Karachi · Pakistan
PeeringDB records two internet exchanges in Karachi. Pakistan Internet Exchange (PIE) Karachi, filed in full as powered by DE-CIX, holds all nine of the city's recorded participants, while MyNet Broadband (Pvt.) Ltd holds none. Seven colocation facilities carry 15 networks between them. An address geolocating to Karachi reflects how an operator registered the block, not where a device sits.
Internet exchanges in Karachi
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 |
|---|---|---|
Pakistan Internet Exchange (PIE) Karachi Pakistan Internet Exchange (PIE) Karachi powered by DE-CIX | 9 | none in the registry |
MyNet Broadband (Pvt.) Ltd | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PTCL Misri Shah DC | 6 | Khayaban-e-Muhafiz, D.H.A Phase 6, Karachi, Sindh 75500 |
| PTCL Pak Capital | 4 | Data Centre , Pak Capital Exchange , old Sabzi mandi , University Road |
| Transworld CLS | 3 | C10-19 Goth Mubarik Rd, Sector 54 Hawkes Bay Town, Goth Lashkari |
| Multinet Pakistan Karachi | 2 | 1D-203, Sector 30, Korangi Industrial Area D-17, Sector 30, Korangi Industrial Area |
| CubeXS Weatherly | 0 | Federation House Clifton |
| Logon Broadband Karachi | 0 | Office No. E-1 executive Floor Glass Tower Near Teen Talwar Clifton Karachi |
| Tzee's Multi Services DataCentre | 0 | House # 4 Block # 605/4 Gujrat Colony |
What a Karachi IP address tells you
Pakistan Internet Exchange (PIE) Karachi carries all nine participants PeeringDB records at an exchange here, and the registry files it under the longer name Pakistan Internet Exchange (PIE) Karachi powered by DE-CIX. A second entry, MyNet Broadband (Pvt.) Ltd, shows no participants at all. Colocation holds more networks than the exchange does, 15 across seven buildings. PTCL Misri Shah DC reports six, PTCL Pak Capital four, Transworld CLS three and Multinet Pakistan Karachi two, while CubeXS Weatherly, Logon Broadband Karachi and Tzee's Multi Services DataCentre report none. No carrier ASN is attached to either exchange, and the carrier data behind this page holds no Pakistani mobile operator.
An address that a database places in Karachi need not be a device in Karachi. Operators announce address blocks from a registry record that carries one address for an entire allocation, and mobile traffic leaves a network through a small number of gateways that can sit far from the subscriber. Geolocation providers read the operator's own published location and repeat it, so a connection from elsewhere in Pakistan can resolve to Karachi in a lookup while the device never came near the exchange or any of the seven listed facilities.
Someone checking an address learns more from the origin ASN and the netname on the specific prefix than from the city field. The ASN names the network that announced the block, and the netname says how that network described the range, including whether it is set aside for mobile subscribers. Neither one tells you the traffic crossed Pakistan Internet Exchange (PIE) Karachi or sat in one of the seven buildings on record. The nine participants and 15 facility networks describe where peering in Karachi is documented, not where an individual address sits.
Questions
Which internet exchanges are in Karachi?
PeeringDB lists two. Pakistan Internet Exchange (PIE) Karachi, recorded in full as powered by DE-CIX, has nine participants, and MyNet Broadband (Pvt.) Ltd has none on file. Networks that peer privately inside a colocation building rather than at an exchange are not counted in either number.
Do Pakistan mobile carriers peer in Karachi?
The registry attaches no carrier ASNs to either Karachi exchange, and the carrier data behind this page holds no Pakistani mobile operator, so none is recorded as peering in the city. That is silence in the record rather than evidence about how the operators route traffic.
Does an IP that geolocates to Karachi mean the device is there?
No. The city label comes from the address block's registration and the operator's published location, not from the device. A subscriber elsewhere in Pakistan can leave through a gateway whose addresses are registered in Karachi and will show up there in any database copying that record.
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