Lviv · Ukraine
PeeringDB records three exchanges in Lviv, LVIV-IX and BEE-IX with 16 participants each and Giganet IXN Lviv with 13, for 45 in total. Three colocation facilities hold 43 networks, 28 of them at UARNet Lviv. No carrier ASN is attached to any exchange, so a Lviv address reflects a registration rather than a device.
Internet exchanges in Lviv
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 |
|---|---|---|
LVIV-IX Lviv Internet Exchange | 16 | none in the registry |
BEE-IX BEE-IX Internet Exchanges | 16 | none in the registry |
Giganet IXN Lviv Ukrainian Backbone Networks | 13 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UARNet Lviv | 28 | Doroshenka street, 41 |
| Galinfocom Lviv | 8 | Akademika Sakharova Vulytsia, 42 Lviv |
| Omega Telecom Lviv | 7 | Lviv Verbova 15 |
What a Lviv IP address tells you
LVIV-IX and BEE-IX are level on 16 participants each, with Giganet IXN Lviv, filed under Ukrainian Backbone Networks, on 13. That splits 45 participants across three fabrics rather than concentrating them in one. Colocation is close behind on volume, with 43 networks in three buildings, 28 at UARNet Lviv, eight at Galinfocom Lviv and seven at Omega Telecom Lviv. None of the three exchanges has a carrier ASN attached, so Kyivstar on AS15895, lifecell on AS34058 and Vodafone Ukraine on AS21497 show no peering presence in the Lviv record.
An address that a database places in Lviv need not be a device in Lviv. Operators announce blocks from a registry record that carries one location for an entire allocation, and mobile traffic leaves the network through a small number of gateways that often sit in another city. Geolocation providers read the operator's own published location and repeat it, so a connection from anywhere in Ukraine can come back as Lviv in a lookup while the handset never reached any of the three facilities on record.
Checking the origin ASN and the netname on the specific prefix tells you more than the city field does. The ASN names the network that announced the block, and the netname shows how that network described the range. Neither says the traffic crossed LVIV-IX, BEE-IX or Giganet IXN Lviv, or passed through UARNet Lviv. The 45 participants and 43 facility networks record where peering in Lviv is documented, and that is a different question from where an address sits.
Mobile carriers in Ukraine
A mobile address in Lviv 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 Lviv?
PeeringDB lists three. LVIV-IX and BEE-IX each have 16 participants, and Giganet IXN Lviv, recorded under Ukrainian Backbone Networks, has 13. The three add up to 45 participants, separate from the 43 networks documented in the city's colocation facilities.
Do Ukraine mobile carriers peer in Lviv?
None of the three Lviv exchanges has a carrier ASN attached in the registry, so Kyivstar, lifecell and Vodafone Ukraine show no recorded peering in the city. That is a gap in the documentation rather than proof the operators are absent.
Does an IP that geolocates to Lviv mean the device is there?
No. The city label comes from the address block's registration and the operator's published location. A subscriber elsewhere in Ukraine can leave through a gateway whose addresses are registered in Lviv, and lookups copying that record will report Lviv.
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