AS17557 — PKTELECOM-AS-PK - Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited

AS17557 announces 183 IPv4 prefixes covering 3,717,632 addresses and 2 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

The AS handle PKTELECOM-AS-PK is held by Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited.

What it's used for

• The address space carries netnames PTCLBB-PK and PTCL, indicating broadband and general telecommunications services.
• With 3,721,472 IPv4 addresses announced across 599 prefixes and 602 observed neighbours, the high neighbour count relative to the address inventory suggests a role involving significant transit or peering, consistent with a national telecommunications provider.

Notable

• All sampled registrants align with the announcer, identified as Pakistan Telecommuication company limited (sic) under the IRT IRT-PTCLBB-PK.
• The inventory is dominated by large /15 and /16 blocks in the 39.0.0.0/8 and 182.0.0.0/8 ranges, reflecting a substantial national address estate.

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

Announced prefixes

• 38.211.45.0/24
• 39.32.0.0/15
• 39.34.0.0/17
• 39.34.176.0/21
• 39.34.192.0/18
• 39.35.0.0/16
• 39.36.0.0/14
• 39.40.0.0/13
• 39.48.0.0/13
• 39.56.0.0/14
• 39.60.0.0/15
• 39.62.0.0/24
• 39.62.3.0/24
• 39.62.4.0/22
• 39.62.8.0/21
• 39.62.16.0/21
• 39.62.24.0/22
• 39.62.28.0/23
• 39.62.32.0/19
• 39.62.64.0/18
• 39.62.128.0/17
• 39.63.0.0/16
• 58.181.96.0/23
• 58.181.108.0/22
• 58.181.113.0/24
• 58.181.114.0/23
• 58.181.124.0/23
• 59.103.0.0/19
• 59.103.42.0/24
• 59.103.50.0/23
• 59.103.52.0/22
• 59.103.56.0/23
• 59.103.58.0/24
• 59.103.64.0/21
• 59.103.72.0/23
• 59.103.75.0/24
• 59.103.76.0/22
• 59.103.80.0/21
• 59.103.92.0/22
• 59.103.128.0/21
• 59.103.136.0/23
• 59.103.140.0/22
• 59.103.144.0/21
• 59.103.154.0/23
• 59.103.156.0/22
• 59.103.160.0/20
• 59.103.177.0/24
• 59.103.180.0/22
• 59.103.184.0/21
• 59.103.192.0/20
• 59.103.208.0/21
• 59.103.224.0/19
• 103.28.154.0/23
• 113.203.206.0/24
• 116.71.0.0/23
• 116.71.16.0/20
• 116.71.32.0/19
• 116.71.64.0/18
• 116.71.128.0/19
• 116.71.192.0/18
• 119.152.4.0/22
• 119.152.8.0/21
• 119.152.17.0/24
• 119.152.18.0/23
• 119.152.20.0/22
• 119.152.24.0/21
• 119.152.32.0/21
• 119.152.45.0/24
• 119.152.46.0/23
• 119.152.61.0/24
• 119.152.64.0/19
• 119.152.112.0/21
• 119.152.126.0/23
• 119.152.128.0/18
• 119.152.192.0/19
• 119.152.240.0/20
• 119.153.32.0/19
• 119.153.100.0/22
• 119.153.104.0/21
• 119.153.112.0/24
• 119.153.114.0/23
• 119.153.160.0/19
• 119.153.192.0/18
• 119.154.0.0/16
• 119.155.0.0/17
• 119.155.128.0/22
• 119.155.132.0/23
• 119.155.134.0/24
• 119.155.136.0/21
• 119.155.144.0/20
• 119.155.224.0/19
• 119.156.0.0/17
• 119.156.128.0/18
• 119.156.192.0/20
• 119.156.208.0/22
• 119.156.213.0/24
• 119.156.214.0/23
• 119.156.216.0/21
• 119.156.224.0/22
• 119.156.229.0/24

and 85 more.

Upstream networks

• AS4788 TM TECHNOLOGY SERVICES SDN. BHD.
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS1299 Arelion Sweden AB
• AS174 Cogent Communications, LLC
• AS3356 Level 3 Parent, LLC
• AS34549 meerfarbig GmbH & Co. KG
• AS3491 PCCW Global (HK) Ltd.
• AS2914 NTT America, Inc.
• AS22652 Videotron Ltee
• AS33891 Core-Backbone GmbH
• AS8966 EMIRATES TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP COMPANY (ETISALAT GROUP) PJSC
• AS24482 SG.GS
• AS38001 NewMedia Express Pte Ltd
• AS213241 TECHIT.BE SRL
• AS212024 Marc Schmitt
• AS2497 Internet Initiative Japan Inc.
• AS37100 SEACOM Limited
• AS8551 Bezeq International Ltd.
• AS34019 Hivane Association
• AS17639 Converge ICT Solutions Inc.
• AS48185 team.blue NV
• AS3333 Reseaux IP Europeens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC)
• AS50300 CustodianDC Limited
• AS20485 Joint Stock Company TransTeleCom
• AS8529 Zain Omantel International FZ-LLC

