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Why Megaport just landed its biggest ever AI infrastructure contract

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Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1) announced $254 million in new contracts this week, sending its shares surging more than 35%.

This effectively reassured investors and validated Megaport’s business model.

The network solutions company announced three major new contracts through its Latitude.sh subsidiary worth a combined US$182.9 million, or approximately A$254 million in total contract value.

These wins are tied directly to the booming artificial intelligence infrastructure market. 

The share price responded immediately on the day of announcement, surging more than 35% to hit an intraday high of $13.51.

What Megaport announced

Latitude.sh secured three new GPU, CPU, network, and storage contracts across two undisclosed US-based technology customers running artificial intelligence and inference workloads. 

Two of the contracts, representing approximately 90% of the total contract value, carry 36-month initial terms. 

The third runs for 24 months. 

Together the deals generate approximately US$65.2 million, or A$90.6 million, in annualised recurring revenue once fully deployed. 

Megaport will invest approximately US$101 million in additional capital expenditure, primarily for NVIDIA GPU, compute, network, and storage hardware, with a payback period of approximately two years.

The momentum behind this

This week’s announcement does not arrive in isolation. 

Less than three weeks ago, Megaport announced a separate A$35.4 million compute and storage contract with a different US customer operating in the developer tooling and agentic AI space. 

Since Latitude.sh joined the Megaport group in November 2025, on-demand ARR from the subsidiary has grown 31% to US$58.7 million as of 25 April 2026. 

Megaport won these contracts because its Latitude.sh subsidiary combines bare metal compute and storage capabilities with Megaport’s existing global network infrastructure.

This gives customers a single, integrated platform for deploying AI workloads at scale. 

The company’s ability to offer GPU, CPU, network, and storage services under one roof, with near-instant provisioning across more than 1,100 enabled locations globally, makes it an attractive partner for fast-growing US technology companies that need scalable, secure infrastructure.

Foolish takeaway

Megaport shares remain down year to date even after this week’s extraordinary rally.

But this announcement firmly positions the company as a serious player in AI infrastructure, with locked-in recurring revenue from major US technology clients. 

For investors comfortable with technology sector volatility, this week’s news marks a significant moment in the Megaport story.

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