Lalitpur · Nepal
PeeringDB records one internet exchange in Lalitpur, npIX AWT, filed as Internet Exchange Nepal AWT, with 18 participants, and one facility, NPIX Access World Tech, reporting a single network. npIX AWT is the city's best connected exchange on that count. An address geolocating to Lalitpur reflects an operator's registry entry rather than a device's position.
Internet exchanges in Lalitpur
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 |
|---|---|---|
npIX AWT Internet Exchange Nepal AWT | 18 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NPIX Access World Tech | 1 | Krishna Galli, Harihar Bhawan Bhat Bhateni Super Market F6 |
What a Lalitpur IP address tells you
Lalitpur has one recorded exchange and one recorded facility. npIX AWT, filed as Internet Exchange Nepal AWT, lists 18 participants, and NPIX Access World Tech reports a single network, so the exchange and the building describe close to the same footprint. Eighteen participants is fewer than the 30 at npIX DH in Kathmandu, which places Lalitpur second of the two Nepali peering points on this page. No carrier ASN is attached to npIX AWT, and the carrier data behind this page holds no Nepali mobile operator to compare it against.
An address that a database places in Lalitpur need not be a device in Lalitpur. Operators announce address blocks from a registry record that carries one address for the entire allocation, and mobile traffic leaves through a small number of gateways that can sit well away from the subscriber. Geolocation providers read the operator's own published location and repeat it, so a connection from elsewhere in Nepal can resolve to Lalitpur while the equipment sits in another district.
The origin ASN and the netname on the specific prefix carry more than a city name does. The ASN identifies the network announcing the block, and the netname with its registry entry shows who holds the range and which address that holder published. With 18 participants at npIX AWT and one network at NPIX Access World Tech, the set of networks with any recorded presence in Lalitpur is small, so an ASN missing from both lists has no registry link to the city.
Questions
Which internet exchanges are in Lalitpur?
One. PeeringDB records npIX AWT, filed in full as Internet Exchange Nepal AWT, with 18 participants. The city also has one facility on record, NPIX Access World Tech, which reports a single network. No other exchange or colocation site appears for Lalitpur.
Do Nepal mobile carriers peer in Lalitpur?
Nothing on record says so. npIX AWT has no carrier ASNs attached to it, and the carrier data behind this page holds no mobile operator ASNs for Nepal at all, so the question cannot be answered from this registry in either direction.
Is Lalitpur or Kathmandu the busier peering point?
Kathmandu, by participant count. npIX DH there lists 30 participants against 18 at npIX AWT in Lalitpur. Both carry the Internet Exchange Nepal name, and they are the two exchange sites recorded for these cities. Lalitpur also has one facility on record against six in Kathmandu.
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