AS37356 — Huge-Networks

AS37356 announces 7 IPv4 prefixes covering 38,400 addresses and 3 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

Huge-Networks is operated by Huge Networks (Pty) Ltd.

What it's used for

• The address space carries residential and business connectivity, evidenced by reverse DNS entries pointing to sainet.co.za (e.g., 197-155-104-0.sainet.co.za).
• The AS announces 38,400 IPv4 addresses across 9 prefixes and 6 IPv6 prefixes, while maintaining 24 observed neighbours; this ratio of moderate address space against a significant peer count indicates a regional access and transit provider.

Notable

• Registrants for the majority of prefixes are Huge Networks (Pty) Ltd under the netname ORG-SI5-AFRINIC, though the prefix 197.149.180.0/22 is registered to JIREH Technologies (PTY) Ltd. under ORG-JTL2-AFRINIC.
• The operator was previously known as ConnectNet before being acquired by the JSE-listed Huge Group Ltd in August 2017 and rebranded as Huge Connect.
• The inventory consists of several /19 and /20 blocks, with a single /22 and two /24 prefixes, reflecting a consolidated corporate estate.

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

Announced prefixes

• 102.177.0.0/18
• 196.6.242.0/24
• 196.11.63.0/24
• 196.61.16.0/20
• 197.149.180.0/22
• 197.155.96.0/19
• 197.221.160.0/19
• 2c0f:f390::/32
• 2c0f:f8b8::/32
• 2c0f:fa58::/32

Upstream networks

• AS37100 SEACOM Limited
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS37497 Network Platforms (PTY) LTD
• AS3741 Dimension Data
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions
• AS58453 China Mobile International Limited

Adjacent networks

• AS37100 SEACOM Limited
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS37497 Network Platforms (PTY) LTD
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions
• AS3741 Dimension Data
• AS58453 China Mobile International Limited

Internet exchanges

• NAPAfrica IX Johannesburg — Johannesburg, South Africa
• NAPAfrica IX Cape Town — Cape Town, South Africa
• Johannesburg Internet Exchange — Johannesburg, South Africa
• NAPAfrica IX Durban — Durban, South Africa
• Cape Town Internet Exchange — Cape Town, South Africa
• Durban Internet eXchange — Durban, South Africa