Fryslân · Netherlands
PeeringDB records one exchange in Fryslân, Frys-IX, with 312 participants, and no colocation facilities under this entry. Frys-IX is the only peering point here and accounts for all 312 participants counted. An address that geolocates to Fryslân shows where a network registered and announces the block rather than where a device is.
Internet exchanges in Fryslân
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 |
|---|---|---|
Frys-IX The Frisian Internet Exchange | 312 | none in the registry |
Exchange records: PeeringDB.
What a Fryslân IP address tells you
All of the routing this entry describes sits in one exchange. Frys-IX, the Frisian Internet Exchange, has 312 participants and is the only exchange recorded, so the 312 peering participants counted for Fryslân are its members. No colocation facility appears in the record, which means the data shows networks meeting on an exchange fabric without any building here holding a network count of its own. None of the Frys-IX participant ASNs match networks the carrier registry recognises as mobile operators, and no Dutch mobile operators are listed at all.
An address that geolocates to Fryslân can belong to hardware somewhere else. Operators announce address blocks from a registry record that carries a single administrative location, and a member of Frys-IX can announce the same space from any site it runs. Mobile traffic reaches the internet through a small number of gateways, so a wide subscriber base shares a narrow set of exit addresses. Geolocation databases repeat the operator's published location, so the label follows the paperwork rather than the equipment.
Anyone checking an address should read the origin ASN and the netname on the specific prefix instead of trusting the city. The origin ASN names the network announcing the range, and the netname with its registry entry says who holds it. With 312 participants on a single exchange and no facilities recorded, a Fryslân result usually reflects where a network chose to register, not where its traffic starts.
Questions
Which internet exchange is in Fryslân?
Frys-IX, the Frisian Internet Exchange, is the only one PeeringDB records here, and it has 312 participants. No other exchange and no colocation facility appear under this entry, so the 312 peering participants counted for Fryslân are all Frys-IX members.
Do Dutch mobile carriers peer at Frys-IX?
None of the Frys-IX participant ASNs match networks the carrier registry recognises as mobile operators, and the registry holds no Dutch mobile operator records either. The exchange may still carry traffic for mobile networks through its members, but this data does not show it.
Does an IP that geolocates to Fryslân mean the device is there?
No. Geolocation databases report the location an operator published for an address block, and one block can be announced from several sites. A Fryslân result tells you which network holds the range and where it registered, not where the machine using the address sits.
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