BRISBANE, Australia - Monday, 24. June 2024
With
this strategic partnership, Lufthansa Systems will use Megaport’s
Software Defined Network to digitally transform the aviation industry.
(BUSINESS
WIRE) -- Megaport Limited (ASX: MP1) (“Megaport”), the global leading
Network as a Service (NaaS) provider, and Lufthansa Systems, a leading
aviation IT provider, today announced a new partnership that will
accelerate digital transformation in the aviation industry.
The
strategic partnership will see Lufthansa Systems leverage Megaport’s
global Software Defined Network (SDN) to securely and reliably move the
global aviation cloud from a single cloud to multiple clouds by moving
core routing from cloud to Megaport. Megaport will also facilitate a
secure aviation customer landing zone to expedite peering with other
airlines and exchanging data.
Lufthansa Systems provides IT
services to over 350 airlines worldwide. Its Global Aviation Cloud
initiative aims to virtualise mission-critical airline applications and
transition them to the cloud. Using Megaport’s private connectivity from
resilient data centres, virtual firewalls, and virtual routing,
Lufthansa Systems can securely and reliably connect airline customers to
its cloud-hosted applications.
“With this partnership, Megaport
is helping us to interconnect our global deployments in a resilient,
diverse and on-demand way,” said Steffen Wagner, Head of Technology
Centre of Excellence at Lufthansa Systems. “By using Megaport’s
solutions, we’re able to go live with hybrid cloud traffic from existing
data centres to Azure and Google Cloud.”
“We are excited to work
with Lufthansa Systems as they innovate and deploy critical cloud
services to digitally transform the aviation industry,” said Michael
Reid, CEO of Megaport. “Our partnership enables the secure, high
performance connectivity their customers need to rapidly scale their
connectivity and unlock the full benefits of cloud computing.”
Key
benefits of the partnership include reduced network costs, improved
performance, enhanced security, and the ability to rapidly provision
virtual network services via Megaport’s API, used as Infrastructure as
Code (IaC).
About Lufthansa Systems
Lufthansa Systems GmbH
is a leading airline IT provider determined to shape the future of
digital aviation. It draws its unique strengths from its ability to
combine profound industry know-how with forward-looking technological
expertise and has lived by its slogan “We’re into IT” for more than 25
years. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, the company
offers its more than 350 customers an extensive range of successful IT
products and services for the aviation industry, many of which are
market leaders. Lufthansa Systems’ pioneering portfolio covers all of an
airline’s business processes – in the flight deck, in the cabin, and on
the ground. As a tech company and airline IT provider, Lufthansa
Systems is committed to identifying its own environmental footprint and
improving that of its airline customers across the globe. Headquartered
in Raunheim near Frankfurt/Main, Germany, Lufthansa Systems employs
around 2,800 people at its locations in 16 countries.
About Megaport
Megaport
is changing how businesses connect their infrastructure, with one smart
and simple platform to manage every connection. Build secure, scalable,
and agile networks in just a few clicks, accessing global endpoints and
creating private paths in minutes. Trusted by the world’s leading
companies, Megaport partners with global service providers, DC
operators, systems integrators, and managed services companies, and
operates in 850+ enabled locations worldwide. Megaport is ISO/IEC 27001
certified. Join the network revolution at megaport.com.
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