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Megaport stories

Subco launches SMAP cable linking Australia's capitals

Australia's digital economy gains a major boost as a 5,000 km subsea route adds redundancy and capacity across the main capital cities.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Colter Bay blames lending bias for Australia's slump

Weak lending to software and other asset-light firms is, Colter Bay says, dragging on productivity as Australia's credit flows into property.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Hybrid Cloud

Orro & Megaport launch managed global network service

Australian businesses expanding overseas can now secure private network links and compute in minutes through a single managed provider.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 28th May 2026

Financial Systems

Firmus appoints new CFO & chair after USD $330 million raise

Firmus Technologies appoints Kirsty Godfrey-Billy as CFO and Grant Dempsey as Chair after raising USD $330 million to advance its renewable-powered AI campus project.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Oct 2025

Network Infrastructure

CID, Nokia & Pivotel launch secure private 5GaaS for Australia

CID Group, Nokia and Pivotel launch a zero-capex Private 5G-as-a-Service solution to boost secure, sovereign data networks across Australia's critical industries.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Wed, 1st Oct 2025

Global Stories

Megaport stories

Data centers

Sharon AI signs 600-petabyte sovereign AI deal with VAST

The 600-petabyte deployment is set to underpin regulated AI workloads in Australia as demand for onshore data control intensifies.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Hybrid Cloud

Megaport picks VAST Data for AI infrastructure push

The deal broadens Megaport's AI push by joining network, compute and data services in one platform for customers across multiple clouds and data centres.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Storage

Megaport adds storage to its compute & network platform

Customers with data-heavy workloads can now buy compute, connectivity and storage from one provider, avoiding egress fees and internet bottlenecks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Firewalls

Megaport launches built-in DDoS protection for network

Customers can block attacks without rerouting traffic, as Megaport adds in-network DDoS filtering to its internet connectivity service.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sat, 9th May 2026

Digital Transformation

Gamma expands APAC cloud comms portfolio in four markets

Gamma launches its Global Communications Enablement cloud portfolio across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the Philippines.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2026

Network Infrastructure

Macquarie Cloud Services debuts AI-focused podcast series

Macquarie Cloud Services has launched an AI-centric series in their Cloud Reset podcast, featuring insights from top industry leaders to tackle AI challenges.

By Melania Watson • 2 min read • Mon, 31st Mar 2025

Partner Programmes

Megaport unveils new partner program

Megaport launches PartnerVantage, a new program aimed at helping technology providers deliver NaaS connectivity and drive digital transformation.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Aug 2021

DataCentre infrastructure

Megaport extends Oracle Cloud interconnect services

Megaport now operates 17 FastConnect onramps, including recent additions in Melbourne, Osaka, San Jose, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, and Zurich.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Oct 2020

Multi-cloud

NTT's data center projects buzzing in Hong Kong, India & the UK

NTT Ltd is focusing on development opportunities in Hong Kong, India, and the UK with new data center deployments and expansions.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Sep 2020

Network Infrastructure

Megaport gears up to release Virtual Edge platform

Megaport has announced the new release of Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE), a platform designed to enable SD-WAN capabilities through strategic collaboration.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 18th Aug 2020