Autonomous system
AS2116 GLOBALCONNECT-
Residential RIPE Cable/DSL/ISP
Summary
GlobalConnect AS
isp transit legacy
The Norwegian network of GlobalConnect (GLOBALCONNECT-AS), a major Nordic fiber, data-center, and telecom operator based at Fornebu.
What it's used for
- Broadband, business connectivity, and IP transit across Norway and the wider Nordic region.
Notable
- A large regional carrier acting as a Tier-1 in the Nordics, with close to two million IPv4 addresses on this network.
Interesting
- This is one of several GlobalConnect networks; the group also operates AS12552 and AS31027.
This description is AI-generated, best-effort context — not authoritative, and provided without any guarantee of accuracy. Source, and how to suggest an edit.
Interconnection
Peering at a glance
Internet exchanges
Recorded at 6 exchanges in 2 countries, largest first.
| Exchange | Location | Their address |
|---|---|---|
| LINX LON1 | London, United Kingdom | 195.66.225.220 |
| Norwegian Internet Exchange Oslo 1 | Oslo, Norway | 185.1.55.3 |
| Free Internet eXchange Oslo | Oslo, Norway | 91.198.176.80 |
| Norwegian Internet Exchange Oslo 2 | Oslo, Norway | 185.1.65.3 |
| Trondheim Internet Exchange | Trondheim, Norway | 185.1.65.163 |
| Tromsø Internet exchange | Tromsø, Norway | 185.1.65.216 |
Transit providers
7 upstream, 77 downstream and 133 adjacent networks observed; most-used upstreams first.
Exchange presence is recorded rather than inferred: the directory collected by Packet Clearing House (https://www.pch.net/ixp/data) on 2026-10-26, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. Transit is inferred from observed BGP paths, never declared by either party.
Address space
Summary
IPv4 176 prefixes · 1.81M addresses IPv6 39 prefixes
| Country | Name | Prefixes |
|---|---|---|
| NO | Norway | 215 |
Registry
Allocation record
- Registry
- RIPE
- Handle
AS2116- Registry name
- GlobalConnect-AS2116
- Registrant
- AS2116-MNT
- Abuse contact
- abuse@globalconnect.no
- Registered
- 2002-07-29
- Last changed
- 2026-01-24
- Allocation
- allocated
Declared
PeeringDB profile
- Name
- GlobalConnect AS2116
- Also known as
- GlobalConnect AS, Catch Communications, Banetele, Ventelo, Broadnet
- Network type
- Cable/DSL/ISP
- Scope
- Regional
- Traffic ratio
- Balanced
- Peering policy
- Selective
- IRR as-set
RIPE::AS-GCNET- Present at
- 6 exchanges
- Facilities
- 2 facilities
- Website
- https://www.globalconnect.net/
PeeringDB records are maintained by the network operator and are not independently verified. Treat them as a statement of intent rather than of fact. For the observed and recorded view, see peering, which lists the exchanges Packet Clearing House has a port on file for.
Routing security
RPKI and IRR
- RPKI
- 69% valid · 132 valid, 58 with no ROA
- ROAs
- 136 authorising AS2116
- ASPA
- no ASPA record
- IRR
- 99.5% registered · 189 of 190 announcements
- Route objects
- 214 naming AS2116
Reputation
Classification and threat
Residential Fixed-line consumer ISP. Addresses here are homes.
Spamhaus DROP
Not on ASN-DROP The network as a whole is not listed.
No DROP prefixes None of its announced space is on the DROP prefix list.
Spamhaus DROP ("Don't Route Or Peer") lists space and networks run by, or hijacked for, spam and cybercrime operations: 446 networks and 1,852 prefixes, as published 2026-10-27. A short, high-confidence list, so a match is worth taking seriously, and absence from it says little on its own.
FBI IC3
No IC3 indicators Nothing from the FBI IC3 feed.
IC3 threat data is alpha. Absence of an indicator is not evidence of good behaviour, only of absence from this one feed.
Elsewhere