IXP Tracker

An Internet exchange point (IXPs) is a physical place, sometimes inside a data center, where different networks send traffic to one another. This is known as peering, and is how one network operator can send data from their network to another, without having to pay. Peering is part of what makes Internet services faster, more reliable, and cheaper. IXPs are vital nodes in the peering ecosystem, and an important part of the global Internet.

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Active Internet Exchange Points

The total number of IXPs in operation in United Kingdom, as of December 2024.

22
Active IXPs
14.46 %
Proportion of the local Internet that can be reached through IXPs in this country.

IXP capacity growth over time in United Kingdom

The total of IXPs over time, shown along with the growth in combined capacity.

Country Reports

Internet Society Pulse Country Reports consolidate and provide context for the data that we collect and curate via the four Pulse research tracks. See the country report for United Kingdom.

IXPs in United Kingdom

IXP Name Location
BFD-IX Bradford
BGP.Exchange - London London
BGPHaus London
BroadBand Internet eXchange London - BBIX London London
Edge IX Birmingham Birmingham
Equinix Internet Exchange London - Equinix London London
Equinix Internet Exchange Manchester - Equinix Manchester Manchester
Impart Internet Exchange - Impart IX London
Internet Exchange Point - London - IXP UK LON London
IXBradford Bradford
IX Liverpool - Baltic Bubble Data Centre Liverpool
IX Liverpool - MICT Data Centre Liverpool
Leeds Internet Exchange - IXLeeds Leeds / Western Yorkshire
LINX Manchester Manchester
LINX Scotland Scotland
LINX Wales Cardiff
London Access Point - LONAP London
London Internet Exchange Ltd. - LINX LON1 London
London Internet Exchange Ltd. - LINX LON2 London
Newcastle IX - NCL-IX Newcastle
Rapid Internet Exchange - RapidIX LON1 London
Securebit Internet Exchange London - SBIX London London