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    ​Internet Ecosystems
    ​and Strengthening Its
    ​Digital Economy

Why Connect to Accra Internet Exchange

Direct interconnectivity through Accra-IX minimizes data transmission time and reduces latency for a more efficient network. It also fosters closer communication, collaboration, and trust between service providers, translating into a better experience for end users. And by cutting reliance on expensive international traffic and cross-border transmission, it delivers real cost savings that benefit the wider user community.

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Fabric at a Glance

40+

Member networks
+6 in the Last 12 Months

45

Active ports

1G / 10G / 100G

220

Peak throughput (Gbps)

30-Day Maximum

180

Average throughput (Gbps)
30-Day Mean

78%

IPv6-enabled members

Dual-Stack Sessions

100%

Fabric uptime

Since 2023

A Carrier-Neutral Fabric Built for Uptime

Redundant Core Fabric

A fully high-availability site built with a
3-switch core fabric, dedicated route servers, route collectors, and looking glass infrastructure. Engineered with local fault tolerance to ensure seamless traffic flow without a single point of failure.

  • 1 high-availability site
  • 3-switch resilient core fabric
  • Integrated route server, route collector & looking glass
  • No single point of failure

Port Options

1G, 10G and 100G handoffs on single-mode fibre. Members can bond multiple ports with LACP for capacity and resilience, and split ports across both core sites.

  • 1G / 10G / 100G SMF
  • LACP link aggregation
  • Dual-site port diversity

Route Servers

Our route server provides instant access to the multilateral peering mesh, featuring robust IRR-based prefix filtering and strict RPKI origin validation for secure routing.

  • ASN41693 - RS
  • IPv4 + IPv6 sessions
  • BGP community steering


News

Updates from Accra-IX


Capacity Upgrade: 400G Ready

1st Septermber, 2026

To support growing traffic and increasing demand for high-density 100G ports, Accra-IX is upgrading its...
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Wangsu joins the Peering Fabric

24th August, 2026

Accra-IX has welcomed Wangsu, a leading global content delivery...

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GCB Bank Becomes First Financial Institution to Join Accra-IX

1st May, 2026

Accra-IX has reached a new milestone with the addition of GCB Bank, Ghana's leading indigenous bank...

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New Peers