Port Speeds at Internet Exchange Points in Australia
Total ports
2,029
Median port
10 Gbps
90th percentile
100 Gbps
400G+ ports
10
Port Speed Mix Today
| Speed class | Ports / capacity |
|---|---|
| <1G | 88 ports (4.3%), 5.76 Gbps (0.0% of capacity) |
| 1G | 173 ports (8.5%), 251 Gbps (0.3% of capacity) |
| 10G | 1,188 ports (58.6%), 12.5 Tbps (16.4% of capacity) |
| 25G | 3 ports (0.1%), 90 Gbps (0.1% of capacity) |
| 40G | 29 ports (1.4%), 1.2 Tbps (1.6% of capacity) |
| 100G | 538 ports (26.5%), 58.1 Tbps (76.3% of capacity) |
| 400G | 10 ports (0.5%), 4 Tbps (5.3% of capacity) |
Speed Class Adoption Since 2016
| Speed class | Share of ports |
|---|---|
| <1G | 4.4% |
| 1G | 8.5% |
| 10G | 58.8% |
| 25G | 0.1% |
| 40G | 1.5% |
| 100G | 26.2% |
| 400G | 0.5% |
400G+ Scoreboard
| # | IXP | City | 400G ports | 800G ports | 400G+ capacity | Share of its ports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EdgeIX - Sydney | Sydney | 6 | 0 | 2.4 Tbps | 3.9% |
| 2 | IX Australia Melbourne (VIC-IX) | Melbourne | 2 | 0 | 800 Gbps | 1.7% |
| 3 | IX Australia Sydney (NSW-IX) | Sydney | 2 | 0 | 800 Gbps | 0.9% |
Largest Single Ports
Recent 400G+ Activations (90 days)
| Date | Network | IXP | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | AS8075 Microsoft | IX Australia Melbourne (VIC-IX) | 20 Gbps → 400 Gbps |
| 2026-04-28 | AS8075 Microsoft | IX Australia Melbourne (VIC-IX) | 20 Gbps → 400 Gbps |
In Australia, IXP members connect through 2,029 ports. The median port is 10 Gbps, 27.0% of ports run at 100G or faster, and 10 ports have entered the 400G era. Speed classes are inferred from aggregate connection speeds: totals that are exact multiples of a standard rate count toward the largest rate that divides them (a 500 Gbps LAG is 100G-class), while a LAG landing exactly on a standard rate — say 4x100G reporting 400G — is indistinguishable from a native port in PeeringDB. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.