Presence is not Participation: What IXP and IRI Data Say About East Africa | ISOC Pulse pulse.internetsociety.org/en/blog/2026...
Presence is not Participation: What IXP and IRI Data Say About East Africa | ISOC Pulse
East Africa’s Internet ecosystem has evolved beyond the establishment of Internet exchange points (IXPs). The important question now is whether these exchanges foster meaningful domestic network…
pulse.internetsociety.org
November 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Presence is not Participation: What IXP and IRI Data Say About East Africa | ISOC Pulse pulse.internetsociety.org/en/blog/2026...
We often forget that the Internet is grounded in actual physical infrastructure.
I created a map that visualizes subsea cables, IXPs, routing, and live outages via TeleGeography, PeeringDB, Route Views, and Cloudflare Radar.
https://map.kmcd.dev/
I created a map that visualizes subsea cables, IXPs, routing, and live outages via TeleGeography, PeeringDB, Route Views, and Cloudflare Radar.
https://map.kmcd.dev/
Internet Infrastructure Map – Interactive Global Internet Map
Explore the physical backbone of the internet with an interactive internet map of undersea cables, global peering exchanges, and network outages.
map.kmcd.dev
November 4, 2026 at 5:25 PM
We often forget that the Internet is grounded in actual physical infrastructure.
I created a map that visualizes subsea cables, IXPs, routing, and live outages via TeleGeography, PeeringDB, Route Views, and Cloudflare Radar.
https://map.kmcd.dev/
I created a map that visualizes subsea cables, IXPs, routing, and live outages via TeleGeography, PeeringDB, Route Views, and Cloudflare Radar.
https://map.kmcd.dev/
We often forget that the Internet is grounded in actual physical infrastructure.
I created a map that visualizes subsea cables, IXPs, routing, and live outages via TeleGeography, PeeringDB, Route Views, and Cloudflare Radar.
map.kmcd.dev
I created a map that visualizes subsea cables, IXPs, routing, and live outages via TeleGeography, PeeringDB, Route Views, and Cloudflare Radar.
map.kmcd.dev
Internet Infrastructure Map – Submarine Cables & Global Internet Map
Interactive global internet map of submarine fiber optic cables, undersea cable landing stations, IXP peering exchanges, BGP routing, and live internet outages.
map.kmcd.dev
November 4, 2026 at 5:25 PM
We often forget that the Internet is grounded in actual physical infrastructure.
I created a map that visualizes subsea cables, IXPs, routing, and live outages via TeleGeography, PeeringDB, Route Views, and Cloudflare Radar.
map.kmcd.dev
I created a map that visualizes subsea cables, IXPs, routing, and live outages via TeleGeography, PeeringDB, Route Views, and Cloudflare Radar.
map.kmcd.dev
🚀Agenda highlight
🕝3:45 - 3:55 pm
📋A word from FRNIX, the non-profit association that owns France-IX and bridges French IXPs
👨Philippe Duby, President of FRNIX
🇫🇷 Presentation in French
🕝3:45 - 3:55 pm
📋A word from FRNIX, the non-profit association that owns France-IX and bridges French IXPs
👨Philippe Duby, President of FRNIX
🇫🇷 Presentation in French
October 22, 2026 at 7:24 AM
🚀Agenda highlight
🕝3:45 - 3:55 pm
📋A word from FRNIX, the non-profit association that owns France-IX and bridges French IXPs
👨Philippe Duby, President of FRNIX
🇫🇷 Presentation in French
🕝3:45 - 3:55 pm
📋A word from FRNIX, the non-profit association that owns France-IX and bridges French IXPs
👨Philippe Duby, President of FRNIX
🇫🇷 Presentation in French
LACNIC e CABASE impõem RPKI obrigatório para blindar rotas BGP contra sequestros e criam enlaces diretos entre 32 IXPs no Cone Sul, garantindo soberania digital e latência reduzida. https://tinyurl.com/28rnl52l #LatamTech #Segurança
Lacnic e Cabase definem diretrizes de roteamento seguro com RPKI e expansão de pontos de troca de tráfego
As entidades de governança digital publicaram parâmetros mandatórios para conter vazamentos de rotas e anunciaram enlaces diretos entre pontos neutros de conexão na América do Sul.
altdigitallatam.org
October 17, 2026 at 2:12 PM
LACNIC e CABASE impõem RPKI obrigatório para blindar rotas BGP contra sequestros e criam enlaces diretos entre 32 IXPs no Cone Sul, garantindo soberania digital e latência reduzida. https://tinyurl.com/28rnl52l #LatamTech #Segurança
Official data says there are "33 active Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in Russia" - get those 😈
October 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Official data says there are "33 active Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in Russia" - get those 😈
80% of African data is reportedly hosted outside the continent.
