Cape Town Internet Exchange - CINX

South Africa

City: Cape Town
Website: https://www.inx.net.za

About this IXP

Data last updated August 2026

Capacity at this IXP

3,674 Gbps

Cumulative port speeds of all IXP members. This shows the potential maximum traffic that can be exchanged at this IXP at one time.

Membership and capacity

The size and strength of an IXP is determined by a combination of how many members it has, and the total capacity. Larger networks tend to bring more capacity, which can benefit all members.

Data for Cape Town Internet Exchange - CINX as shown in PeeringDB in August 2026

Members of this IXP

119

ASNs (autonomous system numbers) are listed in PeeringDB

In the last 12 months

ASNs left2
New ASNs joined9

Participates in the MANRS IXP program

Yes

IXPs that join this voluntary program apply a framework of enhanced routing security in peering. It signals an extra commitment to responsible Internet stewardship.

Source: MANRS

RIPE Atlas anchor

Yes

Organizations that run IXPs can host anchors to measure Internet connectivity and traffic. An anchor is a large capacity probe often used by IXPs.

Source: RIPEStat

Member information

Last sync from PeeringDB: August 2026

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Countries of registration

A summary of member registrations by country. An IXP with a mixture of international and near-neighbor members can indicate that an IXP is influential, or acts as a hub within its region or sub-region.

South Africa: 95
United States of America: 8
Mauritius: 4
Hong Kong: 2
United Kingdom: 2

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Réunion: 1
Seychelles: 1
Angola: 1
: 1
Canada: 1
China: 1
Spain: 1
Netherlands: 1

Types of network at this IXP

The mix of members is an indication of a strength or focus of an IXP.

Cable/DSL/ISP: 56
NSP: 34
Content: 10
Non-Profit: 5
Enterprise: 5

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Educational/Research: 3
Unknown: 2
Network Services: 2
Route Server: 1
Route Collector: 1

Members peering at the route server

107 / 119

The route server is a central hub that makes it easier for all networks to peer without having to create individual agreements with other members.

Members using RPKI

103 / 119

members at this IXP use Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI), a security measure that helps ensure traffic is routed correctly. A member is counted as using RPKI if they have at least one valid ROA.

Peering policies of IXP members

Members of an IXP can choose how they peer with others. The Internet Society encourages open policies where possible.

Member list for Cape Town Internet Exchange - CINX

This list uses the data available in PeeringDB, which is based on self-reported data, and was last updated in Pulse August 2026

Name	AS Number	Peering policy	RPKI Enabled
1-grid.com Autonomous system (AS) number: 36943 Type of AS: Content Peering policy: Open Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 2	36943	Open	Yes
AEROCOM BROADBAND SERVICES Autonomous system (AS) number: 328317 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP Peering policy: Open Port speed: 2 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 6	328317	Open	Yes
AFR-IX Telecom Autonomous system (AS) number: 60171 Type of AS: NSP Peering policy: Selective Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Spain Total peering locations for this AS: 34	60171	Selective	Yes
AFRINIC DNS Support Autonomous system (AS) number: 37177 Type of AS: Non-Profit Peering policy: Open Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Mauritius Total peering locations for this AS: 17	37177	Open	Yes
AFRINIC RFC5855 Service Autonomous system (AS) number: 37181 Type of AS: Non-Profit Peering policy: Open Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Mauritius Total peering locations for this AS: 17	37181	Open	Yes
Adept Internet Autonomous system (AS) number: 15022 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP Peering policy: Open Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 4	15022	Open	Yes
Agile Solutions Provider Autonomous system (AS) number: 328748 Type of AS: NSP Peering policy: Selective Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: No Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 13	328748	Selective	Yes
Airpark Beaufort West Autonomous system (AS) number: 327822 Type of AS: NSP Peering policy: Selective Port speed: 1 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 3	327822	Selective	Yes
Akamai Technologies Autonomous system (AS) number: 20940 Type of AS: Content Peering policy: Open Port speed: 100 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Netherlands Total peering locations for this AS: 250	20940	Open	Yes
AllWorldIT ZA Autonomous system (AS) number: 328112 Type of AS: NSP Peering policy: Open Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 23	328112	Open	Yes
Amazon.com Autonomous system (AS) number: 16509 Type of AS: Enterprise Peering policy: Selective Port speed: 200 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: No Country of registration: United States of America Total peering locations for this AS: 167	16509	Selective	Yes
Amobia Communications Autonomous system (AS) number: 37266 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP Peering policy: Open Port speed: 1 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 4	37266	Open	Yes
Angola Cables Autonomous system (AS) number: 37468 Type of AS: NSP Peering policy: Selective Port speed: 100 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Angola Total peering locations for this AS: 36	37468	Selective	Yes
Atomic Access Autonomous system (AS) number: 328266 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP Peering policy: Open Port speed: 20 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 3	328266	Open	Yes
BGP.Tools Route Collector Autonomous system (AS) number: 212232 Type of AS: Route Collector Peering policy: Open Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: United Kingdom Total peering locations for this AS: 141	212232	Open	Yes
BLUE ITS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD Autonomous system (AS) number: 328884 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP Peering policy: Open Port speed: 1 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 4	328884	Open	No
Backspace Technologies Autonomous system (AS) number: 328512 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP Peering policy: Open Port speed: 1 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 7	328512	Open	Yes
Baremetal Computer Traders Autonomous system (AS) number: 329062 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP Peering policy: Open Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 3	329062	Open	Yes
BitCo Autonomous system (AS) number: 37358 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP Peering policy: Open Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 7	37358	Open	Yes
Business Connexion Autonomous system (AS) number: 7020 Type of AS: NSP Peering policy: Selective Port speed: 1 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 4	7020	Selective	Yes
CINX Operations/Route Collector Autonomous system (AS) number: 37663 Type of AS: Non-Profit Peering policy: Open Port speed: 20 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 1	37663	Open	Yes
CINX Route Servers Autonomous system (AS) number: 37701 Type of AS: Route Server Peering policy: Open Port speed: 20 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: No Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 1	37701	Open	No
CTGNet Autonomous system (AS) number: 23764 Type of AS: NSP Peering policy: Selective Port speed: 30 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Hong Kong Total peering locations for this AS: 40	23764	Selective	Yes
Cape Connect Internet Autonomous system (AS) number: 37640 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP Peering policy: Open Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 4	37640	Open	Yes
Cell C Autonomous system (AS) number: 37168 Type of AS: NSP Peering policy: Open Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 6	37168	Open	No

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