Port Speeds at Internet Exchange Points in Australia
Total ports
2,412
Median port
10 Gbps
90th percentile
100 Gbps
400G+ ports
10
Port Speed Mix Today
| Speed class | Ports / capacity |
|---|---|
| <1G | 110 ports (4.6%), 7.96 Gbps (0.0% of capacity) |
| 1G | 224 ports (9.3%), 306 Gbps (0.4% of capacity) |
| 10G | 1,423 ports (59.0%), 15 Tbps (17.2% of capacity) |
| 25G | 4 ports (0.2%), 120 Gbps (0.1% of capacity) |
| 40G | 30 ports (1.2%), 1.24 Tbps (1.4% of capacity) |
| 100G | 611 ports (25.3%), 66.5 Tbps (76.3% of capacity) |
| 400G | 10 ports (0.4%), 4 Tbps (4.6% of capacity) |
Speed Class Adoption Since 2016
| Speed class | Share of ports |
|---|---|
| <1G | 4.6% |
| 1G | 9.3% |
| 10G | 59.2% |
| 25G | 0.2% |
| 40G | 1.3% |
| 100G | 25.0% |
| 400G | 0.4% |
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 2,412 ports. The median port is 10 Gbps, 25.7% 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.