** Shares of Australia's Activeport Group ATV.AX rise as much as 23.1% to A$0.032

** Stock's their biggest intraday gain since October 3

** Network automation software firm announces the integration of National Broadband Network circuit provisioning to accelerate growth of its Global Edge network as a service platform

** Around 27 mln shares change hands, nearly 1.7x the 30 day average

** ATV up 62.8% YTD

(Reporting by Keshav Singh Chundawat in Bengaluru)

((Keshav.singhchundawat@thomsonreuters.com))