AS37154 — ZAMTEL

AS37154 announces 3 IPv4 prefixes covering 532,736 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

The AS handle ZAMTEL is held by Zambia Telecommunications Company Ltd.

What it's used for

• The address space is registered under the netname ORG-ZTCL1-AFRINIC for the majority of prefixes, identifying it as the national incumbent telecom operator.
• With 532,736 IPv4 addresses across 64 prefixes and only 11 observed neighbours, the high address-to-neighbour ratio indicates a large access or eyeball network rather than a transit provider.

Notable

• Registrants for the largest prefixes, such as 165.57.0.0/16 and 165.59.0.0/16, consistently list "Zambia Telecommunications Company Ltd aka ZAMTEL", aligning with the AS holder.
• Zamtel is a government-owned telecommunications service provider in Zambia, operating as one of the country's three mobile phone networks.
• The inventory includes a large block 165.60.0.0/14 registered to "Various Registries (Maintained by ARIN)" alongside the AFRINIC-allocated space.

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

Announced prefixes

• 41.72.96.0/19
• 102.210.99.0/24
• 165.56.0.0/13
• 2c0f:fcc8::/32

Upstream networks

• AS37662 West Indian Ocean Cable Company
• AS20459 Telecom Namibia

Downstream networks

• AS328665 Zambia Revenue Authority
• AS328570 Fibrecom Limited
• AS328420 Bank of Zambia
• AS327904 Zambia Information and communication Technology Authority

Adjacent networks

• AS37662 West Indian Ocean Cable Company
• AS20459 Telecom Namibia
• AS328665 Zambia Revenue Authority
• AS328570 Fibrecom Limited
• AS328420 Bank of Zambia
• AS327904 Zambia Information and communication Technology Authority

Internet exchanges

• Lusaka Internet Exchange Point — Lusaka, Zambia