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The South African Internet eXchange (SAIX) was a transit ISP erroneously marketed as an Internet exchange point. It was once the dominant provider serving
Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...
traffic in
Southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number of ...
.
SAIX is run by Telkom, a semi-privatised South African company. At one time SAIX provided service to two thirds of
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
's ISPs. However, since deregulation that has declined to the point of insignificance. In 2020, OpenServ (the wholesale arm of the former Telkom) announced the service would be wound down.