DartPoints and Megaport have announced a strategic partnership that will bring high-performance, AI-ready connectivity to the US Southeast, placing Greenville, South Carolina at the centre of a growing push to rethink regional cloud infrastructure.
The agreement marks Megaport’s first deployment in South Carolina and extends the reach of its software-defined global network to DartPoints’ data centre in Greenville. It also signals a shift in how regional infrastructure providers are positioning themselves for the era of AI.
As demand for low-latency inferencing, dynamic workload distribution and hybrid cloud architectures increases, the need for direct, programmable, and high-speed connections between edge data centres and major cloud platforms has become critical.
Through the integration of Megaport’s Network as a Service (NaaS) technology, DartPoints customers can now establish private virtual cross-connects (VXCs) from a single port to hyperscalers including AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud. The offering is designed to reduce reliance on the public internet, cut latency by up to 40 per cent, and simplify provisioning through APIs and an intuitive management portal.
Connectivity becomes a catalyst for AI deployment
The partnership reflects an evolution in data infrastructure strategy, where network performance is no longer a utility but a foundational enabler of AI and next-generation workloads. As organisations deploy larger models, push inferencing closer to the edge, and seek consistent data pipelines across distributed regions, legacy networking models based on rigid contracts and static bandwidth are falling behind.
Megaport’s arrival in Greenville introduces a layer of programmable connectivity to an underserved region, allowing enterprises to dynamically scale their network performance in real time to match AI and analytics workload demands. The model enables instant provisioning and bandwidth flexibility, removing traditional provisioning bottlenecks that can slow AI deployment or complicate compliance and disaster recovery strategies.
Scott Willis, CEO of DartPoints, framed the move as a natural progression. “This partnership supports our mission to continually enhance our world-class network, data centre, and cloud connectivity to all our customers on the DartPoints platform,” he said. “Through the DartPoints infrastructure and access to Megaport’s global ecosystem, our Greenville customers can move faster, connect smarter, and support high-performance workloads with ease.”
Edge facilities redefined as strategic AI nodes
What was once considered a tier-two data centre market is now being recast as a strategic node in the AI economy. The integration of Megaport’s software-defined interconnection platform means that DartPoints’ Greenville facility can now function as a low-latency access point to more than 975 global data centres and over 380 cloud onramps. This has immediate implications for AI developers and enterprise IT teams who require proximity to data, agility in deployment, and security in data transport.
Crucially, this also allows DartPoints to serve a broader customer base without needing to physically expand its footprint. Enterprises in other markets can connect to DartPoints’ infrastructure through Megaport’s fabric as though it were local. This federated approach to cloud access aligns with emerging AI deployment patterns, which demand local responsiveness and global reach.
Michael Reid, CEO of Megaport, underlined the broader implications. “Greenville represents a vital entry point for Megaport’s expansion in the Southeast,” he said. “Through our partnership with DartPoints, we’re helping customers accelerate AI initiatives, support scalable applications, and simplify the way they connect across regions and platforms – all in 60 seconds or less.”
As AI reshapes not only what data centres do, but how they are designed and connected, partnerships like this suggest that smaller metro areas and regional hubs are no longer at the periphery of innovation. Instead, they may be where the most agile and responsive AI infrastructure takes root.
