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BENIN-IX

Cotonou, Benin · 0 facilities · 5 networks · Visit IX website →

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About BENIN-IX

BENIN-IX is the national exchange for Benin, launched in 2013 as a neutral peering association for the country's internet providers. Five networks connect over 12 Gbps of capacity, among them MTN Benin, SBIN at 10G and ISOCEL at 1G, alongside route collector ASNs. The fabric is Layer-2 Ethernet with an open peering policy on every port, ports run at 100M, 1G and 10G, route servers answer on AS3856, and the peering LAN is 196.223.40.0/24. The exchange is IPv4-only and the operator publishes no price list.

BENIN-IX at a Glance

Founded
2013
Operated by
Benin-IX — a neutral peering association for internet providers in Benin
Port options
100M, 1G and 10G on a Layer-2 Ethernet fabric with an open peering policy on every port. Peering LAN 196.223.40.0/24, IPv4 only
Member networks
5 networks (Aug 2026)
Route servers
Route servers on AS3856
Traffic
12 Gbps of connected capacity (Aug 2026)
Getting connected
Applicants must hold a valid licence to operate in Benin as an internet or data service provider, deliver at least a 10 Mbps link to the exchange, and use Benin-IX-assigned addressing on the peering LAN. The operator publishes no rate card

Facilities reaching BENIN-IX (0)

No facilities recorded for this exchange yet.

Networks at this exchange (5)

ISOCEL SA (AS37090) MTN BENIN (AS37424) PCH AS3856 (AS3856) PCH AS42 (AS42) SBIN (AS28683)