AS37287 — ZAIN-ZAMBIA

AS37287 announces 18 IPv4 prefixes covering 918,528 addresses and 0 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

The AS handle ZAIN-ZAMBIA is held by Zain Zambia PLC.

What it's used for

• The space carries mobile and residential access traffic, evidenced by reverse DNS records pointing to r.airtel.co.zm.
• With 918272 IPv4 addresses announced across 18 prefixes and only 4 observed neighbours, the high address-to-neighbour ratio indicates an access or eyeball network rather than a transit provider.

Notable

• Registrants for the largest prefixes (102.144.0.0/13, 197.212.0.0/15, 41.77.0.0/22) are listed as Zain Zambia PLC with netname ORG-ZZP1-AFRINIC, while other large blocks show unknown registrants.
• The operator was formerly known as Celtel Zambia, which rebranded to Zain Zambia following the acquisition of Celtel International by Zain Group, and is now a subsidiary of Airtel Africa plc.
• The address inventory is dominated by large /13 and /15 blocks, with the 45.215.0.0/16 range finely subdivided into multiple smaller prefixes.

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

Announced prefixes

• 41.77.0.0/22
• 41.77.4.0/23
• 41.77.7.0/24
• 45.212.0.0/15
• 45.214.0.0/16
• 45.215.0.0/17
• 45.215.128.0/18
• 45.215.192.0/19
• 45.215.224.0/23
• 45.215.226.0/24
• 45.215.228.0/22
• 45.215.232.0/21
• 45.215.240.0/21
• 45.215.249.0/24
• 45.215.251.0/24
• 45.215.252.0/22
• 102.144.0.0/13
• 197.212.0.0/15

Upstream networks

• AS327708 Airtel Rwanda Ltd

Downstream networks

• AS327708 Airtel Rwanda Ltd

Adjacent networks

• AS327708 Airtel Rwanda Ltd
• AS37662 West Indian Ocean Cable Company

Internet exchanges

• Lusaka Internet Exchange Point — Lusaka, Zambia