Port Speeds at Internet Exchange Points in South America
Total ports
7,868
Median port
10 Gbps
90th percentile
100 Gbps
400G+ ports
106
Port Speed Mix Today
| Speed class | Ports / capacity |
|---|---|
| <1G | 159 ports (2.0%), 13.91 Gbps (0.0% of capacity) |
| 1G | 1,094 ports (13.9%), 2.11 Tbps (0.5% of capacity) |
| 10G | 4,117 ports (52.3%), 48.55 Tbps (12.3% of capacity) |
| 25G | 141 ports (1.8%), 4.24 Tbps (1.1% of capacity) |
| 40G | 388 ports (4.9%), 17.33 Tbps (4.4% of capacity) |
| 100G | 1,863 ports (23.7%), 257.07 Tbps (65.3% of capacity) |
| 400G | 87 ports (1.1%), 42.8 Tbps (10.9% of capacity) |
| 800G | 19 ports (0.2%), 21.6 Tbps (5.5% of capacity) |
Speed Class Adoption Since 2016
| Speed class | Share of ports |
|---|---|
| <1G | 2.0% |
| 1G | 14.0% |
| 10G | 52.3% |
| 25G | 1.8% |
| 40G | 4.9% |
| 100G | 23.6% |
| 400G | 1.1% |
| 800G | 0.2% |
400G+ Scoreboard
| # | IXP | City | 400G ports | 800G ports | 400G+ capacity | Share of its ports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IX.br (PTT.br) São Paulo | São Paulo/SP | 60 | 16 | 48 Tbps | 3.1% |
| 2 | IX.br (PTT.br) Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro/RJ | 9 | 1 | 4.4 Tbps | 1.6% |
| 3 | IX.br (PTT.br) Fortaleza | Fortaleza/CE | 8 | 0 | 6.4 Tbps | 1.1% |
| 4 | PIT Santiago - PIT Chile | Santiago | 5 | 0 | 2 Tbps | 2.5% |
| 5 | IX.br (PTT.br) Porto Alegre | Porto Alegre/RS | 0 | 2 | 1.6 Tbps | 0.7% |
| 6 | IX.br (PTT.br) Brasília | Brasília/DF | 2 | 0 | 800 Gbps | 1.0% |
| 7 | NAP Colombia | Bogota | 1 | 0 | 400 Gbps | 3.3% |
| 8 | PIT - Peru - Lima | Lima | 1 | 0 | 400 Gbps | 0.9% |
| 9 | PIT - Argentina - Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires | 1 | 0 | 400 Gbps | 4.5% |
Largest Single Ports
Recent 400G+ Activations (90 days)
| Date | Network | IXP | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | AS137409 Global Secure Layer | IX.br (PTT.br) São Paulo | new port at 1.2 Tbps |
| 2026-06-23 | AS52468 Ufinet Latam AS52468 | NAP Colombia | 200 Gbps → 400 Gbps |
| 2026-06-23 | AS52468 Ufinet Latam AS52468 | PIT - Colombia - Bogota | 200 Gbps → 400 Gbps |
| 2026-06-03 | AS14840 BR.Digital | IX.br (PTT.br) São Paulo | 200 Gbps → 400 Gbps |
| 2026-05-24 | AS269194 ST1 INTERNET | IX.br (PTT.br) São Paulo | 300 Gbps → 400 Gbps |
| 2026-05-24 | AS269194 ST1 INTERNET | IX.br (PTT.br) São Paulo | 300 Gbps → 400 Gbps |
| 2026-05-24 | AS269194 ST1 INTERNET | IX.br (PTT.br) São Paulo | 300 Gbps → 400 Gbps |
| 2026-05-12 | AS268624 Gamers Club | IX.br (PTT.br) São Paulo | 2 Gbps → 1.2 Tbps |
| 2026-05-11 | AS401661 EMBNEX, LLC | IX.br (PTT.br) São Paulo | 100 Gbps → 400 Gbps |
| 2026-05-11 | AS401661 EMBNEX, LLC | IX.br (PTT.br) São Paulo | 100 Gbps → 400 Gbps |
In South America, IXP members connect through 7,868 ports. The median port is 10 Gbps, 25.0% of ports run at 100G or faster, and 106 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.