AS37673 — Telemasters

Network type: residential

AS37673 announces 2 IPv4 prefixes covering 4,096 addresses and 0 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

Telemasters is operated by Telemasters, a South African telecommunications and technology investment company.

What it's used for

• The address space carries subscriber traffic, evidenced by reverse DNS entries pointing to datamasters.co.za across the announced prefixes.
• The AS announces 4,096 IPv4 addresses across 5 prefixes and maintains 22 observed neighbours, a ratio consistent with an access network providing connectivity to end-users.
• As a Cable/DSL/ISP, the traffic consists of residential and business broadband subscribers accessing the internet via fixed-line technologies.

Notable

• Registrants for the largest prefixes (41.77.24.0/21, 196.223.56.0/22, 196.223.60.0/23) are listed as Telemasters with the netname ORG-TA32-AFRINIC, aligning with the AS holder.
• Telemasters Holdings Limited is a JSE-listed investment company that launched Catalytic in 2018 as a subsidiary, focusing on connecting humans through telecommunications infrastructure in Africa.
• The inventory is composed of a single /21 block and four smaller blocks within the 196.223.0.0/16 range, all located in South Africa.

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

Announced prefixes

• 41.77.24.0/21
• 196.223.56.0/21

Upstream networks

• AS22355 Frogfoot Networks
• AS3741 Dimension Data
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions
• AS58453 China Mobile International Limited

Downstream networks

• AS328872 Sonke Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd
• AS328371 PerfectWorx Consulting (Pty) Ltd
• AS328912 Mpu Communications (Pty) Ltd
• AS329266 Intdev Internet Technologies (Pty) Ltd

Adjacent networks

• AS22355 Frogfoot Networks
• AS328872 Sonke Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd
• AS328371 PerfectWorx Consulting (Pty) Ltd
• AS328912 Mpu Communications (Pty) Ltd
• AS3741 Dimension Data
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions
• AS58453 China Mobile International Limited
• AS329266 Intdev Internet Technologies (Pty) Ltd

Internet exchanges

• NAPAfrica IX Johannesburg — Johannesburg, South Africa
• NAPAfrica IX Cape Town — Cape Town, South Africa
• NAPAfrica IX Durban — Durban, South Africa