AS55330 — GCN-DCN-AS - AFGHANTELECOM GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION NETWORK

AS55330 announces 23 IPv4 prefixes covering 31,232 addresses and 0 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

GCN-DCN-AS is operated by Afghan Telecom, the state-owned telecommunications provider in Afghanistan.

What it's used for

• The address space carries government and public sector communications, with all registrants identified as "Government Communications Network" under the netname GCN-DCN.
• The AS announces 30,976 IPv4 addresses across 25 prefixes and maintains 45 observed routing neighbours, indicating a role focused on connecting government offices and providing national-level connectivity rather than high-volume residential access.
• Traffic from this AS consists of voice and data services for ministries, government offices, and public institutions across Kabul and provincial capitals, supporting the country's administrative and digital infrastructure.

Notable

• All registrants in the sample agree with the announcer, consistently listing "Government Communications Network" as the holder.
• The address inventory is dominated by blocks in the 149.54.0.0/16 and 180.94.0.0/16 ranges, with smaller allocations in 203.215.0.0/16 and other /24s, reflecting a consolidated government estate.

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

Announced prefixes

• 36.50.21.0/24
• 58.147.156.0/24
• 103.17.165.0/24
• 149.54.1.0/24
• 149.54.2.0/23
• 149.54.6.0/23
• 149.54.8.0/21
• 149.54.16.0/20
• 149.54.32.0/20
• 149.54.48.0/21
• 149.54.56.0/22
• 149.54.61.0/24
• 149.54.62.0/23
• 149.54.64.0/20
• 149.54.80.0/21
• 160.191.141.0/24
• 180.94.64.0/20
• 180.94.80.0/21
• 180.94.88.0/22
• 180.94.92.0/23
• 180.94.94.0/24
• 203.215.32.0/23
• 203.215.34.0/24

Upstream networks

• AS28910 "Uzbektelekom" Joint Stock Company
• AS49666 Telecommunication Infrastructure Company
• AS12297 Telecom Armenia OJSC
• AS38193 Transworld Associates (Pvt.) Ltd.
• AS8529 Zain Omantel International FZ-LLC

Downstream networks

• AS45178 Main Street, House No. 13 Wazir Akbar Khan
• AS132471 ATOMA
• AS55424 Instatelecom Limited
• AS17411 Io Global Services Pvt. Limited
• AS133894 Easy Connect- ISP
• AS134134 Western ICT Solutions Services
• AS136479 Cyber Telecom ISP
• AS58427 Global Entourage Services
• AS149173 Hindukush Bridge ICT Services Company
• AS153323 Power Bridge ICT Services
• AS135298 Ankabut Internet Service Provider
• AS132173 Streamlink Communications
• AS134112 Aria Sat LTD
• AS153557 Shamal Telecome Company
• AS59355 Arif Azim Co LTD. First Floor, Zarnigar Hotel,
• AS151329 Tez Technology Services
• AS153394 RED CLOUD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES COMPANY
• AS139651 KAYANAT TECHNOLOGY INTERNET SERVICES CO
• AS59317 Afghan Cyber ISP
• AS59381 Vice Group
• AS141224 Fibernet Telecom
• AS132222 Sanzar F Kakar T/A Afghanistan Holding Group
• AS153324 Noori Wave ICT Services Company
• AS136454 Fiber-SAT ISP Ltd.
• AS137450 Western ICT Solutions Services

Adjacent networks

• AS28910 "Uzbektelekom" Joint Stock Company
• AS12297 Telecom Armenia OJSC
• AS45178 Main Street, House No. 13 Wazir Akbar Khan
• AS49666 Telecommunication Infrastructure Company
• AS132471 ATOMA
• AS55424 Instatelecom Limited
• AS38193 Transworld Associates (Pvt.) Ltd.
• AS17411 Io Global Services Pvt. Limited
• AS134134 Western ICT Solutions Services
• AS133894 Easy Connect- ISP
• AS8529 Zain Omantel International FZ-LLC
• AS136479 Cyber Telecom ISP
• AS58427 Global Entourage Services
• AS138322 Afghan Wireless Communication Company
• AS149173 Hindukush Bridge ICT Services Company
• AS153323 Power Bridge ICT Services
• AS135298 Ankabut Internet Service Provider
• AS132173 Streamlink Communications
• AS134112 Aria Sat LTD
• AS153557 Shamal Telecome Company
• AS59355 Arif Azim Co LTD. First Floor, Zarnigar Hotel,
• AS139651 KAYANAT TECHNOLOGY INTERNET SERVICES CO
• AS151329 Tez Technology Services
• AS153394 RED CLOUD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES COMPANY
• AS59317 Afghan Cyber ISP

Routing security

• RPKI: 121 valid, 0 invalid and 1 not-found announcements; 166 ROAs.
• ASPA: none published.
• IRR: 99% of announcements registered; 268 route objects.
• Listed in as-sets: AS-ANC-CUSTOMER-PROXY-REGISTER, AS-AZERSATMEMBERS, AS-CTBC-TOOLS-8, AS-DCI, AS-EMIX, AS-HURRICANE, AS-INTAL, AS-INTAL-V6, AS-KAZTELECOMPEERS, AS-KDDCUSTOMER2, AS-MULTINET_AF_KBL, AS-NEXUSGUARD-CLIENTS, AS-OPTUS, AS-RETN-ACTUAL-V4, AS-SEABONECUSTLA, AS-SET-55330, AS-SET-SATURN, AS-SETPTCL, AS-STORMWALL-SET, AS-STORMWALL-SET, AS-TELSTRA-INTL-CUSTOMERS, AS-TICGW, AS-TICIR, AS131284:AS-ETA, AS133066:AS-CUSTOMER.

Internet exchanges

• National Internet Exchange of Afghanistan — Kabul, Afghanistan