AS36873 — VNL1-AS

AS36873 announces 39 IPv4 prefixes covering 578,304 addresses and 13 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

VNL1-AS is operated by Airtel Networks Limited.

What it's used for

• The address space is registered under the netname ORG-VNL1-AFRINIC with registrant Airtel Networks Limited, indicating a mobile network operator estate.
• The AS announces 578048 IPv4 addresses across 83 prefixes and 9 IPv6 prefixes, while maintaining 42 observed neighbours; this high address-to-neighbour ratio is characteristic of an access or eyeball network rather than a transit provider.

Notable

• All sampled registrants align with the announcer, consistently listing Airtel Networks Limited as the holder.
• Airtel Networks Limited rebranded to Airtel in 2010 following its acquisition by Bharti Airtel, now functioning as an indirect subsidiary of Bharti Airtel International.
• The inventory consists of a large block of contiguous /16 and /17 prefixes within the 105.112.0.0/14 range, alongside finer /19 and /20 subdivisions.

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

Announced prefixes

• 105.112.0.0/21
• 105.112.8.0/22
• 105.112.12.0/23
• 105.112.16.0/20
• 105.112.32.0/19
• 105.112.64.0/18
• 105.112.129.0/24
• 105.112.130.0/23
• 105.112.132.0/22
• 105.112.136.0/21
• 105.112.144.0/20
• 105.112.160.0/19
• 105.112.192.0/19
• 105.112.224.0/20
• 105.112.243.0/24
• 105.112.248.0/21
• 105.113.1.0/24
• 105.113.2.0/23
• 105.113.4.0/22
• 105.113.8.0/21
• 105.113.16.0/20
• 105.113.32.0/19
• 105.113.64.0/18
• 105.113.128.0/18
• 105.113.241.0/24
• 105.113.242.0/23
• 105.113.244.0/24
• 105.114.0.0/15
• 105.116.0.0/14
• 105.120.0.0/16
• 105.127.6.0/23
• 105.127.8.0/21
• 105.127.16.0/23
• 105.127.255.0/24
• 154.0.189.0/24
• 196.46.240.0/21
• 197.214.50.0/24
• 197.214.56.0/24
• 197.214.58.0/23
• 2c0f:2280:1::/48
• 2c0f:2280:2::/47
• 2c0f:2280:4::/47
• 2c0f:2280:a::/48
• 2c0f:2280:10::/44
• 2c0f:2280:30::/44
• 2c0f:2280:50::/44
• 2c0f:2280:60::/43
• 2c0f:2280:c0::/44
• 2c0f:2280:f0::/44
• 2c0f:2280:130::/44
• 2c0f:2280:1d0::/44
• 2c0f:2280:1e0::/44

Upstream networks

• AS327708 Airtel Rwanda Ltd
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions
• AS37531 Airtel Niger
• AS58453 China Mobile International Limited
• AS37616 Airtel Gabon S.A
• AS37662 West Indian Ocean Cable Company

Downstream networks

• AS328256 Skymax Integrated Network Ltd
• AS328387 COZ Internet Ltd
• AS329503 NGCOM LASTMILE SOLUTION LTD
• AS328940 Vovida Communications Ltd
• AS327891 Nanocom International Ltd
• AS328873 National Assembly Abuja
• AS327986 GUTTI GLOBAL NETWORKS
• AS328585 MegaMore Wireless Broadband Limited
• AS328780 IMBIL TELECOM SOLUTIONS NIG. LTD
• AS37347 NGCOM
• AS329706 VAS2NETS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
• AS329182 AMICS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
• AS328823 JAIZ BANK PLC
• AS328528 NetIT Solutions LTD
• AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
• AS329751 National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre
• AS37230 Swifttalk Limited
• AS328696 Tecpoint Global Solution limited
• AS37531 Airtel Niger
• AS37018 Galaxy Backbone PLC
• AS328497 Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc
• AS328401 Soft Alliance and Resources Limited
• AS37588 ORLEAN INVEST AFRICA LIMITED
• AS329083 Watch Tower Society of Jehovah's Witnesses (LTD/GTE)
• AS36993 First City Monument Bank, PLC

Adjacent networks

• AS327708 Airtel Rwanda Ltd
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions
• AS29465 MTN NIGERIA Communication limited
• AS328256 Skymax Integrated Network Ltd
• AS329503 NGCOM LASTMILE SOLUTION LTD
• AS328387 COZ Internet Ltd
• AS328940 Vovida Communications Ltd
• AS328873 National Assembly Abuja
• AS327891 Nanocom International Ltd
• AS327986 GUTTI GLOBAL NETWORKS
• AS328585 MegaMore Wireless Broadband Limited
• AS328780 IMBIL TELECOM SOLUTIONS NIG. LTD
• AS37347 NGCOM
• AS37531 Airtel Niger
• AS37662 West Indian Ocean Cable Company
• AS329706 VAS2NETS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
• AS37018 Galaxy Backbone PLC
• AS58453 China Mobile International Limited
• AS329182 AMICS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
• AS328823 JAIZ BANK PLC
• AS328528 NetIT Solutions LTD
• AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
• AS37616 Airtel Gabon S.A
• AS329751 National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre
• AS37020 CELTEL DRC

Internet exchanges

• Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria - Lagos — Lagos, Nigeria
• West Africa Interconnection Exchange — Lagos, Nigeria