Telehouse Canada, Megaport boost cloud & AI access

Telehouse Canada's data centre customers will now have direct access to Megaport's global on-demand connectivity platform and cloud on-ramps.

The agreement links Telehouse Canada's colocation sites with Megaport's Network as a Service infrastructure. Customers will gain access to more than 280 cloud on-ramps and over 300 service providers across the Megaport ecosystem.

Telehouse Canada is a subsidiary of Japan's KDDI Group and operates data centre facilities that host enterprises, carriers and cloud providers. Megaport, headquartered in Australia, provides virtual networking services that connect data centres with public clouds and other IT providers.

Expanded cloud access

The partners said the integration will allow organisations in Telehouse Canada facilities to design more flexible network architectures for workloads such as hybrid and multi-cloud deployments. Connectivity runs through the Megaport Portal, which is now accessible from all Telehouse Canada data centres.

Businesses can use the portal to establish private connections from Telehouse Canada sites into global locations across regions where Megaport operates. That covers links to major public cloud platforms and a range of third-party IT services.

Megaport's platform supports services such as Megaport Cloud Router, which enables direct data transfer between multiple cloud providers. The partners said organisations can use the service to move traffic between clouds without routing it through their own physical infrastructure.

Megaport also offers API-based integration that allows automation of network provisioning and management. Customers can use this to adjust bandwidth and connections on demand.

"This partnership exemplifies the commitment Telehouse Canada and Megaport have to providing quality and efficient connectivity solutions," said Atsushi Kubo, President and CEO, Telehouse Canada. "We're proud to deliver more than colocation - we're also enabling a highly interconnected ecosystem that empowers businesses to grow within our data centre campus. Telehouse Canada customers gain on-demand access to global services that simplify complexity and accelerate growth through Megaport's platform."

Focus on AI workloads

The partnership also includes access to Megaport's AI Exchange, known as AIx. Megaport positions AIx as an ecosystem focused on connectivity for organisations developing or running artificial intelligence workloads.

AIx gives users routes into GPU-as-a-service providers, specialist "neocloud" platforms, third-party AI models, storage and compute resources. Megaport said the platform supports instant access to these providers and resources over its global network.

The company said organisations can interconnect with AI resources on AIx to maintain rapid, predictable delivery of AI-related traffic across global locations.

"Organisations are operating across more complex environments, where connectivity and compute need to work together seamlessly," said Michael Reid, CEO of Megaport. "Working closely with Telehouse Canada allows us to extend that capability into a strong local ecosystem, giving organizations the foundations they need to support advanced workloads today and adapt as requirements evolve."