Autonomous system
AS36994 Vodacom-VB
Mobile
IPv4 addresses
831K
130 prefixes
IPv6 prefixes
6
counted as prefixes, not addresses
Countries
1
mostly ZA
Flagged prefixes
0
none
Summary
Vodacom
isp mobile eyeball backbone
Vodacom — one of South Africa's largest mobile operators and a major pan-African
carrier, part of the Vodafone group.
What it's used for
- Mobile data and internet for a large South African subscriber base, plus business connectivity and regional transit across several African markets.
Notable
- A major "eyeball" network: addresses here are typically mobile devices behind carrier-grade NAT.
- Competes with MTN, Cell C, and Telkom in South Africa; also operates in the DRC, Tanzania, Mozambique, Lesotho, and (via a stake) Safaricom in Kenya.
Interesting
- Vodacom pioneered the M-Pesa mobile-money platform in several of its markets, extending the operator well beyond voice and data.
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Address space
Summary
| Country | Name | Prefixes |
|---|---|---|
| ZA | South Africa | 136 |
Reputation
Classification and threat
Mobile Cellular carrier. Addresses are shared by many handsets via CGNAT.
No IC3 indicators Nothing from the FBI IC3 feed.
Threat data is alpha. Absence of an indicator is not evidence of good behaviour, only of absence from this one feed.
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