Port Speeds at Internet Exchange Points in Saudi Arabia
Total ports
133
Median port
50 Gbps
90th percentile
400 Gbps
400G+ ports
13
Port Speed Mix Today
| Speed class | Ports / capacity |
|---|---|
| <1G | 4 ports (3.0%), 500 Mbps (0.0% of capacity) |
| 1G | 2 ports (1.5%), 10 Gbps (0.1% of capacity) |
| 10G | 59 ports (44.4%), 720 Gbps (4.5% of capacity) |
| 40G | 7 ports (5.3%), 440 Gbps (2.8% of capacity) |
| 100G | 48 ports (36.1%), 8.3 Tbps (52.3% of capacity) |
| 400G | 10 ports (7.5%), 4 Tbps (25.2% of capacity) |
| 800G | 3 ports (2.3%), 2.4 Tbps (15.1% of capacity) |
Speed Class Adoption Since 2016
| Speed class | Share of ports |
|---|---|
| <1G | 3.0% |
| 1G | 1.5% |
| 10G | 46.7% |
| 25G | 0.0% |
| 40G | 5.2% |
| 100G | 35.6% |
| 400G | 5.2% |
| 800G | 3.0% |
400G+ Scoreboard
| # | IXP | City | 400G ports | 800G ports | 400G+ capacity | Share of its ports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | center3 IX Riyadh | Riyadh | 3 | 2 | 2.8 Tbps | 31.3% |
| 2 | SAIX Saudi Arabia Riyadh | Riyadh | 4 | 1 | 2.4 Tbps | 9.1% |
| 3 | center3 IX Jeddah | Jeddah | 3 | 0 | 1.2 Tbps | 9.4% |
Largest Single Ports
Recent 400G+ Activations (90 days)
| Date | Network | IXP | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | AS139057 EdgeNext | center3 IX Riyadh | 500 Gbps → 400 Gbps |
| 2026-07-15 | AS139057 EdgeNext | center3 IX Riyadh | 500 Gbps → 400 Gbps |
In Saudi Arabia, IXP members connect through 133 ports. The median port is 50 Gbps, 45.9% of ports run at 100G or faster, and 13 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.