The IXP is based in Windhoek. It is hosted at the Telecom Namibia Data Centre but it should be noted that it does not belong to Telecom Namibia.

The NIXP's role is to establish a domestic Internet eco-system or local internet economy.

Local Internet Traffic remains Local

• Reduced Latency Between ISPs
• Reduced Costs – Interconnection
• Reduced Costs – End users
• Increased Resilience – Reduced impact of international Link Failures for Local Content and Services
• Attract business, customers and content SPs
• Benefits Local Content Creation and Hosting Initiatives

This is the physical infrastructure through which Internet service providers/Institutions(private and public)/ content providers peer together with the sole purpose of exchanging Internet traffic among their networks.

By keeping local traffic local and avoiding international links, local operators and users can enjoy significant cost savings, provide substantial local bandwidth, and improve local Internet performance.

The Internet is a network of interconnected networks; Without IXPs, there would be no Internet, as we have come to know it.

The IXP has resulted in savings or affordability, as the operators save money because they don't have to pay for transmission on content that stays local and is exchanged at the IXP.

Every byte of local bandwidth saved equates to a byte of international bandwidth capacity saved.

The operators save money on interconnection costs because, rather than paying for multiple connections to other ISPs within the country, which is also an expensive exercise, the operators only need to pay for one connection to the IXP and peer with all other operators present at the IXP.

Consumers benefit from faster data retrieval of local content and improved service quality.