Born in Sierra Leone as the country's first Internet Exchange Point, Michcom-IX is an open-access, carrier-neutral IXP now interconnecting networks across Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia — cutting costs, slashing latency, and building a more resilient regional internet.
An Internet Exchange Point (IXP) is shared infrastructure where different networks meet to swap traffic directly. Without one, an email between two Freetown networks — or between Conakry and Monrovia — may travel through Europe and back.
Michcom-IX, operated as a non-profit initiative by Michcom Limited, keeps that traffic inside the region — strengthening the local internet ecosystem across Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia for ISPs, content providers, universities and government networks alike.
Any qualifying network can join — ISPs, mobile operators, CDNs, cloud, academia and the public sector.
We are not an ISP and don't compete with members. Everyone peers on equal, transparent terms.
Lower costs and better performance feed directly into Sierra Leone's digital transformation.
Direct local interconnection means lower latency, lower transit bills, and a more resilient network.
Joining is simple, open, and free of charge for qualified participants. Here's what peering at Michcom-IX delivers.
Local traffic exchanged locally means dramatically faster, snappier digital services for end users.
Cut expensive international transit by keeping domestic traffic off costly upstream links.
Improved performance for streaming, gaming, cloud apps and everyday browsing across the country.
Encourages content and caches to live in-country, so popular data never leaves Sierra Leone.
Eligible peers connect at no port cost — we lower the barrier to participation, not raise it.
Less dependence on a handful of international links means a stronger, more reliable internet for all.
From first contact to live traffic in four straightforward steps. Most members are peering within a couple of weeks.
Email us or fill in the form below with your organisation name and ASN. We'll send the peering policy and connection guide.
Arrange a cross-connect or transport to our facility. We'll confirm the port speed and assign your IX IP addresses.
Peer with our route servers and any members directly. Our team supports you through setup and testing.
Once traffic is verified, you're a full member — exchanging local traffic and listed on our members page.
Connect to Michcom-IX at any of our facilities in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia. More sites are being added as the exchange grows.
Operators across Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia are actively exchanging traffic at the exchange today. Some peer with us directly and are still completing their PeeringDB listings.
The exchange isn't just for member-to-member traffic — it also hosts shared services that every connected network can reach locally.
Quad9's free, privacy-respecting recursive DNS resolver is hosted on-net behind Michcom (AS209049) and made available to the whole exchange. Networks resolve DNS locally instead of sending queries across international links — faster lookups, better privacy, and lighter upstream load.
A Microsoft Connected Cache (MCC) node caches Microsoft content — Windows Update, Microsoft Store apps, Office and Xbox downloads — locally at the exchange. Bandwidth-heavy updates are served from in-country rather than fetched repeatedly over international transit, cutting costs and speeding up updates for end users.
Aggregate traffic exchanged across the Michcom-IX fabric. Updated continuously.
Everything your NOC needs to peer at Michcom-IX. All details are mirrored on our official PeeringDB record.
Everything a prospective member usually wants to know before connecting.
Interested in joining Michcom-IX or want to learn more? Reach out and our team will get you connected.
71D Wilkinson Road, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Michcom Limited — Network Services Division
Tell us about your network and we'll send the peering policy and next steps.
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