AS30998 — NAL-AS

Network type: hosting

AS30998 announces 4 IPv4 prefixes covering 45,056 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

NAL-AS is operated by Netcom Africa Limited.

What it's used for

• The address space carries consumer and business internet access, evidenced by reverse DNS entries pointing to netcomafrica.com across all sampled prefixes.
• The AS announces 45,056 IPv4 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefix, with 14 observed neighbours. This ratio of address volume to peering partners indicates an access or eyeball network rather than a transit provider.

Notable

• All four largest IPv4 prefixes share the netname ORG-NAL1-AFRINIC and list Netcom Africa Limited as the registrant, confirming consistent ownership.
• Secondary sources identify the operator as a cable and DSL ISP founded in 2004, also known as Netfinity Limited, serving Nigeria's emerging markets.
• The inventory consists of four IPv4 prefixes and one IPv6 prefix, all located in Nigeria, with no apparent fragmentation or external leasing indicated by the registrant data.

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

Announced prefixes

• 41.67.128.0/18
• 41.219.128.0/18
• 196.207.0.0/20
• 196.220.0.0/19
• 2001:4270::/32

Upstream networks

• AS36932 Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS37662 West Indian Ocean Cable Company
• AS6762 TELECOM ITALIA SPARKLE S.p.A.
• AS37148 Globacom Limited
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions
• AS58453 China Mobile International Limited

Downstream networks

• AS37088 VDT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
• AS37480 Cobranet Limited
• AS37125 Layer3 Limited
• AS37714 BITFLUX COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

Adjacent networks

• AS36932 Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS37662 West Indian Ocean Cable Company
• AS6762 TELECOM ITALIA SPARKLE S.p.A.
• AS37148 Globacom Limited
• AS37088 VDT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions
• AS37480 Cobranet Limited
• AS37125 Layer3 Limited
• AS58453 China Mobile International Limited
• AS37714 BITFLUX COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

Internet exchanges

• Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria - Lagos — Lagos, Nigeria
• Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria - Abuja — Abuja, Nigeria
• Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria - Kano — Kano, Nigeria