AS33763 — Paratus

AS33763 announces 37 IPv4 prefixes covering 80,384 addresses and 3 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

The AS handle Paratus is operated by Paratus Telecommunications Limited.

What it's used for

• The address space carries corporate and enterprise telecommunications infrastructure, evidenced by the consistent netname ORG-PTL5-AFRINIC across all sampled prefixes.
• With 80,384 IPv4 addresses announced against 183 observed neighbours, the ratio indicates a transit or network service provider role rather than a pure access network.

Notable

• All registrants in the evidence pack agree with the announcer, consistently listing Paratus Telecommunications Limited.
• Paratus is a pan-African telecommunications operator with points of presence in over 35 countries, including Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia.
• The inventory consists of 66 IPv4 prefixes and 33 IPv6 prefixes, with the largest blocks being /19s in the 160.242.0.0 and 197.234.0.0 ranges.

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

Announced prefixes

• 41.87.176.0/21
• 41.218.64.0/18
• 41.223.125.0/24
• 102.202.96.0/23
• 102.202.98.0/24
• 102.213.184.0/22
• 102.214.212.0/22
• 160.242.0.0/20
• 160.242.16.0/21
• 160.242.24.0/23
• 160.242.26.0/24
• 160.242.29.0/24
• 160.242.30.0/23
• 160.242.32.0/19
• 160.242.64.0/23
• 160.242.66.0/24
• 160.242.68.0/24
• 160.242.70.0/24
• 160.242.72.0/21
• 160.242.80.0/20
• 160.242.96.0/21
• 160.242.104.0/22
• 160.242.108.0/23
• 160.242.110.0/24
• 160.242.112.0/20
• 163.201.225.0/24
• 163.201.226.0/23
• 163.201.228.0/24
• 164.160.108.0/22
• 196.1.28.0/22
• 196.49.2.0/24
• 196.216.32.0/20
• 196.216.48.0/21
• 196.216.56.0/22
• 196.216.60.0/23
• 197.234.64.0/18
• 197.242.49.0/24
• 2c0f:f980::/35
• 2c0f:f980:4000::/34
• 2c0f:f980:8000::/35

Upstream networks

• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS2914 NTT America, Inc.
• AS3741 Dimension Data
• AS34549 meerfarbig GmbH & Co. KG
• AS174 Cogent Communications, LLC
• AS37100 SEACOM Limited
• AS50304 Blix Solutions AS
• AS24482 SG.GS
• AS50300 CustodianDC Limited
• AS17639 Converge ICT Solutions Inc.
• AS48362 Stadtwerke Feldkirch
• AS48185 team.blue NV
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions
• AS33891 Core-Backbone GmbH
• AS12779 IT.Gate S.p.A.
• AS57463 NetIX Communications JSC
• AS3216 PJSC "Vimpelcom"
• AS12552 GlobalConnect AB
• AS29075 IELO-LIAZO SERVICES SAS
• AS6453 TATA COMMUNICATIONS (AMERICA) INC
• AS9002 RETN Limited
• AS213241 TECHIT.BE SRL
• AS25091 IP-Max SA
• AS35280 F5 Networks SARL
• AS6461 Zayo Bandwidth

Downstream networks

• AS36877 Africa Online (Africa) (Pty) Ltd
• AS14988 Botswana Telecommunications Corporation
• AS43256 Global Broadband Solution Inc
• AS37447 ORANGE RDC
• AS37204 Telone PVT Ltd
• AS43076 Global Broadband Solution Inc
• AS11259 Angola Telecom
• AS328943 Africell Angola S.A
• AS37638 Orioncom SPRL
• AS327806 CENTRO NACIONAL DAS TECNOLOGIAS DE INFORMACAO
• AS327830 Concerotel Botswana Pty Ltd
• AS32398 Real Image Internet
• AS36963 Orange Botswana (PTY) Ltd
• AS37513 Namibia University of Science and Technology
• AS37257 Broadband Botswana Internet
• AS37414 Microcom Sprl
• AS328427 AirLink Broadband Limited
• AS327933 AS327933
• AS37451 CONGO TELECOM
• AS327829 SKYTIC TELECOM
• AS328459 VBN Services
• AS327738 STE AFRICELL RDC SPRL
• AS37184 Powertel Communications
• AS36959 AfriConnect Zambia Ltd
• AS37026 Salt Essential Information Technology

Adjacent networks

• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS2914 NTT America, Inc.
• AS36877 Africa Online (Africa) (Pty) Ltd
• AS3741 Dimension Data
• AS11259 Angola Telecom
• AS34549 meerfarbig GmbH & Co. KG
• AS37447 ORANGE RDC
• AS37204 Telone PVT Ltd
• AS14988 Botswana Telecommunications Corporation
• AS43256 Global Broadband Solution Inc
• AS174 Cogent Communications, LLC
• AS50304 Blix Solutions AS
• AS43076 Global Broadband Solution Inc
• AS50300 CustodianDC Limited
• AS328943 Africell Angola S.A
• AS37100 SEACOM Limited
• AS24482 SG.GS
• AS37638 Orioncom SPRL
• AS327806 CENTRO NACIONAL DAS TECNOLOGIAS DE INFORMACAO
• AS329506 MSBYTE-SOLUTION,LIMITADA
• AS17639 Converge ICT Solutions Inc.
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions
• AS327830 Concerotel Botswana Pty Ltd
• AS32398 Real Image Internet
• AS36963 Orange Botswana (PTY) Ltd

Internet exchanges

• LINX LON1 — London, United Kingdom
• AMS-IX Amsterdam — Amsterdam, Netherlands
• NAPAfrica IX Johannesburg — Johannesburg, South Africa
• NAPAfrica IX Cape Town — Cape Town, South Africa
• Johannesburg Internet Exchange — Johannesburg, South Africa
• Equinix Internet Exchange Miami — Miami, United States
• Kenya Internet Exchange Point - Nairobi — Nairobi, Kenya
• Cape Town Internet Exchange — Cape Town, South Africa
• DE-CIX Marseille — Marseille, France
• DE-CIX Lisbon — Lisbon, Portugal
• Gigabit Portuguese Internet Exchange Point — Lisbon, Portugal
• ANGONIX — Luanda, Angola
• Uganda Internet Exchange — Kampala, Uganda
• Rwanda Internet exchange — Kigali, Rwanda
• AngolaIXP - Angola Internet Exchange Point — Luanda, Angola
• Lusaka Internet Exchange Point — Lusaka, Zambia
• Kinshasa Internet Exchange — Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
• Mozambique Internet Exchange — Maputo, Mozambique
• Africa Congo Internet Exchange — Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
• Windhoek Internet Exchange Point — Windhoek, Namibia
• Equinix-LA(former Paix) — Los Angeles, United States
• Ponto de Intercambio Internet Angola — Luanda, Angola