AS29357 — WATANIYATELECOM-AS

AS29357 announces 9 IPv4 prefixes covering 209,920 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

WATANIYATELECOM-AS is operated by Ooredoo Kuwait, formerly known as Wataniya Telecom.

What it's used for

• The address space carries mobile and broadband services, evidenced by netnames such as KW-WATANIYA-20110110, WTC-MIP-1, WTC-MIP-2, and HS-WT-2.
• With 209,920 IPv4 addresses announced across 39 prefixes and 28 observed neighbours, the ratio indicates a large access network serving end-users rather than a transit provider.

Notable

• Registrants for the largest prefixes include NATIONAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY K.S.C.P. and Abuse-C Role for OKW, aligning with the current operator identity.
• Wataniya Telecom rebranded to Ooredoo in 2014 after becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qatar Telecom (Qtel) in 2012.
• The inventory includes a mix of large /16 and /17 blocks alongside numerous smaller /21 and /22 prefixes, reflecting a subdivided corporate and access estate.

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

Announced prefixes

• 78.89.0.0/16
• 178.53.32.0/21
• 178.53.64.0/21
• 178.53.100.0/22
• 178.53.104.0/22
• 178.53.200.0/21
• 185.146.240.0/22
• 188.70.0.0/15
• 217.69.176.0/20
• 2a00:1850::/31

Upstream networks

• AS6453 TATA COMMUNICATIONS (AMERICA) INC
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS8966 EMIRATES TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP COMPANY (ETISALAT GROUP) PJSC
• AS1299 Arelion Sweden AB
• AS3356 Level 3 Parent, LLC
• AS15412 Flag Telecom UK Limited
• AS6762 TELECOM ITALIA SPARKLE S.p.A.
• AS8781 Ooredoo Q.S.C.
• AS174 Cogent Communications, LLC
• AS35280 F5 Networks SARL
• AS20562 Broadband Hosting B.V.
• AS214329 BGP Network LLC

Downstream networks

• AS3225 GULFNET COMMUNICATIONS CO. WLL
• AS43852 Fast Communication Company Ltd
• AS14789 Cloudflare, Inc.
• AS139341 ACE
• AS138915 Kaopu Cloud HK Limited
• AS204638 Gulf Insurance and Reinsurance Company Shareholding Closed

Adjacent networks

• AS6453 TATA COMMUNICATIONS (AMERICA) INC
• AS43852 Fast Communication Company Ltd
• AS3225 GULFNET COMMUNICATIONS CO. WLL
• AS3356 Level 3 Parent, LLC
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS15412 Flag Telecom UK Limited
• AS8781 Ooredoo Q.S.C.
• AS8966 EMIRATES TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP COMPANY (ETISALAT GROUP) PJSC
• AS174 Cogent Communications, LLC
• AS1299 Arelion Sweden AB
• AS6762 TELECOM ITALIA SPARKLE S.p.A.
• AS138915 Kaopu Cloud HK Limited
• AS35280 F5 Networks SARL
• AS14789 Cloudflare, Inc.
• AS139341 ACE
• AS20562 Broadband Hosting B.V.
• AS204638 Gulf Insurance and Reinsurance Company Shareholding Closed
• AS214329 BGP Network LLC

Internet exchanges

• DE-CIX Frankfurt — Frankfurt, Germany
• Equinix Internet Exchange Singapore — Singapore, Singapore
• DE-CIX Marseille — Marseille, France
• UAE-IX — Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Manama-IX — Manama, Bahrain
• Kuwait Internet Exchange — Kuwait City, Kuwait
• Doha IX — Doha, Qatar