PureVPN rolls out a huge upgrade to its server network with over 40 new locations announced

PureVPN has announced a huge upgrade to its server network, increasing the number of server locations it offers by more than 40.

It said the move is in response to increasing online restrictions, and the expansion is bringing secure VPN connections closer to users across the world.

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40+ new locations worldwide

PureVPN has launched new locations across Europe, Asia-Pacific, North America, and Latin America. It's goal is to bring greater global coverage, better connection stability, and improved latency.

The new locations allow PureVPN to reduce the routing distance between users and secure endpoints.

12 new locations are based in Europe:

• Andorra la Vella (Andorra)
• Yerevan (Armenia)
• Baku (Azerbaijan)
• Minsk (Belarus)
• Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Zagreb (Croatia)
• Nicosia (Cyprus)
• Tbilisi (Georgia)
• Keflavik (Iceland)
• Rome (Italy)
• Ljubljana (Slovenia)
• Kyiv (Ukraine)

There's a particular focus on Eastern and Southern Europe. PureVPN said this would help reduce latency for users connecting in these regions.

Latency is the time it takes for data to travel from one point to another. A lower latency often means improved speeds and performance.

There are nine new Asia-Pacific locations:

• Thimphu (Bhutan)
• Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
• Shanghai (China)
• Jakarta (Indonesia)
• Astana (Kazakhstan)
• Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
• Taipei (Taiwan)
• Bangkok (Thailand)
• Auckland (New Zealand)

PureVPN said these countries have a growing demand for secure connectivity and are "emerging digital markets." The VPN said its expansion "significantly strengthens" its presence in these markets.

Nine new locations are also coming to North America. Canada is seeing locations for Montreal and Vancouver, while Mexico is getting a location in Mexico City. The US is getting six new locations, covering Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Orlando, and Portland.

Like Europe, PureVPN said these locations will "help reduce latency for users connecting across major North American internet exchange points."

Seven new locations have been introduced in Latin America to strengthen "connectivity where network congestion and routing limitations can often affect performance." They are:

• Bogotá (Colombia)
• San José (Costa Rica)
• Quito (Ecuador)
• Guatemala City (Guatemala)
• Lima (Peru)
• Montevideo (Uruguay)
• Caracas (Venezuela)

As well as new locations, streaming-optimized servers have been introduced in Switzerland and Russia. PureVPN said this will improve routing for media traffic, mean stable bandwidth for HD streaming, and consistent performance during peak hours.

The last time we tested PureVPN's streaming capabilities, it performed fairly well and held its own against the best streaming VPNs. We saw success in unblocking all regional libraries of Netflix, and middle-of-the-road speeds of between 500-600 Mbps.

Why now?

PureVPN said its decision to upgrade its network comes as online internet restrictions continue to increase. It said regions are experiencing ISP throttling, government censorship, sudden spikes in traffic, and network congestion.

Distant servers mean users can end up being slowed down significantly when using a VPN.

This is why it's often more important to look at the total number of locations a VPN offers, rather than its total server count. For example, ExpressVPN only has around 3,000 servers worldwide, but 188 locations – the highest number of any major VPN.

PureVPN has 6,000+ servers and this network expansion brings its total locations to 120, in 93 countries.

PureVPN's cheapest price works out as $1.99 per month ($119.40 upfront) for a five-year plan. A two-year plan costs $2.15 per month ($58.05 upfront.) PureVPN offers a 31-day money-back guarantee on all plans.