AS37057 — VODACOM-LESOTHO

AS37057 announces 6 IPv4 prefixes covering 61,440 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

The AS handle VODACOM-LESOTHO is held by Vodacom Lesotho (Pty) Ltd.

What it's used for

• The address space carries mobile telecommunications traffic, evidenced by the reverse DNS record host254-r191205.vcl.co.ls and the netname ORG-VLL1-AFRINIC associated with the majority of prefixes.
• The AS announces 61,440 IPv4 addresses across 13 prefixes and 1 IPv6 prefix, while maintaining 20 observed neighbours; this ratio of address space to peering partners is consistent with a national mobile operator providing access services.

Notable

• Registrants for the largest prefixes, including 156.0.0.0/18 and 197.189.128.0/18, align with the announcer, listing Vodacom Lesotho (Pty) Ltd as the holder.
• The address inventory is composed of several large /18 blocks alongside smaller /21 and /24 allocations, reflecting a segmented corporate estate typical of a regional mobile network operator.

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

Announced prefixes

• 41.76.16.0/21
• 41.191.200.0/21
• 156.0.0.0/18
• 197.189.128.0/18
• 197.231.32.0/19
• 197.254.128.0/18
• 2c0f:ffa8::/32

Upstream networks

• AS36994 Vodacom
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions
• AS58453 China Mobile International Limited

Downstream networks

• AS10798 The Standard Bank of South Africa (Proprietary) Limited

Adjacent networks

• AS36994 Vodacom
• AS10798 The Standard Bank of South Africa (Proprietary) Limited
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions
• AS58453 China Mobile International Limited

Internet exchanges

• NAPAfrica IX Johannesburg — Johannesburg, South Africa
• NAPAfrica IX Cape Town — Cape Town, South Africa