AS37266 — AMOBIA-ASN

Network type: residential

AS37266 announces 2 IPv4 prefixes covering 6,144 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

The AS handle AMOBIA-ASN is held by Amobia Communications.

What it's used for

• The address space carries residential and wireless access traffic, evidenced by reverse DNS entries such as 196-45-23-255-ub.amobia.co.za and 196-32-235-255-cb.amobia.co.za.
• The network announces 6144 IPv4 addresses across 2 prefixes and 1 IPv6 prefix, with 20 observed neighbours, indicating a regional access provider rather than a transit carrier.

Notable

• Registrants for both announced IPv4 prefixes are listed as Amobia Communications, matching the AS holder.
• Amobia Communications was co-founded in 2003 and initially focused on wireless infrastructure, providing network coverage throughout South Africa.
• The inventory consists of two distinct IPv4 blocks, 196.45.16.0/20 and 196.32.232.0/21, both registered under the netname ORG-AC2-AFRINIC.

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

Announced prefixes

• 196.32.232.0/21
• 196.45.16.0/20
• 2c0f:fdd8::/32

Upstream networks

• AS37179 Africa Independent Network Exchange (Pty) LTD (AfricaINX)
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions
• AS58453 China Mobile International Limited

Adjacent networks

• AS37179 Africa Independent Network Exchange (Pty) LTD (AfricaINX)
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• 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
• Cape Town Internet Exchange — Cape Town, South Africa
• Nelson Mandela Bay Internet Exchange Point — Gqeberha, South Africa