IXP Tracker - NAPAfrica IX Cape Town - Internet Society Pulse

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

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

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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: 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
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
SES ASTRA Autonomous system (AS) number: 12684 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: Luxembourg Total peering locations for this AS: 16	12684	Open	Yes
Cloudflare Autonomous system (AS) number: 13335 Type of AS: Content Peering policy: Open Port speed: 100 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: No Country of registration: United States of America Total peering locations for this AS: 345	13335	Open	Yes
Kaopu Cloud HK Autonomous system (AS) number: 138915 Type of AS: Enterprise Peering policy: Open Port speed: 200 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Hong Kong Total peering locations for this AS: 66	138915	Open	Yes
ABSA Autonomous system (AS) number: 14115 Type of AS: 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	14115	Unknown	No
Adept Internet Autonomous system (AS) number: 15022 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: 4	15022	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: 152	16509	Selective	Yes
MTN South Africa Autonomous system (AS) number: 16637 Type of AS: NSP Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 210 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 10	16637	Unknown	No
Nedbank Autonomous system (AS) number: 16800 Type of AS: Enterprise 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: 2	16800	Unknown	No
Thales/Imperva Autonomous system (AS) number: 19551 Type of AS: Content Peering policy: Open Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: United States of America Total peering locations for this AS: 77	19551	Open	Yes
Swaziland PTC Autonomous system (AS) number: 19711 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: Eswatini Total peering locations for this AS: 8	19711	Unknown	Yes
NTT DATA, Broadband, South Africa Autonomous system (AS) number: 20011 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP 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: 6	20011	Unknown	Yes
Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa Autonomous system (AS) number: 2018 Type of AS: Educational/Research Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 120 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 8	2018	Unknown	Yes
Telecom Namibia Autonomous system (AS) number: 20459 Type of AS: NSP Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 20 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Namibia Total peering locations for this AS: 4	20459	Unknown	Yes
Akamai Technologies Autonomous system (AS) number: 20940 Type of AS: Content Peering policy: Open Port speed: 500 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Netherlands Total peering locations for this AS: 230	20940	Open	Yes
Envisage_Cloud_Solutions Autonomous system (AS) number: 213481 Type of AS: Content Peering policy: Selective 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	213481	Selective	Yes
Frogfoot Networks Autonomous system (AS) number: 22355 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP 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: 3	22355	Unknown	Yes
CTGNet Autonomous system (AS) number: 23764 Type of AS: NSP Peering policy: Selective Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: Hong Kong Total peering locations for this AS: 38	23764	Selective	Yes
CMC Networks Autonomous system (AS) number: 25818 Type of AS: NSP Peering policy: Selective Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 15	25818	Selective	Yes
VeriSign Global Registry Services Autonomous system (AS) number: 26415 Type of AS: NSP Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 1 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: No Country of registration: United States of America Total peering locations for this AS: 63	26415	Unknown	No
Borwood Autonomous system (AS) number: 29606 Type of AS: NSP Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 10 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: United Kingdom Total peering locations for this AS: 8	29606	Unknown	No
IMPERIAL Autonomous system (AS) number: 29918 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 10.24 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 2	29918	Unknown	No
T-SYSTEMS SOUTH AFRICA Autonomous system (AS) number: 3067 Type of AS: NSP Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 1 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: No Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 2	3067	Unknown	No
Liquid Intelligent Technologies Autonomous system (AS) number: 30844 Type of AS: NSP Peering policy: Open Port speed: 200 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: United Kingdom Total peering locations for this AS: 24	30844	Open	Yes
Edge Connect Autonomous system (AS) number: 32437 Type of AS: Cable/DSL/ISP Peering policy: Unknown Port speed: 1 Gbps Does this member peer at the route server?: Yes Country of registration: South Africa Total peering locations for this AS: 9	32437	Unknown	Yes
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NAPAfrica IX Cape Town

South Africa