But the deeper question is not only where the data is stored. It is whether we can actually measure a country's digital dependencies.
Cloud, routing, IXPs, DNS, ccTLDs, PKI and jurisdiction all matter.
🔗 Article link in the comments
But the deeper question is not only where the data is stored. It is whether we can actually measure a country's digital dependencies.
Cloud, routing, IXPs, DNS, ccTLDs, PKI and jurisdiction all matter.
🔗 Article link in the comments
September 16, 2026 at 7:43 AM
80% of African data is reportedly hosted outside the continent.
But the deeper question is not only where the data is stored. It is whether we can actually measure a country's digital dependencies.
Cloud, routing, IXPs, DNS, ccTLDs, PKI and jurisdiction all matter.
🔗 Article link in the comments
But the deeper question is not only where the data is stored. It is whether we can actually measure a country's digital dependencies.
Cloud, routing, IXPs, DNS, ccTLDs, PKI and jurisdiction all matter.
🔗 Article link in the comments
DCops are already trying to deal with the negative publicity by calling them "net centers", "edge nodes", or "internet exchanges" (though IXPs are a special class of them)
but also, for the most part those ones are easy to hide - they often exist on a couple floors of an office building or telco CO
but also, for the most part those ones are easy to hide - they often exist on a couple floors of an office building or telco CO
September 2, 2026 at 5:39 PM
DCops are already trying to deal with the negative publicity by calling them "net centers", "edge nodes", or "internet exchanges" (though IXPs are a special class of them)
but also, for the most part those ones are easy to hide - they often exist on a couple floors of an office building or telco CO
but also, for the most part those ones are easy to hide - they often exist on a couple floors of an office building or telco CO
To get data sovereignty we need data centres, ixps and bell Canada to stop routing canadian traffic to the United States.
Sorry if this offends.
Sorry if this offends.
August 25, 2026 at 2:09 PM
To get data sovereignty we need data centres, ixps and bell Canada to stop routing canadian traffic to the United States.
Sorry if this offends.
Sorry if this offends.
Malawi’s Internet is getting faster, more reliable, and more affordable thanks to new IXPs that keep traffic local. Together with the Coalition for Digital Africa, we’re building a stronger, more resilient Internet for Malawi and beyond. youtube.com/shorts/JpuYw...
August 20, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Malawi’s Internet is getting faster, more reliable, and more affordable thanks to new IXPs that keep traffic local. Together with the Coalition for Digital Africa, we’re building a stronger, more resilient Internet for Malawi and beyond. youtube.com/shorts/JpuYw...
An African domain name does not automatically make a digital service sovereign.
Behind it: DNS, IP, BGP, cloud, transit, IXPs, peering and hosting.
Digital sovereignty is less about location than about control, resilience and reversibility.
🔗 Article link in the comments
#Africa #DNS
Behind it: DNS, IP, BGP, cloud, transit, IXPs, peering and hosting.
Digital sovereignty is less about location than about control, resilience and reversibility.
🔗 Article link in the comments
#Africa #DNS
August 19, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Well as Kenneth points out in the episode, there isn't a lot of money in IXPs.
May 7, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Well as Kenneth points out in the episode, there isn't a lot of money in IXPs.
Well, the benefit of IXPs is that they let you talk to another AS without having to PAY one of those people 😛.
May 6, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Well, the benefit of IXPs is that they let you talk to another AS without having to PAY one of those people 😛.
https://eurweb.com/africa-just-built-its-own-internet-and-its-a-nightmare-for-google-and-the-west-watch/
Hell yeah 🔥🔥🔥
"Coupled with the African Digital Protocol (ADP), the CIX establishes rules for data sovereignty—ensuring that African data remains […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
Hell yeah 🔥🔥🔥
"Coupled with the African Digital Protocol (ADP), the CIX establishes rules for data sovereignty—ensuring that African data remains […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
September 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
https://eurweb.com/africa-just-built-its-own-internet-and-its-a-nightmare-for-google-and-the-west-watch/
Hell yeah 🔥🔥🔥
"Coupled with the African Digital Protocol (ADP), the CIX establishes rules for data sovereignty—ensuring that African data remains […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
Hell yeah 🔥🔥🔥
"Coupled with the African Digital Protocol (ADP), the CIX establishes rules for data sovereignty—ensuring that African data remains […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
New OECD report: "International cables, gateways, backhaul and IXPs" - <a href="http://oecdinsights.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/International-cables-gateways-IXPs.pdf" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://oecdinsights.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/International-cables-gateways-IXPs.pdf
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November 18, 2024 at 5:27 AM
New OECD report: "International cables, gateways, backhaul and IXPs" - <a href="http://oecdinsights.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/International-cables-gateways-IXPs.pdf" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://oecdinsights.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/International-cables-gateways-IXPs.pdf
"Censorship is damage we route around!" shout the cypherpunks. "LOL" says the US as it seizes root DNS servers. "LMAO even" as it grabs the IXPs. "Actually, information wants to go through a single data center in Ashburn, VA" as they start telling backbone providers to advertise new routes or else.
