Port Speeds at Internet Exchange Points in the Middle East
Total ports
714
Median port
10 Gbps
90th percentile
100 Gbps
400G+ ports
14
Port Speed Mix Today
| Speed class | Ports / capacity |
|---|---|
| <1G | 50 ports (7.0%), 3.63 Gbps (0.0% of capacity) |
| 1G | 92 ports (12.9%), 112 Gbps (0.3% of capacity) |
| 10G | 339 ports (47.5%), 3.86 Tbps (10.3% of capacity) |
| 25G | 5 ports (0.7%), 155 Gbps (0.4% of capacity) |
| 40G | 19 ports (2.7%), 990 Gbps (2.6% of capacity) |
| 100G | 195 ports (27.3%), 25.46 Tbps (68.1% of capacity) |
| 400G | 11 ports (1.5%), 4.4 Tbps (11.8% of capacity) |
| 800G | 3 ports (0.4%), 2.4 Tbps (6.4% of capacity) |
Speed Class Adoption Since 2016
| Speed class | Share of ports |
|---|---|
| <1G | 7.1% |
| 1G | 13.0% |
| 10G | 48.3% |
| 25G | 0.6% |
| 40G | 2.9% |
| 100G | 26.4% |
| 400G | 1.1% |
| 800G | 0.6% |
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% |
| 4 | IL-IX | Multiple | 1 | 0 | 400 Gbps | 2.8% |
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 the Middle East, IXP members connect through 714 ports. The median port is 10 Gbps, 29.3% of ports run at 100G or faster, and 14 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.