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Megaport (Headquarters: Australia, CEO: Michael Reid) and OPTAGE Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Osaka, President and Representative Director: Masahiko Nabe, hereinafter referred to as "OPTAGE") have entered into a collaboration agreement to provide multi-cloud and inter-data center connectivity services. Based on this collaboration agreement, OPTAGE will establish a connection point for Megaport at the Shinsaibashi POP (Point Of Presence), where it plans to start services, on April 1, 2024 (Monday).

Megaport is a multi-cloud connection service that allows easy, fast, flexible, and secure connections to over 850 data centers worldwide and over 360 service providers, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Salesforce. By using Megaport, you can easily achieve connection to various cloud services, flexible bandwidth adjustment, cost reduction, rapid deployment, and enhanced data security.
（Megaport Service Introduction Site：https://www.megaport.com/ja/）

OPTAGE is scheduled to open the connectivity area "Shinsaibashi POP" in the convenient and reliable Shinsaibashi Data Center on March 29 (Friday) of this year. Shinsaibashi POP is located in a close location to the Dojima area/Shinsaibashi area, which is a hub for IX and cloud connection points in Kansai. According to customer needs, we will provide an environment where these points can be connected with low latency and stability by utilizing our own optical fiber.
(OPTAGE Data Center Introduction Site:https://optage.co.jp/business/en/service/datacenter/location/sonezaki/lp_en.html)

With this collaboration agreement, customers using Shinsaibashi POP can easily connect to major data centers and various public clouds around the world, not just the Dojima area/Shinsaibashi area, by using Megaport services. Both companies will work together to enhance synergy and support the efficiency and global expansion of our customers' businesses.

◆Comments from each company

Michael Reid, CEO, Megaport

“This is a huge announcement for the Japan market and will change how businesses connect their infrastructure with smart, simple and accessible connectivity solutions,” said Michael Reid, Chief Executive Officer, Megaport. “We’re excited to partner with Optage to help organisations get more out of the cloud and underscoring our position as a cloud interconnection leader.

Masahiko Nabe, President & Representative Director, OPTAGE Inc.

I am very pleased to be able to enter into a collaboration agreement with Megaport, a leader in the Network as a Service (NaaS) industry worldwide. With the establishment of Shinsaibashi POP, which will be set up ahead of the OPTAGE Sonezaki Data Center (scheduled for January 2026), as a connection point for Megaport, we will grow into a connectivity data center with higher connectivity. I am confident that this new collaboration will enable us to further support our customers' business growth.

◆Overview of each company

Megaport

Megaport is a global service provider of NaaS solutions, established in 2013. With simple, and easy-to-use connectivity solutions, it transforms the way enterprises connect their infrastructure. Customers can build a secure, scalable, and affordable network with just a few clicks, access global endpoints, and create private connections in minutes. Megaport's services, which can connect to the cloud, service providers, and over 850 data centers globally, offer network connectivity capabilities that reduce operating costs and shorten the time to market.

OPTAGE Inc.

Information and communication company based on our own optical fiber network, providing corporate customers with integrated communication network solution services and individual customers with high-speed, high-quality internet services such as "eo Hikari Net" and "mineo", a mobile phone service compatible with triple carriers. Our corporate slogan, "What's next?", embodies our desire to be a company that excites and anticipates our customers. We also aim to be a company that continues to take on new challenges, proactively and actively asking, "What's next?"

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