# Regions for MediaPackage


To reduce latency in your applications, MediaPackage offers a regional endpoint for your requests. To view the list of AWS Regions where MediaPackage is available, see [MediaPackage Regions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/mediapackage.html).

MediaPackage V2 control plane APIs support IPv6 in all supported regions. For more information, see [IPv6 support for AWS Elemental MediaPackage V2 control plane](mediapackagev2-ipv6-support.md).

## AWS opt-in Regions


Although most AWS Regions are active by default for your AWS account, certain Regions are activated only when you manually select them. This document refers to those Regions as *opt-in Regions*. In contrast, Regions that are active by default, as soon as your AWS account is created, are referred to as *commercial Regions*, or simply, *Regions*.

The term *opt-in* has a historical basis. Any AWS Regions introduced after March 20, 2019 are considered to be opt-in Regions. Opt-in Regions have higher security requirements than commercial Regions, regarding the sharing of IAM data through accounts that are active in opt-in Regions. All of the data managed through the IAM service is considered identity data, including users, groups, roles, policies, identity providers, their associated data (for example, X.509 signing certificates or context-specific credentials), and other account-level settings, such as password policy and the account alias.

You can activate opt-in Regions automatically during channel setup, by selecting them. Your channel becomes active in all selected Regions.

If you choose to select an opt-in Region as for your MediaPackage resources, enable it first by following the steps in [Enabling a Region](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//general/latest/gr/rande-manage.html#rande-manage-enable), when signed in to the AWS Management Console. 

MediaPackage is available in the following AWS opt-in Regions:
+ Middle East (UAE) Region, me-central-1
+ Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Region, ap-south-2
+ Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region, ap-southeast-4