NAPAfrica IX Cape Town

South Africa

City
Cape Town

About this IXP

Data last updated December 2025

Capacity at this IXP

9,453 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 NAPAfrica IX Cape Town as shown in PeeringDB in December 2025

Members of this IXP

272

ASNs (autonomous system numbers) are listed in PeeringDB

In the last 12 months

  • ASNs left6
  • New ASNs joined7

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

No

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: December 2025

View this IXP on PeeringDB

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: 223
  • United States of America: 14
  • Mauritius: 4
  • United Kingdom: 3
  • Angola: 3
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  • Hong Kong: 3
  • Namibia: 2
  • Switzerland: 2
  • Netherlands: 1
  • Côte d'Ivoire: 1
  • Lesotho: 1
  • Ghana: 1
  • Burkina Faso: 1
  • Seychelles: 1
  • Luxembourg: 1
  • Canada: 1
  • France: 1
  • Zimbabwe: 1
  • Equatorial Guinea: 1
  • Rwanda: 1
  • Germany: 1
  • Eswatini: 1
  • Réunion: 1
  • Spain: 1
  • Tunisia: 1
  • Belgium: 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: 130
  • NSP: 68
  • Unknown: 24
  • Enterprise: 18
  • Content: 18
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  • Network Services: 8
  • Educational/Research: 3
  • Non-Profit: 1
  • Route Collector: 1
  • Route Server: 1

Members peering at the route server

233 / 272

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

192 / 272

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 NAPAfrica IX Cape Town

This list uses the data available in PeeringDB, which is based on self-reported data, and was last updated in Pulse December 2025

Name AS Number Peering policy RPKI Enabled
Vodacom
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 36994
  • Type of AS: NSP
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 200 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: South Africa
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 12
36994 Unknown Yes
Vodacom Lesotho
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 37057
  • Type of AS:
  • Peering policy: Open
  • Port speed: 10 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: Lesotho
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 2
37057 Open Yes
Vox Telecom
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 11845
  • Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 400 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: South Africa
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 6
11845 Unknown Yes
VTS Communications
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 328837
  • Type of AS: Network Services
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 10 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: South Africa
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 1
328837 Unknown No
Vumatel
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 328829
  • Type of AS: Enterprise
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 10 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: South Africa
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 8
328829 Unknown Yes
Web4Africa
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 327813
  • Type of AS: Content
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 10 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: South Africa
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 5
327813 Unknown No
Web sQuad Connect
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 328137
  • Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 30 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: South Africa
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 6
328137 Unknown Yes
Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 328029
  • Type of AS: Content
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • 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
328029 Unknown Yes
WECOM
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 37731
  • Type of AS: NSP
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • 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
37731 Unknown No
We Do Wireless
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 328806
  • Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • 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
328806 Unknown No
WiberSolutions
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 328278
  • Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 10 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: No
  • Country of registration: South Africa
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 2
328278 Unknown Yes
WIOCC
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 37662
  • Type of AS: NSP
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 200 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: Mauritius
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 11
37662 Unknown No
Wirulink Pty Ltd
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 37564
  • 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
37564 Open Yes
Wiza Solutions
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 328767
  • Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • 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
328767 Unknown Yes
Workonline Communications
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 37271
  • Type of AS: NSP
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 60 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: No
  • Country of registration: South Africa
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 15
37271 Unknown Yes
WTTX Communications
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 328270
  • Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 10 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: No
  • Country of registration: South Africa
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 3
328270 Unknown Yes
X-Dsl Networking Solutions
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 36916
  • Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 10 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: South Africa
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 9
36916 Unknown Yes
xneelo (Formerly Hetzner SA)
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 37153
  • Type of AS: Content
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 20 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: South Africa
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 4
37153 Unknown Yes
xpoundit
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 39892
  • Type of AS:
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 20 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: Germany
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 2
39892 Unknown Yes
Your Communications
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 328441
  • 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
328441 Open Yes
ZAP-Angola
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 37645
  • Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP
  • Peering policy: Unknown
  • Port speed: 10 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: Angola
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 14
37645 Unknown Yes
Zscaler AS62044
  • Autonomous system (AS) number: 62044
  • Type of AS: Network Services
  • Peering policy: Open
  • Port speed: 40 Gbps
  • Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes
  • Country of registration: Switzerland
  • Total peering locations for this AS: 24
62044 Open Yes