AS1239 — SPRINTLINK

AS1239 announces 0 IPv4 prefixes covering 0 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

The legacy SPRINTLINK backbone — historically Sprint's global internet transit network — now owned and operated by Cogent Communications.

What it's used for

• A long-haul IP transit backbone. Cogent acquired the former Sprint wireline business (including SprintLink) in 2023.

Notable

• A Tier 1 transit network rather than an eyeball ISP. One of the internet's original backbones.

Interesting

• Registered in 1991, AS1239 is a genuinely early allocation from the commercial internet's formative years, even though its owner has since changed.

This description is AI-generated, best-effort context — not authoritative, and provided without any guarantee of accuracy.

Announced prefixes

• 2a14:b80::/32

Internet exchanges

• DE-CIX Frankfurt — Frankfurt, Germany
• LINX LON1 — London, United Kingdom
• AMS-IX Amsterdam — Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Equinix Internet Exchange Singapore — Singapore, Singapore
• Equinix Internet Exchange Ashburn — Ashburn, United States
• Seattle Internet Exchange — Seattle, United States
• Equinix Internet Exchange Chicago — Chicago, United States
• DE-CIX Madrid — Madrid, Spain
• IX Australia (Sydney NSW) — Sydney, Australia
• Equinix Internet Exchange San Jose (Bay Area) — San Jose, United States
• Digital Realty Atlanta Internet Exchange — Atlanta, United States
• PIT Chile - Santiago — Santiago, Chile
• New Zealand Internet Exchange Auckland — Auckland, New Zealand
• IX Australia (Perth WA) — Perth, Australia
• Digital Realty New York Internet Exchange — New York, United States
• Equinix Los Angeles IBX — Los Angeles, United States
• Norwegian Internet Exchange Oslo 1 — Oslo, Norway