AS37497 — Network Platforms (PTY) LTD - Network Platforms (PTY) LTD

AS37497 announces 3 IPv4 prefixes covering 6,400 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

The AS handle Network-Platforms is held by Network Platforms (PTY) LTD.

What it's used for

• The space carries wholesale connectivity infrastructure, with reverse DNS entries following the pattern as37497.za.net and as37497.net.
• With 6400 IPv4 addresses announced against 1281 observed neighbours, the high neighbour-to-address ratio indicates a transit or wholesale provider role rather than an access network.

Notable

• Registrants for the available prefixes (154.66.176.0/20 and 197.148.64.0/21) align with the announcer, both listed as Network Platforms (PTY) LTD under the netname ORG-NPL3-AFRINIC.
• The address inventory consists of three IPv4 prefixes and one IPv6 prefix, with all announced blocks located in South Africa.

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

Announced prefixes

• 129.205.32.0/24
• 154.66.176.0/20
• 197.148.64.0/21
• 2c0f:f9e8::/32

Upstream networks

• AS3223 Voxility LLP
• AS23764 CTGNet
• AS31713 Gateway Communications
• AS3491 PCCW Global (HK) Ltd.
• AS34549 meerfarbig GmbH & Co. KG
• AS3356 Level 3 Parent, LLC
• AS174 Cogent Communications, LLC
• AS1299 Arelion Sweden AB
• AS48185 team.blue NV
• AS48362 Stadtwerke Feldkirch
• AS50300 CustodianDC Limited
• AS24482 SG.GS
• AS213241 TECHIT.BE SRL
• AS3303 Swisscom (Schweiz) AG
• AS37100 SEACOM Limited
• AS3741 Dimension Data
• AS33891 Core-Backbone GmbH
• AS1103 SURF B.V.
• AS50304 Blix Solutions AS
• AS34019 Hivane Association
• AS212024 Marc Schmitt
• AS56662 Marcin Gondek
• AS3333 Reseaux IP Europeens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC)
• AS17639 Converge ICT Solutions Inc.
• AS29632 Netassist International EOOD

Downstream networks

• AS36968 Electronic Communications Network (PTY) LTD
• AS328170 DataKeepers (Pty) Ltd
• AS328350 Network & Computing Consultants (Pty) Ltd
• AS327979 DIAMATRIX C.C
• AS37254 Green Flash Trading
• AS327750 JENNY INTERNET (PTY) LTD
• AS37675 SkyWire (PTY) LTD
• AS328269 IT Anywhere (Private) Limited
• AS328661 C-Way Computers CC
• AS37356 Huge Networks (Pty) Ltd
• AS328608 Africa on Cloud
• AS16800 Nedbank Limited
• AS327892 BETHNET cc
• AS328884 BLUE ITS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD
• AS327804 Municipal Network Services
• AS328810 Techwood Trading (Pty) Ltd.
• AS329206 Rackzar (Pty) Ltd
• AS37697 WEBMASTERS, LDA.
• AS327983 Interworks Wireless Solutions
• AS328037 Optify Systems (Pty) Ltd
• AS328868 Spearhead Sales (Pty) Ltd
• AS37403 Info-Gro (PTY) Ltd
• AS328351 DK Wireless Internet (Pty) Ltd
• AS329558 SMSPortal (Pty) Ltd
• AS328216 Firestream (PTY) LTD

Adjacent networks

• AS36968 Electronic Communications Network (PTY) LTD
• AS3491 PCCW Global (HK) Ltd.
• AS3356 Level 3 Parent, LLC
• AS1299 Arelion Sweden AB
• AS328170 DataKeepers (Pty) Ltd
• AS328350 Network & Computing Consultants (Pty) Ltd
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS327979 DIAMATRIX C.C
• AS174 Cogent Communications, LLC
• AS34549 meerfarbig GmbH & Co. KG
• AS37254 Green Flash Trading
• AS327750 JENNY INTERNET (PTY) LTD
• AS328884 BLUE ITS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD
• AS327983 Interworks Wireless Solutions
• AS37675 SkyWire (PTY) LTD
• AS50304 Blix Solutions AS
• AS328269 IT Anywhere (Private) Limited
• AS24482 SG.GS
• AS3303 Swisscom (Schweiz) AG
• AS213241 TECHIT.BE SRL
• AS1103 SURF B.V.
• AS37100 SEACOM Limited
• AS328661 C-Way Computers CC
• AS329206 Rackzar (Pty) Ltd
• AS328608 Africa on Cloud

Routing security

• RPKI: 5 valid, 0 invalid and 0 not-found announcements; 4 ROAs.
• ASPA: none published.
• IRR: 80% of announcements registered; 62 route objects.
• Listed in as-sets: AS-5713, AS-AIRPARK-NAP-CT1-PEERS, AS-AIRPARK-NAP-JB1-PEERS, AS-AS19324-CUSTAS, AS-CGRP1, AS-DOSARREST-CUSTAS, AS-HURRICANE, AS-HURRICANEV6, AS-IS-INT, AS-ISZA, AS-LIQUID, AS-MANDA-AMSIX-PEERS-V4, AS-MANDA-AMSIX-PEERS-V6, AS-MANDA-DECIX-PEERS-V4, AS-MANDA-DECIX-PEERS-V6, AS-MANDA-LINX-PEERS-V4, AS-NETWORKPLATFORMS, AS-NETWORKPLATFORMS, AS-RIS-RRC19, AS-SET209243, AS-TELSTRA-INTL-CUSTOMERS-4637, AS-TRANSROUTE-SPEC, AS203462:AS-NVC-DECIX_FRA_RS, AS3303:AS-SWCMPEERS, AS3491:AS-CUSTOMERS-AF.

Internet exchanges

• DE-CIX Frankfurt — Frankfurt, Germany
• LINX LON1 — London, United Kingdom
• AMS-IX Amsterdam — Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 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