Ceará · network infrastructure
Every facility the Ceará snapshot records sits in Fortaleza, 13 of them holding 280 network presences. Tecto TFOR1/2 counts 116 networks and AngoNAP Fortaleza 59, which together account for most of the state's total. One internet exchange operates here, BGP.Exchange - Fortaleza, with 16 participants.
Internet exchanges in Ceará
Exchanges are attributed to the state through the city they sit in, because PeeringDB records a state for facilities but not for exchanges.
| Exchange | City | Participants |
|---|---|---|
| BGP.Exchange - Fortaleza | Fortaleza | 16 |
Colocation facilities
Buildings where networks put equipment. The network count is how many PeeringDB members list a presence there.
| Facility | City | Networks present |
|---|---|---|
| Tecto TFOR1/2 (ex Globenet CLS & Big Lobster) | Fortaleza | 116 |
| AngoNAP Fortaleza | Fortaleza | 59 |
| BR.Digital Fortaleza (FLA1) | Fortaleza | 28 |
| Cirion Fortaleza | Fortaleza | 22 |
| ETICE COLOC | Fortaleza | 13 |
| Giga+ (Alloha Fibra) | Fortaleza | 12 |
| ProveNET - IDC-FLA - Fortaleza | Fortaleza | 12 |
| Eletronet - Fortaleza | Fortaleza | 8 |
| Angola Cables | Fortaleza | 6 |
| Hostweb Data Center e Serviços | Fortaleza | 2 |
| Tecto TFOR3 (ex Mega Lobster) | Fortaleza | 2 |
| SecrelNet Informática Fortaleza | Fortaleza | 0 |
| SECRELNET INFORMATICA | Fortaleza | 0 |
What a Ceará IP address tells you
Fortaleza is the only city in the snapshot, and its two densest buildings hold the bulk of the state's networks. Tecto TFOR1/2 records 116 network presences and AngoNAP Fortaleza 59, with BR.Digital Fortaleza at 28 and Cirion Fortaleza at 22. Below those, ETICE COLOC, Giga+ and ProveNET each count between 12 and 13, and Angola Cables six. Local peering is thin against that density. BGP.Exchange - Fortaleza is the only exchange on record and it has 16 participants, so most networks here carry traffic out of the state to peer.
An address that geolocates to Ceará reflects the record its operator published for that block, not where a device happens to be. Brazil's mobile operators concentrate subscribers behind regional gateways, so a phone connected in Fortaleza can appear on an address registered elsewhere in the country. Claro announces mobile subscribers on AS22085, TIM on AS26615, and Vivo on AS26599 and AS27699, each of which spans far more ground than a single state.
The origin ASN and the netname on the prefix are steadier evidence than the state field. Ceará's 280 network presences sit with operators that hold capacity in other states as well, and the netname on a block records whichever organisation registered it rather than the building the equipment sits in. Checking which ASN announces a prefix separates a locally registered address from one that only geolocates here.
Cities in Ceará with their own page
Mobile carriers in Brazil
A mobile address anywhere in Ceará 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
How many data centres are in Ceará?
PeeringDB lists 13 facilities, all in Fortaleza, holding 280 network presences between them. Tecto TFOR1/2 is the densest with 116 networks, then AngoNAP Fortaleza with 59, BR.Digital Fortaleza with 28 and Cirion Fortaleza with 22. Two SecrelNet entries record no networks at all.
Is there an internet exchange in Ceará?
One. BGP.Exchange - Fortaleza has 16 participants, which is the state's entire peering count in the snapshot. Set against 280 network presences in the facilities, that means most networks in Ceará exchange traffic somewhere else rather than settling it locally.
Can I get an IP address in Ceará?
Placement follows the operator's address registration, not a customer's choice of state. A block reads as Ceará because its holder published Fortaleza as the location. Mobile addresses are less fixed still, since Claro, TIM and Vivo route subscribers through gateways that need not be in the state.
Sources
- PeeringDB - facilities, network presence and exchange participants, snapshot 2026-09-07
- PROXIES.SX carrier and ASN registry - the operators routing mobile addresses in this country