May 19, 2026 at 12:15 PM
"Censorship is damage we route around!" shout the cypherpunks. "LOL" says the US as it seizes root DNS servers. "LMAO even" as it grabs the IXPs. "Actually, information wants to go through a single data center in Ashburn, VA" as they start telling backbone providers to advertise new routes or else.
none of these are new buildouts and like half of them are IXPs
July 2, 2026 at 2:48 PM
none of these are new buildouts and like half of them are IXPs
Is Your IXP at Risk of Becoming a “Zombie”? #christchurchcall
https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/08/is-your-ixp-at-risk-of-becoming-a-zombie/
Over time, some Internet exchange points (IXPs) begin to operate on autopilot—what we call "Zombie IXPs." This can diminish performance and pose […]
https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/08/is-your-ixp-at-risk-of-becoming-a-zombie/
Over time, some Internet exchange points (IXPs) begin to operate on autopilot—what we call "Zombie IXPs." This can diminish performance and pose […]
Original post on mastodon.xyz
mastodon.xyz
August 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Is Your IXP at Risk of Becoming a “Zombie”? #christchurchcall
https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/08/is-your-ixp-at-risk-of-becoming-a-zombie/
Over time, some Internet exchange points (IXPs) begin to operate on autopilot—what we call "Zombie IXPs." This can diminish performance and pose […]
https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/08/is-your-ixp-at-risk-of-becoming-a-zombie/
Over time, some Internet exchange points (IXPs) begin to operate on autopilot—what we call "Zombie IXPs." This can diminish performance and pose […]
The Philippine Data Communications Grid (Part V): Interconnection, IXPs, and Traffic Locality
A technical examination of interconnection and internet exchange architecture in the Philippines, explaining how peering decisions and traffic locality determine whether network failures remain regional…
A technical examination of interconnection and internet exchange architecture in the Philippines, explaining how peering decisions and traffic locality determine whether network failures remain regional…
The Philippine Data Communications Grid (Part V): Interconnection, IXPs, and Traffic Locality
A technical examination of interconnection and internet exchange architecture in the Philippines, explaining how peering decisions and traffic locality determine whether network failures remain regional or escalate into national disruptions.
wps.news
June 8, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The Philippine Data Communications Grid (Part V): Interconnection, IXPs, and Traffic Locality
A technical examination of interconnection and internet exchange architecture in the Philippines, explaining how peering decisions and traffic locality determine whether network failures remain regional…
A technical examination of interconnection and internet exchange architecture in the Philippines, explaining how peering decisions and traffic locality determine whether network failures remain regional…
IXPs need to be included as “critical infrastructure” to reinforce the Internet itself. The facilities made the Internet succeed in the first place.
Why #IXPs Matter: Critical Infrastructure Beyond the Hype
labs.ripe.net/author/anton...
co-author my friend Flavio Luciani CTO at Namex
labs.ripe.net/author/anton...
co-author my friend Flavio Luciani CTO at Namex
Why IXPs Matter: Critical Infrastructure Beyond the Hype
Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) are often overlooked in discussions about critical infrastructure. Yet their role in routing stability, local resilience, and digital sovereignty is undeniable. In this...
labs.ripe.net
July 31, 2025 at 10:31 AM
IXPs need to be included as “critical infrastructure” to reinforce the Internet itself. The facilities made the Internet succeed in the first place.
Lots of IXPs on the socials today talking “peak usage”…. It’s just Amazon showing the Milan/Liverpool match from the Champions League last night.
September 18, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Lots of IXPs on the socials today talking “peak usage”…. It’s just Amazon showing the Milan/Liverpool match from the Champions League last night.
Network freeze notices coming in from various operators / IXPs
Guess it's the season!
Guess it's the season!
November 18, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Network freeze notices coming in from various operators / IXPs
Guess it's the season!
Guess it's the season!