Kong Gateway and Kuma or Kong Mesh create a powerful combination for enhancing connectivity in service mesh environments by allowing any API gateway to serve as an entry point into the service mesh. In this setup, Kong Gateway acts as a versatile API gateway that can be deployed across various environments such as public clouds, virtual machines, and Kubernetes, while offering extensive functionality through its plugin marketplace. Kuma and Kong Mesh, which are based on Envoy, provide advanced features for traffic routing, security, and observability by moving connectivity logic into sidecar proxies, facilitating a decentralized communication model. The Kong Ingress Controller (KIC), designed for Kubernetes, simplifies the integration with service meshes by acting as a gateway with pre-configured settings. This synergy between Kong Gateway and Kuma/Kong Mesh results in a highly flexible and functional system for managing end-to-end connectivity, allowing users to leverage existing tools and infrastructure for enhanced security and automation in application communications.