Downstream networks

• AS56167 Plot No 181-186 Street
• AS23674 Nayatel (Pvt) Ltd
• AS59257 CMPak Limited
• AS58895 Ebone Network (PVT.) Limited
• AS132165 Connect Communications
• AS9541 Cyber Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd.
• AS24499 Telenor Pakistan
• AS138423 CMPak Limited
• AS23888 National Telecommunication Corporation HQ,
• AS150750 IN CABLE INTERNET (PRIVATE) LIMITED
• AS45773 PERN AS Content Servie Provider, Islamabad, Pakistan
• AS141031 Connect Communication
• AS7590 Commission on Science and Technology for
• AS9557 Paknet Limited Merged into PTCL
• AS139820 HG TELECOMMUNICATION PRIVATE LIMITED
• AS38584 CubeXS Pvt Ltd, Internet Service Provider Pakistan
• AS140607 Sign In (PVT) LTD
• AS17563 Autonomous System Number for Nexlinx
• AS17539 NetSol Connect
• AS138322 Afghan Wireless Communication Company
• AS24435 Supernet Limited Transit Autonomous System Number
• AS150371 Pace Telecom and Brodcasting Private Limited
• AS137047 TELECOMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY MASTERS (PVT.) LIMITED
• AS131284 Etisalat Afghan
• AS137561 WAYLINK

Adjacent networks

• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS4788 TM TECHNOLOGY SERVICES SDN. BHD.
• AS56167 Plot No 181-186 Street
• AS1299 Arelion Sweden AB
• AS23674 Nayatel (Pvt) Ltd
• AS132165 Connect Communications
• AS174 Cogent Communications, LLC
• AS59257 CMPak Limited
• AS3356 Level 3 Parent, LLC
• AS138423 CMPak Limited
• AS3491 PCCW Global (HK) Ltd.
• AS34549 meerfarbig GmbH & Co. KG
• AS58470 IX Peering for Mobilink and Link Direct International.
• AS8966 EMIRATES TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP COMPANY (ETISALAT GROUP) PJSC
• AS24499 Telenor Pakistan
• AS139820 HG TELECOMMUNICATION PRIVATE LIMITED
• AS58895 Ebone Network (PVT.) Limited
• AS2914 NTT America, Inc.
• AS8529 Zain Omantel International FZ-LLC
• AS9541 Cyber Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd.
• AS7473 Singapore Telecommunications Ltd
• AS22652 Videotron Ltee
• AS38001 NewMedia Express Pte Ltd
• AS131284 Etisalat Afghan
• AS17639 Converge ICT Solutions Inc.

Routing security

• RPKI: 1,301 valid, 2 invalid and 4 not-found announcements; 104 ROAs.
• ASPA: none published.
• IRR: 100% of announcements registered; 31,495 route objects.
• Listed in as-sets: AS-AZERSATMEMBERS, AS-BTELEKOM, AS-BTN-CUSTOMERS, AS-EMIX, AS-HURRICANE, AS-HURRICANEV6, AS-IGW-SET, AS-INTELSATUS, AS-KDDCUSTOMER2, AS-MANDA-AMSIX-PEERS-V4, AS-MANDA-AMSIX-PEERS-V6, AS-MANDA-DECIX-PEERS-V4, AS-MANDA-DECIX-PEERS-V6, AS-OPTUS, AS-RETN-ACTUAL-V4, AS-RIS-RRC26, AS-SEABONECUSTAS, AS-SETAFTEL, AS-SETPTCL, AS-TEDATA, AS-TELSTRA-INTL-CUSTOMERS, AS-TMNET-CUSTOMERS, AS1200:AS-AMS-IX-PEERS, AS12713:AS-AMSIX, AS140307:AS-PIE-KARACHI-CONNECTED.

Internet exchanges

• DE-CIX Frankfurt — Frankfurt, Germany
• LINX LON1 — London, United Kingdom
• AMS-IX Amsterdam — Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Equinix Internet Exchange Singapore — Singapore, Singapore
• DE-CIX New York — New York, United States
• UAE-IX — Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Pakistan Internet Exchange (PIE) Karachi — Karachi, Pakistan