INTELLIGENT NETWORKING SECURITY

acquarie Telecom, part of Macquarie Technology Group,

The strengthened partnership combines Fortinet’ s global leadership in secure networking with Macquarie Telecom’ s Australian-based engineering, 24 / 7 operations and deep expertise in managed network performance. Together, the companies will deliver a single-vendor, single-platform, single-pane-of-glass experience for mid-market and enterprise organisations seeking stronger protection, simplified operations, cost savings and predictable, scalable service delivery.

Macquarie Telecom was one of Fortinet’ s first partners in Australia and has built the expertise needed to act as a trusted partner for organisations using Fortinet services. As an integrated provider of security, networking, cloud and data centre services, Macquarie Telecom offers a unique ability to connect and protect entire digital environments under one operational umbrella. enabling faster incident response and greater operational efficiency. For organisations with hybrid workforces or expanding cloud footprints, integrated SASE capabilities extend protection to remote users, mobile devices, cloud workloads and SaaS applications, ensuring controls are applied consistently wherever users connect.

The collaboration has resulted in a secure networking solution based on Secure Access Service Edge( SASE). This brings together secure softwaredefined wide area networking( SD-WAN), on-premises next-generation firewalls, security service edge( SSE) cloud-delivered security, switching and Wi-Fi into a single solution. The end-to-end platform consolidates network security, connectivity and cloud access, removing the need to manage multiple consoles, licensing models or providers.

“ Fortinet is proud to expand its long-standing partnership with Macquarie Telecom to deliver a unified secure networking solution purpose-built for Australian organisations,” said John Milionis, Channel Sales Director, Australia and New Zealand, Fortinet.“ By combining global innovation with locally delivered expertise, customers gain a simpler, more resilient and more secure way to operate their networks. Together, we are helping organisations reduce complexity and strengthen cyber-resilience as they scale.”

Australian organisations are facing rising cyberthreats, constrained IT resources and increasing regulatory pressure, making it difficult to manage complex hybrid networks while maintaining compliance and resilience.

The Macquarie Telecom-driven, Fortinet-powered solution delivers consistent security policies and full visibility across the environment,

The platform is delivered, monitored and supported entirely in Australia by Macquarie Telecom’ s engineering and operations teams, providing customers with 24 / 7 oversight by specialists’ familiar with local compliance frameworks, including the Australian Government’ s Essential Eight( E8) and sector-specific regulations. Macquarie Telecom’ s carrier-neutral network reach and carrier-grade core architecture further strengthen the solution, supporting resilient, high-performance connectivity for distributed environments and latency-sensitive applications.

“ When sovereignty, accountability and rapid response are critical, customers shouldn’ t have to choose between global cybersecurity capability and local support. We deliver both – and few others can,” said Luke Clifton, Group Executive at Macquarie Telecom.

The expanded partnership reinforces Macquarie Telecom’ s commitment to helping Australian organisations build secure, highperformance networks that can keep pace with cloud adoption, hybrid work and tightening regulatory expectations.

“ The partnership between Fortinet and Macquarie Telecom ensures Australian businesses no longer need to choose between local trust, global innovation, operational simplicity or security. They can have it all through one platform and one partner,” Clifton said.

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