AS35019 — BIX-AS

AS35019 announces 2 IPv4 prefixes covering 3,072 addresses and 0 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

The AS handle BIX-AS is held by Bahrain Internet Exchange.

What it's used for

• The address space carries peering and exchange infrastructure, evidenced by netnames BH-EXCHANGE-20050110 and BH-EXCHANGE-20160621 registered to Bahrain Internet Exchange; BIX NOC.
• With 3072 IPv4 addresses across 2 prefixes and only 3 observed neighbours, the low neighbour count relative to the address inventory indicates a peering point or exchange facility rather than a transit provider or access network.

Notable

• Registrants for both announced prefixes match the announcer, listing Bahrain Internet Exchange; BIX NOC.
• Established by government decree in 2003, the organization operates as a non-profit body to connect local ISPs and reduce international bandwidth costs.
• The inventory consists of two distinct IPv4 blocks with no IPv6 prefixes announced.

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

Announced prefixes

• 85.158.128.0/21
• 185.156.236.0/22

Upstream networks

• AS15412 Flag Telecom UK Limited
• AS31452 ZAIN BAHRAIN B.S.C.
• AS5416 B.S.C.
• AS6453 TATA COMMUNICATIONS (AMERICA) INC

Adjacent networks

• AS15412 Flag Telecom UK Limited
• AS31452 ZAIN BAHRAIN B.S.C.
• AS5416 B.S.C.
• AS6453 TATA COMMUNICATIONS (AMERICA) INC