--- title: "Internet Peering at NAPAfrica, Africa's Largest IXP" description: "Africa Network Peering at NAPAfrica. Peering at Africa’s largest internet exchange point from Teraco’s data centre facilities." image: https://www.teraco.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/teraco-social-sharing-facebook.jpg canonical: https://www.teraco.co.za/platform-teraco/africa-peering/ url: https://teraco.getmd.ai/platform-teraco/africa-peering/.md last_converted: 2026-10-20T03:19:26.940Z --- ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.teraco.co.za/platform-teraco/africa-peering/", "url": "https://www.teraco.co.za/platform-teraco/africa-peering/", "name": "Internet Peering at NAPAfrica, Africa's Largest IXP | Teraco", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://www.teraco.co.za/#website" }, "datePublished": "2022-07-31T13:03:20+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-09-09T13:12:23+00:00", "description": "Africa Network Peering at NAPAfrica. 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NAPAfrica offers direct access to over 680 unique networks (ASNs) servicing more than 25 countries in the southern African region. The internet peering at NAPAfrica is 100% free – no cross-connect, membership, or port fees. [Peering at NAPAfrica](#napafrica) ### 680 Peering ASNs ### 6.0 Tbps Traffic ### 2362 Ports ### 3 Locations ### 44 Tbps Connected Capacity ### Africa Peering ### NAPAfrica IXP ## Take Advantage of Internet Peering In a world where the ease of interconnection, seamless peering arrangements, and platform reliability are essential, the **NAPAfrica internet exchange point (IXP)** delivers unmatched value. Located within Teraco data centre facilities in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, NAPAfrica’s founding goal is to help make internet access more accessible to the continent. NAPAfrica offers different types of peering and a reliable exchange of internet traffic with improved performance. Peering at NAPAfrica allows multiple enterprises, network operators, CDNs, and cloud service providers to peer locally, keeping African traffic within Africa. Peer at Africa’s largest internet exchange point, NAPAfrica, and gain direct access to over **680 unique networks**, **10 out of the 10** of the largest internet companies, **10 out of the 10** of the largest global CDNs, and **300** telecommunication providers. 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