Mwanza, home of Mwanza Internet Exchange Point

MIXPMwanza

A neutral peering point on the shores of Lake Victoria.

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Facility

Mwanza

Region

Mwanza Region

Status

Operational

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About MIXP

Mwanza Internet Exchange Point (MIXP). A neutral peering point on the shores of Lake Victoria.

MIXP was created in cooperation between TCRA and TISPA, and is operated by TISPA to provide a neutral peering point for IP networks in Mwanza.

Local Traffic Retention

The Mwanza IXP was created in cooperation between the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) and TISPA. It is operated by TISPA in order to provide a neutral peering point for IP networks in Mwanza, Tanzania.

Reduced Latency & Cost

As the main commercial hub on Lake Victoria, Mwanza's networks benefit from a local exchange that keeps regional traffic off long-haul links to Dar es Salaam.

Neutral Peering Facility

Hosted at Mwanza, providing a reliable and open interconnection ecosystem for network operators.

Connected Regional Ecosystem

Serving Mwanza and the wider Mwanza Region with robust infrastructure and stable peering ports.

Keeping local internet traffic local, faster, and cheaper.

Established as a TCRA & TISPA cooperation, located at Mwanza. Connected address: Mwanza, Tanzania.

MIXP facility infrastructure
MIXP peering community session

Current status

Figures below are placeholders - send your live numbers and we'll wire them in.

Status

Operational

Connected networks

12

Peering ports

100+

Peak traffic

32 Gbps

Peers connected at MIXP

Organizations exchanging local traffic directly at the Mwanza facility.

Vodacom
TTCL

Join the MIXP peering fabric.

Bring an ASN, a router that supports BGP, and a link to our facility - our team will guide you through the rest of the peering setup.

Facility & Contact

Facility
Mwanza
Address
Mwanza, Tanzania