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AS16637
MTN SA - MTN SA Announcing routesAS nameORG-VSA1-AFRINIC
OrganisationMTN SA
Registry (RIR)AFRINIC
HandleAS16637
RangeAS16637
Registered21 Feb 2005
Last changed18 Sep 2026
218IPv4 prefixes
3IPv6 prefixes
88Upstreams
54Downstreams
Upstreams
| AS | Network name | Visibility |
|---|---|---|
| AS6939 | HURRICANE - Hurricane Electric LLC | 34212 |
| AS1299 | TWELVE99 Arelion Sweden AB | 6322 |
| AS174 | COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC | 6304 |
| AS3356 | LEVEL3 - Level 3 Parent, LLC | 5635 |
| AS9002 | RETN-AS RETN Limited | 1864 |
| AS6762 | SEABONE-NET TELECOM ITALIA SPARKLE S.p.A. | 1382 |
| AS33891 | CORE-BACKBONE Core-Backbone GmbH | 423 |
| AS25091 | IP-Max IP-Max SA | 405 |
| AS34549 | MEER-AS meerfarbig GmbH & Co. KG | 399 |
| AS8455 | ATOM86-AS atom86 BV | 341 |
| AS60068 | CDN77 Datacamp Limited | 289 |
| AS35280 | F5 F5 Networks SARL | 283 |
| AS1103 | SURFNET-NL SURF B.V. | 265 |
| AS5405 | INTERDOTLINK Inter.link GmbH | 256 |
| AS36924 | GVA Cote d'Ivoire SAS - GVA Cote d'Ivoire SAS | 248 |
Downstreams
| AS | Network name | Visibility |
|---|---|---|
| AS29465 | VCG-AS MTN NIGERIA Communication limited | 17379 |
| AS9129 | MTN SA - MTN SA | 10194 |
| AS20294 | MTN Uganda - MTN Uganda | 7930 |
| AS36974 | MTN COTE D'IVOIRE S.A - MTN COTE D'IVOIRE S.A | 3545 |
| AS30986 | Scancom Limited - Scancom Limited | 3036 |
| AS36890 | MTN Rwandacell - MTN Rwandacell | 3027 |
| AS14593 | SPACEX-STARLINK - Space Exploration Technologies Corporation | 1611 |
| AS37294 | TELEKOM NETWORKS MALAWI LTD - TELEKOM NETWORKS MALAWI LTD | 1442 |
| AS328605 | MUYA FIBRE CONSTRUCTION LTD - MUYA FIBRE CONSTRUCTION LTD | 1315 |
| AS36962 | MTN Zambia - MTN Zambia | 1206 |
| AS30992 | MTN Network Solutions (Cameroon) - MTN Network Solutions (Cameroon) | 1145 |
| AS37463 | MTN CONGO - MTN CONGO | 922 |
| AS28683 | SOCIETE BENINOISE D'INFRASTRUCTURES NUMERIQUES - SOCIETE BENINOISE D'INFRASTRUCTURES NUMERIQUES | 863 |
| AS37531 | Airtel Niger - Airtel Niger | 831 |
| AS37410 | Lonestar Communications Corporation - Lonestar Communications Corporation | 777 |
IPv4 prefixes (218)
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IPv6 prefixes (3)
RPKI-validate all prefixes of AS16637
Contacts
| Role | Name | Handle | Email / phone | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| registrant | MTN SA | ORG-VSA1-AFRINIC | [email protected], +27-11-912-3000 | 216 14th Avenue, Fairland, Johannesburg 2196 |
| administrative, technical | Mike Silber | MS161-AFRINIC | [email protected], +27-11-912-4000 | MTN Group, 216 14th Ave, Fairlands, Roodepoort, South Africa |
| administrative, technical | Alan McKinnon | AM158-AFRINIC | [email protected], +27-11-912-3000 | 216 14th Avenue, Fairland, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa |
| administrative, technical | Antonio Teixeira | AT32-AFRINIC | [email protected], +27-11-912-3000 | 216 14th Avenue, Fairland, Roodepoort, 2195., Roodepoort, South Africa |
Raw registry response
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