Padova · Italy
PeeringDB records one exchange in Padova, VSIX (Veneto System Internet Exchange), with 75 participants, and four colocation facilities holding 60 network presences. The VSIX facility itself accounts for 54 of them. An IP that geolocates to Padova shows an operator's registered location for the block, not a device address.
Internet exchanges in Padova
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 |
|---|---|---|
VSIX Veneto System Internet Exchange | 75 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| VSIX | 54 | Galleria Spagna, 28 |
| NS3 - PD02 | 4 | Via Lisbona, 7 |
| Trivenet | 1 | Via Croce Rossa, 48 |
| NS3 - PD01 | 1 | Via Romania 12 |
What a Padova IP address tells you
VSIX is the only exchange PeeringDB lists in Padova, and its 75 participants match the city's peer count exactly. The exchange and its facility tell one story: the VSIX site holds 54 of the 60 network presences recorded in the city, while NS3 - PD02 has 4 and Trivenet and NS3 - PD01 have 1 each. Of Italy's mobile operators, only WindTre's AS1267 appears in VSIX's carrier records. Vodafone's AS30722 and TIM's AS16232 are absent from the exchange data for this city.
An address that geolocates to Padova may belong to a device somewhere else in Italy. A network announces a prefix from a registry record that carries one location for the whole block, and geolocation databases read that record. Mobile operators widen the mismatch, because subscriber addresses come from national pools that exit through a small number of gateways. A lookup then places the whole pool wherever the operator says its record sits, which can be one city for millions of connections.
The origin ASN on a prefix answers what the city label cannot. A block originated by WindTre's AS1267 or AS24608 is mobile access, wherever a lookup puts it. A block originated by a network present at the VSIX facility points at equipment racked in Padova. The netname and the holder on the prefix record also show whether the range is a nationwide pool or an assignment to a single customer site, which is the distinction a checker usually wants.
Mobile carriers in Italy
A mobile address in Padova 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 exchange is in Padova?
VSIX, the Veneto System Internet Exchange, is the only one PeeringDB records, with 75 participants that also account for all of the city's unique peers. Four facilities hold 60 network presences, and 54 of those sit at the VSIX facility itself.
Do Italian mobile carriers peer in Padova?
WindTre's AS1267 is the only mobile ASN in VSIX's carrier records. Vodafone's AS30722 and TIM's AS16232 do not appear at the exchange. The registry covers published peering, so it cannot say whether those operators interconnect privately near the city.
Does an IP that geolocates to Padova mean the device is there?
No. Geolocation follows the location an operator publishes for an address block, and Italian mobile blocks cover the whole country. Look at the origin ASN and the prefix netname to separate a subscriber pool from a network hosted at a Padova facility.
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