Autonomous system
AS4804 MPX-AS Microplex PTY LTD
Mobile APNIC
Summary
Optus
isp mobile eyeball backbone
Optus (Microplex PTY LTD, SingTel Optus) — one of Australia's largest telecom
operators, owned by Singapore's Singtel. This ASN carries both mobile and
consumer fixed traffic.
What it's used for
- Mobile data for millions of Australian subscribers (4G/5G), plus fixed broadband (NBN resale and cable).
Notable
- A large "eyeball" network — addresses are typically mobile devices or consumer home connections, often behind carrier-grade NAT.
- The second-largest Australian carrier after Telstra, competing also with TPG and Vodafone Australia.
Interesting
- Optus is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singtel, part of a broader regional telecom group across Asia-Pacific.
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Address space
Summary
| Country | Name | Prefixes |
|---|---|---|
| AU | Australia | 109 |
Registry
Allocation record
- Registry
- APNIC
- Handle
AS4804- Registry name
- MPX-AS
- Registrant
- SingTel Optus Pty Ltd
- Abuse contact
- abuse@optusnet.com.au
- Registered
- 2008-09-04
- Last changed
- 2021-01-15
- Status
- active
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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