AS41176 — SAHARANET-AS Sahara Net Main NOC AS

AS41176 announces 11 IPv4 prefixes covering 39,168 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

SAHARANET-AS is operated by Sahara Al Jazeera Network Information Technology Company.

What it's used for

• The address space carries consumer and corporate internet access, evidenced by netnames such as SAHARA-NET-Corp-Customers and the operator's classification as a Cable/DSL/ISP.
• The AS announces 39,168 IPv4 addresses across 43 prefixes and 19 IPv6 prefixes, while maintaining only 5 observed neighbours. This high address-to-neighbour ratio indicates an access network providing last-mile connectivity rather than a transit provider.
• Traffic from this AS consists of subscriber eyeballs and corporate customer connections, consistent with the operator's business model of providing broadband services in the Middle East.

Notable

• Registrants consistently identify the holder as Sahara Al Jazeera Network Information Technology Company or Sahara Net - RIPE Registration Team, aligning with the AS announcer.
• The address inventory is subdivided into multiple blocks with distinct netnames like SA-SAHARA-20090615, SA-SAHARA-990113, and SA-SAHARA-20080415, reflecting historical acquisitions or allocations over time.

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

Announced prefixes

• 89.108.0.0/22
• 89.108.20.0/22
• 89.108.26.0/23
• 89.108.28.0/22
• 89.108.32.0/23
• 89.108.44.0/24
• 89.108.60.0/22
• 185.20.152.0/22
• 188.117.64.0/18
• 212.76.64.0/19
• 213.236.32.0/19
• 2a02:d70::/32

Upstream networks

• AS39386 Saudi Telecom Company JSC
• AS35819 Etihad Etisalat, a joint stock company
• AS43766 Mobile Telecommunication Company Saudi Arabia Joint-Stock company

Adjacent networks

• AS39386 Saudi Telecom Company JSC
• AS35819 Etihad Etisalat, a joint stock company
• AS43766 Mobile Telecommunication Company Saudi Arabia Joint-Stock company

Internet exchanges

• SAIX Saudi Arabia Riyadh — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia