Nepean Networks Expands Western Australia Capacity by 10x Amid Rising Demand for Managed SD-WAN Services

Major Western Australia POP upgrade strengthens regional performance, resilience and scalability for MSPs, enterprises and distributed networks.

MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, June 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Fusion Broadband / Nepean Networks Expands Western Australia Network POP Capacity by 10x Amid Rising Demand for Managed SD-WAN, Security and Visibility Services.
Major Western Australia infrastructure upgrade strengthens regional performance, resilience and scalability for MSPs, enterprises and distributed business networks.

MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, June 8, 2026 - Fusion Broadband Fusion Broadband, operating internationally as Nepean Networks, today announced a major expansion of its Western Australia network infrastructure, increasing Network Point of Presence capacity in the region by 10x.

The investment has been driven by significant growth in demand for the company’s managed SD-WAN services, along with increasing market adoption of its security-agnostic architecture, pre-built firewall deployment options and advanced visibility tools.

The upgraded Western Australia POP capacity is designed to support greater regional traffic volumes, improve headroom for customer growth, and provide enhanced scalability for Managed Service Providers, ISPs and enterprises deploying Fusion Broadband and Nepean Networks SD-WAN services across Australia.

“Western Australia has become one of our fastest-growing regions, and this 10x POP capacity increase reflects both current demand and where we see the market is heading,” said Jason Maude, Managing Director at Fusion Broadband / Nepean Networks. “Customers are no longer looking for SD-WAN in isolation. They want resilient connectivity, flexible security choices and deeper visibility across the entire environment. This upgrade gives our partners and customers the capacity to scale confidently.”

Demand driven by managed SD-WAN, security choice and deeper visibility

Fusion Broadband / Nepean Networks has seen increased demand from organizations seeking reliable, high-performance SD-WAN services that can support multi-site connectivity, internet failover, link bonding, application-aware routing and centralized management.

At the same time, MSPs and enterprises are increasingly looking for security flexibility rather than being locked into a single firewall vendor or security model.

Nepean Networks separates the SD-WAN plane from the security plane, allowing customers and partners to choose the firewall or security vendor that best suits each environment. The platform supports a wide range of pre-built firewall images that can be deployed rapidly to the cloud or to on-premise CPE, including Fortinet, WatchGuard, pfSense, Clavister, OPNsense, MikroTik and more.

This approach gives MSPs and businesses the freedom to standardize where it makes sense, mix vendors where required, and adapt their security posture over time without needing to redesign the underlying SD-WAN fabric.

“Security requirements are not one-size-fits-all,” said Maude “Some customers want a commercial firewall vendor. Others prefer open-source platforms. Some want security hosted in the cloud, while others need firewalling at the edge. Our platform was built to support that choice, while keeping the network simple to manage and easy to scale.”

Advanced visibility: an extra set of eyes across the network

The capacity upgrade also supports rising demand for Nepean Networks’ market-first network insights, including Advanced Traffic Visibility through Illuminate.

These tools provide a vendor-agnostic extra layer of insight across the network, helping businesses and MSPs identify risks, troubleshoot performance issues and understand real-world traffic behaviour beyond what traditional firewall reporting may reveal.

The visibility layer is designed to help customers and service providers;
• Detect suspicious or unusual traffic patterns across the network;
• Identify potential data exfiltration or unexpected uploads to cloud services;
• Spot compromised devices, cameras, IoT systems or endpoints communicating with unexpected destinations;
• Understand which applications, users or sites are consuming bandwidth;
• Pinpoint performance bottlenecks and justify bandwidth or policy changes;
• Create more effective QoS and traffic-shaping rules based on real traffic data;
• Provide business-level reporting that is easy to understand, while still giving technicians detailed data for investigation;
• Add visibility across mixed-vendor security environments without forcing customers into a single firewall ecosystem.


“Firewalls remain a critical part of security, but they are not the whole picture,” said Maude. “Businesses need visibility that is independent of the firewall vendor and meaningful to both technical teams and business owners. Our tools help MSPs see what is really happening across customer networks, whether the firewall is Fortinet, WatchGuard, pfSense, Clavister, OPNsense, MikroTik or something else entirely.”

Built for partners, scaled for growth

Fusion Broadband / Nepean Networks provides SD-WAN services through a partner-first model, enabling MSPs, ISPs and technology providers to deliver advanced networking services, fully white-labelled, under their own brand.

The Western Australia POP expansion strengthens the company’s ability to support larger deployments, more demanding customer environments and continued growth across the region.

The upgrade also reflects the company’s broader commitment to investing in regional capacity as demand grows for reliable, flexible and security-aware managed networking services.

“Western Australia is strategically important for our Australian network,” said Maude. “This is not just a capacity upgrade. It is an investment in the partners and customers who rely on our platform to keep businesses connected, secure and visible.”

About Fusion Broadband / Nepean Networks
Fusion Broadband is an Australian-founded SD-WAN and broadband bonding provider delivering resilient, high-performance connectivity solutions to businesses, MSPs and service providers. Operating internationally as Nepean Networks, the company provides an MSP-first SD-WAN platform designed for flexibility, scalability and partner control.

Nepean Networks enables partners to build, manage and scale SD-WAN services with features including multi-tenant management, instant failover, link bonding, application-aware routing, Advanced Traffic Visibility, SecureConnect agentless remote access tools and vendor-agnostic security.

The platform is designed to separate the SD-WAN and security layers, giving customers and partners the freedom to choose the firewall, security provider and deployment model that best suits each environment.

For more information, visit nepeannetworks.com or fusionbroadband.com.au.

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Nepean Networks PTE. LTD
john@nepeannetworks.com
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