Megaport Achieves the AWS Outposts Ready Service Designation

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Megaport Limited (ASX: MP1) has been designated an AWS Outposts Ready Partner by Amazon Web Services (AWS), enabling clients to securely connect Outposts racks to AWS Direct Connect locations. This recognition highlights Megaport's commitment to providing reliable, private connectivity solutions via its global Software Defined Network.

The AWS Service Ready designation indicates that Megaport’s solutions have met AWS's technical validation criteria, ensuring high performance for applications requiring low latency. Customers can enjoy benefits such as network resilience and a broader selection of data centre operators.

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• Achieved AWS Outposts Ready Partner designation, enhancing market credibility.
• Provides reliable, private connectivity solutions for low-latency applications.
• Offers over 780 data centre locations, increasing customer options.

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AWS customers can now use Megaport to privately and securely connect Outposts racks to AWS Direct Connect service locations

BRISBANE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Megaport Limited (ASX: MP1) ("Megaport"), a global leading Network as a Service (NaaS) provider, announced today that Megaport has earned an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Outposts Ready Partner designation as part of the AWS Service Ready Program. AWS customers can use Megaport’s global, private Software Defined Network to securely connect Outposts racks to AWS Direct Connect service locations, enabling more reliable and performant application migrations and operations to Outposts.

The AWS Service Ready Program provides customers with AWS Partner software solutions that have passed a technical validation for sound architecture and have proven customer success. AWS Outposts Ready Partners offer products that work with Outposts deployments. These products have been tested by Outposts and follow AWS security and architecture best practices. As part of this program, Megaport’s solutions come confidently recommended based on technical validation and testing performed by AWS Partner Solutions Architects.

“We’re thrilled to be named an AWS Outposts Ready Partner,” explained Vincent English, Chief Executive Officer of Megaport. “Many of our customers run applications that have low-latency requirements and must run on-premises, and using Megaport to privately connect Outposts racks to AWS Direct Connect service locations ensures that these applications run reliably and are highly performant.”

Megaport and Outposts customers can enjoy the following benefits:

• Service Ready: The AWS Service Ready designation means the solution has been tested, validated, and proven by AWS.
• Network resilience: The Megaport solution for Outposts rack allows a redundant architecture for the critical AWS Region connectivity.
• More data centre choices: The Megaport solution for Outposts rack allows the customer to choose the desired data centre operator and location with fewer restrictions. Choose from over 100 data centre operators and 780+ locations globally.

Customers of Megaport and Outposts can use their own network equipment, such as routers and switches, inside the data centres where their Outposts racks are deployed; or use Megaport Cloud Router (MCR), a virtual routing service, for dynamic BGP routing to AWS Direct Connect. With MCR, an enterprise can reduce the amount of hardware, space, and power required for a hybrid cloud deployment using AWS Direct Connect and Outposts racks.

“Being able to ramp up the bandwidth whenever we need allows us to scale our sports visualisation systems at speed and only pay for what we need – that is the most amazing part of using Megaport to connect to AWS,” said John Rendall, Head of Technology and Innovation for Animation Research Ltd / Virtual Eye, a multi-award-winning sports graphics production company.

“We are excited that Megaport is one of our first AWS Partners to achieve an AWS Outposts Ready designation,” said Mike Davis, Principal Outposts GTM Spec, AWS WWSO Compute. “This new validation will make it easier for AWS Outposts customers to use resilient, private connectivity on AWS Outposts, helping to optimise their hybrid cloud deployments.”

About Megaport

Megaport is a leading provider of Network as a Service (NaaS) solutions. The company’s global Software Defined Network (SDN) helps businesses rapidly connect their network to services via an easy-to-use portal or our open API. Megaport offers agile networking capabilities that reduce operating costs and increase speed to market compared to traditional networking solutions. Megaport partners with the world’s top cloud service providers as well as the largest data centre operators, systems integrators and managed service providers in the world. Megaport is an ISO/IEC 27001-certified company.

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Eric Troyer, Chief Marketing Officer, Megaport

Phone: +61 7 3088 7400

media@megaport.com

Source: Megaport Limited

FAQ

What does the AWS Outposts Ready Partner designation mean for Megaport?

The AWS Outposts Ready Partner designation indicates that Megaport's solutions have passed technical validation and are proven to enhance AWS Outposts deployments.

How does Megaport enhance AWS Outposts connectivity?

Megaport provides a global, private Software Defined Network that enables secure connections from Outposts racks to AWS Direct Connect locations.

What are the benefits of using Megaport for AWS Outposts?

Benefits of using Megaport for AWS Outposts include network resilience, more data centre choices, and the ability to use private connectivity for optimal application performance.

When was Megaport named an AWS Outposts Ready Partner?

Megaport was announced as an AWS Outposts Ready Partner in January 2023.

What is Megaport's stock symbol?

Megaport's stock symbol is MP1 on the ASX.