AFRICLOUD Launches Advanced Network Looking Glass for Public Network Diagnostics
Published: · 2 min read · By Oluniyi D. Ajao
AFRICLOUD, the high-performance VPS hosting provider serving underserved markets across Africa, Europe, and South America, today announced the launch of its advanced Network Looking Glass system. This public tool lets anyone test how quickly and reliably they can reach AFRICLOUD's network from their own location—before choosing a VPS plan.
What is the AFRICLOUD Looking Glass?
It's a simple, web-based way to run safe connectivity checks from AFRICLOUD's network to your target (for example, a website or IP). You see real-world latency and path behaviour so you can choose the best data centre location for your audience.
Key benefits for business users
Test performance from two regions
Run checks from Lisbon (Portugal) and Johannesburg (South Africa) to understand how users in Europe and Africa will experience your service.
Make data-driven hosting decisions
- Measure latency from your network to AFRICLOUD data centres
- Compare Lisbon vs Johannesburg performance
- Identify potential routing slowdowns early
Fast, user-friendly experience
The interface is clean and intuitive, auto-detects your IP, and shows results instantly—no expert knowledge required for basic tests.
For technical users
Supported tests (today)
- Ping (IPv4 & IPv6) — quick latency checks
- Traceroute — see the path your traffic takes
- MTR — continuous traceroute with statistics
Designed for trust and reliability
Built with security best practices and careful data handling, the Looking Glass focuses on safe, read-only diagnostics suitable for public use.
How to use it
- Visit lg.africloud.com
- Choose a location: Lisbon or Johannesburg
- Enter a target: domain (e.g., example.com) or IP
- Select a test type: Ping, Traceroute, or MTR
- Run the test and review the results instantly
Roadmap
- Bandwidth testing — planned throughput tests to help validate end-to-end capacity before deployment
Why it matters
- Reduce risk — validate performance before migrating or launching
- Delight users — choose the location that minimises latency for your audience
- Prove connectivity — demonstrate AFRICLOUD's highly peered network to stakeholders
About AFRICLOUD
AFRICLOUD delivers high-performance VPS hosting from strategic data centres in Lisbon and Johannesburg, with NVMe storage, KVM virtualisation, and a 99.9% uptime commitment.
Get started
Try the Looking Glass at lg.africloud.com. When you're ready, explore VPS plans at africloud.com.
Need help? Visit our support portal.