Megaport Limited, the leading Network as a Service provider, has acquired Extreme IX, India’s highest-traffic Internet Exchange carrying over 4 Tbps across seven major cities. The deal positions Extreme IX as Megaport’s foundation for rapid expansion into one of the world’s fastest-growing digital markets, blending local peering dominance with global software-defined networking capabilities.
Strategic Assets and Network Footprint
Extreme IX interconnects more than 400 networks across 49 locations in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Pune. The acquisition brings Megaport a seasoned India team covering operations, support, sales, finance, and leadership. Combining Extreme IX’s neutral, engineering-led platform with Megaport’s SDN unlocks cloud connectivity, data center interconnects, virtual edge, and compute services for Indian enterprises.
Raunak Maheshwari, Extreme IX Country Head for India, described the move as a milestone preserving community trust while opening automation and global reach. Operations remain carrier-neutral and data center-neutral, committed to improving broadband speed, reliability, and affordability nationwide.
Megaport CEO Michael Reid emphasized seamless high-performance connectivity across India’s massive economy. The integration expands Megaport’s footprint to 27 countries, strengthening Asia Pacific presence through complementary platforms.
Continuity and Phased Expansion for Customers
Existing Extreme IX customers experience no disruptions: all services, ports, and peering relationships continue unchanged. The full India team stays intact for continuity. New capabilities roll out gradually with advance communication, prioritizing what works while adding value.
This structure maintains Extreme IX’s role in elevating India’s global broadband rankings. Enterprises gain automated, scalable cross-border networking without rebuilding local relationships.
Implications for Indian Digital Infrastructure
GCCs, hyperscalers, and data center operators benefit from unified local-global connectivity. Mumbai and Delhi exchanges link directly to Megaport’s worldwide SDN, reducing latency for cloud workloads amid India’s capacity tripling. Neutral peering across metros supports sovereign cloud strategies under DPDPA.
The deal accelerates NaaS adoption as enterprises consolidate hybrid infrastructure. Extreme IX’s traffic dominance positions Megaport to capture growth in edge computing, 5G backhaul, and AI inference networks.
India’s digital economy demands low-latency, high-scale interconnects. This acquisition delivers that fusion—local expertise meets global orchestration—for BFSI, manufacturing, and public sector modernization.
