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IXPN Kano is a regional hub of the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria, housed in the Murtala Muhammad Library on Ahmadu Bello Way in Nassarawa GRA. It carries its own peering LAN, 196.216.150.128/25 with 2001:43f8:bb1:150::/64 at an MTU of 1500. Six networks connect, all on an open policy and all regional Nigerian internet and wireless broadband providers: BrowsePoint, Ciudad and MegaMore Wireless Broadband at 1G, Cynox-IT and N.E Diversified at 100M, and ECNX at 45M. The operator's non-Lagos tariff applies here: NGN 250,000 to join, NGN 65,000 each quarter for membership, and a monthly port charge that starts at NGN 150,000 and reaches NGN 6,000,000 at ten gigabits, with cross-connects billed separately by the building.
IXPN Kano at a Glance
Operated by
Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria Ltd. — which runs 13 points of presence across seven states
Peering LAN 196.216.150.128/25 and 2001:43f8:bb1:150::/64, MTU 1500 — distinct from the operator's Lagos fabric. Members are administered through an IXP Manager instance with public traffic graphs
Traffic
About 3.2 Gbps of registered port capacity at Kano, from a registration last revised in November 2018; IPv6 capability at the node runs at roughly 16%
Getting connected
A prospective member needs its own autonomous system number, its own address block, a BGP-capable router and access to a point of presence. Six published steps: review the requirements, submit the onboarding form and sign the membership memorandum, pay against a quote covering the joining fee, first membership fee and port charges, take a port allocation and arrange the cross-connect through the colocation facility, receive peering addresses and configure BGP, then go live. The operator states the process takes two to four days. Joining fee NGN 250,000 once, membership NGN 65,000 a quarter