Barranquilla · Colombia
PeeringDB records one exchange in Barranquilla, PIT - Colombia - Barranquilla, with 11 participants. More networks sit in colocation than at that exchange, since three facilities hold 37 network presences and 30 of those are at Tecto TBAQ1/2 (ex Globenet CLS). An address that geolocates to Barranquilla reflects an operator's registry record, not a device location.
Internet exchanges in Barranquilla
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 |
|---|---|---|
PIT - Colombia - Barranquilla | 11 | 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 TBAQ1/2 (ex Globenet CLS) | 30 | Calle 6 #20-10 lote A2 Corregimiento de Salgar Puerto Colombia |
| Telxius Barranquilla DC | 7 | El Pelú, Antigua Carretera Puerto Colombia |
| Tecto TBAQ3 | 0 | Carrera 20 #6-131 Corregimiento de Salgar Puerto Colombia |
What a Barranquilla IP address tells you
Barranquilla's exchange presence is small in registry terms. PIT - Colombia - Barranquilla is the only IXP PeeringDB records here, and its 11 participants are the city's whole exchange population. Colocation carries more weight, since Tecto TBAQ1/2 (ex Globenet CLS) reports 30 networks and Telxius Barranquilla DC seven, while Tecto TBAQ3 has none, for 37 network presences across three sites. No Colombian mobile operator, whether Claro, Movistar, Tigo or WOM, is listed as a carrier ASN at the exchange.
An address that geolocates to Barranquilla may sit on hardware somewhere else in Colombia. Operators announce blocks from a registry record with a single registered address, and geolocation databases copy that published location. Mobile subscribers reach the internet through a small set of gateways, so an address published as Barranquilla can carry traffic from a handset anywhere on the operator's network. The registry entry describes an allocation, not a street.
For a specific address, the origin ASN and the netname on the prefix say more than the city field. The carrier registry gives Claro AS26611, Tigo AS27831 and WOM AS271773 as mobile ASNs, and Movistar has none recorded, so a prefix originating outside those numbers is not a Colombian mobile network. A netname pointing at Tecto TBAQ1/2 or Telxius Barranquilla DC describes a network hosted in a colocation facility.
Mobile carriers in Colombia
A mobile address in Barranquilla 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 Barranquilla?
One. PeeringDB records PIT - Colombia - Barranquilla with 11 participants, and holds no long-form name for it. The rest of the city's recorded network presence is in colocation, where three facilities hold 37 networks between them.
Do Colombian mobile carriers peer in Barranquilla?
Not according to the exchange record. PIT - Colombia - Barranquilla lists no carrier ASNs, so neither Claro, Movistar, Tigo nor WOM appears there. That is silence in the registry rather than proof of absence, because an operator can carry traffic through the city without a PeeringDB entry.
Does an IP that geolocates to Barranquilla mean the device is there?
No. The city comes from the address block's registry record and the location the operator publishes for that allocation. Mobile addresses in particular route through a few gateways, so the labelled city and the handset's position can differ. The origin ASN is the firmer signal.
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