- Posix Swaziland offers IP infrastructure and hosting services via its local ASN and peering in Eswatini.
- The sector faces limitations in fixed infrastructure and international bandwidth, though peering and IXPs bring improvement.
Posix Swaziland’s network role and services
Posix Swaziland is an internet service provider and network operator based in Mbabane. It holds autonomous system number AS37510 and was assigned IPv4 block 41.77.232.0/21, which gives it 2 048 addresses.
The organisation serves as a Local Internet Registry (LIR) under AFRINIC. It hosts around 25 domains across its IP space and peers directly with Swaziland PTC (SWAZINET). Its office is at Cooper Centre on Bypass Road in Mbabane. This shows that Posix Swaziland builds local internet infrastructure and supports content and routing inside the country. It helps ensure that local traffic can stay within Eswatini, rather than exit abroad first.
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Posix Swaziland amid Eswatini’s telecom context
Eswatini’s telecommunications sector was long dominated by the state operator, Eswatini Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (EPTC), until reforms around 2011 opened the market.
While mobile and broadband access have grown, fixed-line infrastructure remains limited, and international bandwidth cost stays high due to landlocked geography. Internet exchange points (IXPs) established in Mbabane in April 2014 connect ISPs such as RealNet, Posix Swaziland and Swaziland PTC. This helps keep local traffic within the country and improves resilience. That sort of local peering means lower latency and reduced cost versus sending local traffic overseas.
Posix Swaziland’s presence as a peer and IP host gives local entities better routing options and a stake in the national internet fabric. It helps small businesses and local content remain within the country’s network environment.
