Fortaleza · Brazil
PeeringDB records two exchanges in Fortaleza, IX.br (PTT.br) Fortaleza with 606 participants and BGP.Exchange - Fortaleza with 16, alongside 14 facilities holding 295 network presences. No Brazilian mobile ASN appears at either exchange. A Fortaleza address reflects an operator's registry entry, not a device location.
Internet exchanges in Fortaleza
An exchange is a shared switch where networks hand traffic to each other directly. Participant counts come from PeeringDB, where each network maintains its own record.
| Exchange | Participants | Registry carriers peering |
|---|---|---|
IX.br (PTT.br) Fortaleza | 606 | none in the registry |
BGP.Exchange - Fortaleza | 16 | none in the registry |
Exchange records: PeeringDB.
Colocation facilities
Buildings where networks put equipment. The network count is how many PeeringDB members list a presence there, which shows where capacity in the city sits.
| Facility | Networks present | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Tecto TFOR1/2 (ex Globenet CLS & Big Lobster) | 116 | Rua Raimundo Esteves 333 Praia do Futuro |
| AngoNAP Fortaleza | 59 | Avenida Trajano de Medeiros 1851 - Praia do Futuro 60182-185 |
| BR.Digital Fortaleza (FLA1) | 28 | Rua Dr. Ratisbona, 75 |
| Cirion Fortaleza | 22 | Avenida Dioguinho, 2950 Praia do Futuro I |
| Telxius Fortaleza DC | 15 | R. Osvaldo Araujo |
| ETICE COLOC | 13 | Avenida Pontes Vieira 220 - São João do Tauape |
| Giga+ (Alloha Fibra) | 12 | Avenida da Abolição, 4140 - Mucuripe |
| ProveNET - IDC-FLA - Fortaleza | 12 | Rua Isaias Domingos da Silveira, 215 Praia do Futuro |
| Eletronet - Fortaleza | 8 | Av. Presidente Costa e Silva, 4677 |
| Angola Cables | 6 | Avenida Trajano de Medeiros 1851 - Praia do Futuro 60182-185 |
| Hostweb Data Center e Serviços | 2 | Rua Doutor Justa Araújo, 631 - Serrinha |
| Tecto TFOR3 (ex Mega Lobster) | 2 | Av. Dioguinho & R. Francisco Montenegro |
Showing the 12 facilities with the most networks, of 14 recorded.
What a Fortaleza IP address tells you
IX.br (PTT.br) Fortaleza accounts for 606 of the city's 622 peer connections, leaving 16 at BGP.Exchange - Fortaleza. Colocation is concentrated in a handful of buildings. Tecto TFOR1/2 (ex Globenet CLS & Big Lobster) holds 116 networks and AngoNAP Fortaleza 59, together more than half of the 295 presences recorded across 14 facilities, with BR.Digital Fortaleza (FLA1) at 28 and Cirion Fortaleza at 22 behind them. No Brazilian mobile ASN appears at either exchange, not Claro's 22085, TIM's 26615 or Vivo's 26599 and 27699.
An address that geolocates to Fortaleza may belong to a device somewhere else. Operators announce address blocks against a registry record that names one administrative address for the whole allocation, and that record does not change when the traffic does. Mobile networks add a second step, since subscriber sessions exit through a small number of gateways, and the gateway's registered city is what a database sees. The city field gives you the operator's published location and little more.
The origin ASN and the netname on the exact prefix answer more than a city lookup. An ASN tells you which network announces the block and whether it is a mobile operator, a fixed-line provider or a company hosting equipment in one of Fortaleza's facilities. Peering at IX.br (PTT.br) Fortaleza describes how that network reaches the rest of the Brazilian internet; it says nothing about where an individual customer connects from.
Mobile carriers in Brazil
A mobile address in Fortaleza is routed by one of the country's operators. Each entry lists the operator's ASNs, so you can check which network an address belongs to.
Questions
Which internet exchanges are in Fortaleza?
Two are recorded. IX.br (PTT.br) Fortaleza has 606 participants and BGP.Exchange - Fortaleza has 16, for 622 peer connections across the city. PeeringDB also lists 14 facilities in Fortaleza holding 295 network presences between them.
Do Brazilian mobile carriers peer in Fortaleza?
Not in this data. Neither Fortaleza exchange lists Claro's ASN 22085, TIM's 26615 or Vivo's 26599 and 27699. Carriers can still interconnect privately inside the city's facilities, and PeeringDB records public exchange membership, so silence here is not proof of absence.
Does an IP that geolocates to Fortaleza mean the device is there?
No. Geolocation databases copy the location an operator publishes for the address block, and one block can serve subscribers far from the registered city. The origin ASN and the netname on the specific prefix are the more reliable checks.
Sources
- PeeringDB - exchanges, participant counts, facilities and network presence, snapshot 2026-09-07
- PROXIES.SX carrier and ASN registry - operator ASNs used to match peering participants