Introducing Megaport On-ramp as a Service
Megaport On-ramp as a Service is the fastest way for service providers to offer secure, private connectivity to mission-critical applications, and it’s now available.
Considered the gold standard, private connectivity is the superior way to reach enterprise applications, storage services, or security services. But for most service providers, offering a private on-ramp for customers to connect to isn’t straightforward.
Building the automation to match what hyperscalers deliver is complex and resource-intensive, and manual provisioning cycles take time – often one to four weeks of exchanging service keys, agreeing on L2/L3 details, sorting out IP addressing, and aligning configurations on both sides.
The path of least resistance is the public internet but it introduces well-known issues: congestion, inconsistent performance, and increased exposure to threats like route hijackings or DDoS attacks. It’s fast, but not optimized for mission-critical traffic.
That’s why we’re excited to announce the launch of Megaport On-ramp as a Service (OaaS).
Megaport OaaS fills the gap, giving service providers a way to offer secure, automated private access that behaves more like a hyperscaler on-ramp without requiring an engineering team to build or maintain the automation stack.
It’s the fastest way to get secure, private connectivity to your mission-critical applications.
Why we built Megaport On-ramp as a Service
Service providers want to provide private, secure, predictable connectivity as the superior connectivity model to their end customer. But existing options force a trade-off:
- Private circuits: Reliable but slow to deploy, expensive, and limited in reach.
- Scaling: Building networks to on-ramp locations at multiple distributed locations requires a huge amount of upfront investment.
- DIY automation: Not generally feasible for most providers.
Megaport OaaS solves this dilemma, giving service providers the ability to automate hyperscaler-level on-ramps for their customers, without the automation resources. The result is a fast, fully automated on-ramp experience at a fraction of the cost of traditional connectivity.
What is Megaport On-ramp as a Service?
Megaport OaaS is a fully automated private connectivity framework designed for service providers that need secure, dedicated access for their customers. It removes the manual back-and-forth normally required to stand up private connectivity, and eliminates the need to build an automation stack.
Megaport OaaS provides:
- private on-ramps without having to build or maintain integration code (you can use them seamlessly under your public IP address space, too)
- automated provisioning of VLANs, private or public IPs (BYOIP or Megaport-leased), and BGP peering information
- secure transport that bypasses the public internet
- global reach via more than a thousand Megaport-enabled locations.
Customer connectivity becomes as straightforward as an internet setup, only far more predictable.
Who is Megaport On-ramp as a Service for?
Megaport OaaS is purpose-built for service providers that need secure, predictable access for several types of customers.
- SSE/SASE platforms: Ensuring traffic reaches security edges without interception or latency.
- Security service providers: Establish a clean path for threat mitigation.
- SaaS and storage platforms: Improving security, predictability and reliability.
- Telcos and carriers: Extend secure cloud access and customer reach to your telco’s or carrier’s network.
If your service benefits from private, low-variance connectivity, Megaport OaaS gives you an automated on-ramp that scales.
How it works
Megaport OaaS transforms a multi-week process into a simple deployment. When a customer connects to your service, Megaport OaaS automatically:
- assigns the necessary VLANs
- allocates IP addressing (public or private)
- generates BGP peering details
- establishes a secure path end-to-end.
This replaces what is typically a multi-week sequence of emails, service key exchanges, and manual coordination. No service keys, no custom L3 configuration, and no sourcing IPs or chasing approvals.
The old way
Emails, service key exchanges, manual L3 configuration, sourcing IPs, and chasing approvals.The OaaS way
No service keys. Auto generate configurations. No waiting.
From the end-customer’s perspective, the provisioning experience is similar to connecting to a major cloud provider: fast, automated, and predictable.
Benefits
- Secure: Provides a dedicated internet-bypass path for sensitive data, SaaS access, and SSE/SASE traffic, supporting security and compliance without relying on exposed public routes.
- Consistent: Delivers a uniform on-ramp experience across all regions with no bespoke per-site work or varying integration requirements.
- Simple: Removes the operational overhead of manual configurations or maintaining an automation pipeline. Customer connections can be activated in minutes rather than weeks.
- Flexible: Consumption-based pricing and an extensive global footprint make it possible to offer agile private connectivity without the cost or complexity of traditional circuits.
OaaS integrates cleanly into existing architectures and provides the assurance of private connectivity without the long delays or heavy engineering lifts. It’s designed to make private access as simple as connecting over the internet, only without the risks.
