infrastructure has led Akamai, a global Content Delivery Network (CDN), to rank Hong Kong as having the 5th fastest average internet connection in the world during 2015’s Q3 ranking, at 15.8 Mbps. This is significantly higher than the world’s average connection speed of 5.1 Mbps, and is just behind South Korea, who has the world’s fastest connection with an average of 20.5 Mbps.
Business Hub
Hong Kong is a very strategic physical location for any company wanting to do business in Asia, specifically, with China. Hong Kong is at the heart of the Asia-Pacific, and is within one hour of Bangkok, Seoul, and Tokyo. Thanks to the manufacturing success of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) – made up of Shenzhen, Dongguan, and Guangzhou – the Hong Kong area is one of the wealthiest in China.
Its liberal economic system of free trade policy, no trade barriers, and zero offshore investment limits have attracted the attention of investors and conglomerates worldwide. This, in turn, has helped contribute to Hong Kong’s advanced telecommunications infrastructure, making it an ideal location for traditional businesses and web hosting companies catering to a Asia-Pacific audience.
Best VPS Providers
Ready to make the jump to a Hong Kong VPS provider? Look no further, we’ve compiled a list of the top Hong Kong VPS web hosting companies in the region.
