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AS37179

Network Solutions, Hymax, AfricaINX

South Africa (ZA)

ASN Information

AS NumberAS37179
AS NameAFRICAINX
OrganizationAFRICAINX
Also known asNetwork Solutions, Hymax, AfricaINX
CountrySouth Africa (ZA)
RegistryAFRINIC
ASN TypeNSP
Last Seen
Announcement Count11
IPv4 Prefix Count10
IPv6 Prefix Count1
RPKI StatusValid ×3NotFound ×6Unknown (could not be determined) ×2
IRR RecordsView IRR route objects
Websitehttps://seacom.co.za/ ↗

AS Path to AS37179

  1. 37271—
  2. 37100SEACOM Limited - SEACOM Limited
  3. 37179Origin

Most common path, seen 16× in route collector data, latest at a collector in London (2026-10-13 19:06:30 UTC). Prepends collapsed.

Route Collectors (Visibility)

Sydney: 11 peer session(s)São Paulo: 17 peer session(s)Johannesburg: 23 peer session(s)Singapore: 23 peer session(s)Amsterdam: 25 peer session(s)London: 36 peer session(s)Eugene, OR: 57 peer session(s)
High (10+ peers)Medium (3–9)Low (1–2)

Approximate route collector locations, coloured by peer sessions carrying this AS's routes.

Announced Prefixes (11)

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PrefixFamilyRPKILast Seen
41.66.128.0/18IPv4NotFoundNot looked up yet
41.66.158.0/24IPv4Not checkedNot looked up yet
41.84.0.0/17IPv4NotFoundNot looked up yet
41.189.64.0/19IPv4NotFoundNot looked up yet
196.11.195.0/24IPv4NotFoundNot looked up yet
196.11.197.0/24IPv4NotFoundNot looked up yet
196.13.63.0/24IPv4ValidNot looked up yet
196.13.72.0/24IPv4ValidNot looked up yet

Peers (56)

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ASNameRelationshipPathsLast Seen
AS37100SEACOM Limited - SEACOM LimitedUpstream (inferred)596
AS37468Angola Cables - Angola CablesUpstream (inferred)32
AS6939HURRICANE - Hurricane Electric LLCUpstream (inferred)24
AS5713Telkom SA Ltd. - Telkom SA Ltd.Upstream (inferred)21
AS37497Network Platforms (PTY) LTD - Network Platforms (PTY) LTDUpstream (inferred)12
AS11845Vox Telecom Ltd - Vox Telecom LtdUpstream (inferred)8
AS30844LIQUID-AS Liquid Telecommunications LtdUpstream (inferred)8
AS32653eNetworks cc - eNetworks ccUpstream (inferred)8

Neighbours seen next to AS37179 in public AS paths. These are not confirmed BGP sessions; peer IP addresses and locations are not published by these sources.

Public Peering Exchange Points (6)

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ExchangeLocationIPv4IPv6SpeedRS peerUpdated
CINXCape Town, ZA196.223.22.472001:43f8:1f1::4710GYes
DINXDurban, ZA196.223.30.472001:43f8:1f2::4710GYes
JINXJohannesburg, ZA196.60.96.472001:43f8:1f0::4710GYes
NAPAfrica IX Cape TownCape Town, ZA196.60.70.72001:43f8:6d1::d10GYes
NAPAfrica IX DurbanDurban, ZA196.10.141.72001:43f8:6d2::710GYes
NAPAfrica IX JohannesburgJohannesburg, ZA196.60.8.1352001:43f8:6d0::d20GYes

IX ports registered by AS37179 (self-reported by the network).

Interconnection Facilities (10)

FacilityCityCountry
Telehouse - London (Docklands North)LondonUnited Kingdom
Equinix AM1/AM2 - Amsterdam, LuttenbergwegAmsterdamNetherlands
OADC CPT3 - Cape TownCape TownSouth Africa
Teraco CT1 Cape Town, South AfricaCape TownSouth Africa
Teraco CT2 Cape Town, South AfricaCape TownSouth Africa
xneelo JNB1 (Formerly Hetzner SA)CenturionSouth Africa
Teraco DB1 Durban, South AfricaDurbanSouth Africa
OADC - ParklandsJohannesburgSouth Africa
Teraco Johannesburg Bredell CampusJohannesburgSouth Africa
Teraco Johannesburg Campus, South AfricaJohannesburgSouth Africa

Data centres where AS37179 says it can interconnect (self-reported).

IRR AS-SET and Peering Policy

IRR AS-SETRADB::AS-EOHNS
Member of AS-SETsSee IRR page
Peering policySelective
Multiple locationsPreferred
Ratio requirementNo
ContractNot Required
TrafficNot available
Traffic ratioBalanced
Geographic scopeRegional
Max prefixes (IPv4 / IPv6)250 / 140
Unicast / IPv6 / MulticastYes / Yes / No
Looking glassNot available
Route serverNot available

Contact Information (2)

RoleNameEmailPhone
NOCPeeringpeering@africainx.net+27112664000
AbuseAbuseabuse@africainx.net+27112664000

Only contacts the network has chosen to publish are shown.

Upstreams (25)

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ASNameRelationshipPathsLast Seen
AS37100SEACOM Limited - SEACOM LimitedUpstream (inferred)596
AS37468Angola Cables - Angola CablesUpstream (inferred)32
AS6939HURRICANE - Hurricane Electric LLCUpstream (inferred)24
AS5713Telkom SA Ltd. - Telkom SA Ltd.Upstream (inferred)21
AS37497Network Platforms (PTY) LTD - Network Platforms (PTY) LTDUpstream (inferred)12
AS11845Vox Telecom Ltd - Vox Telecom LtdUpstream (inferred)8
AS30844LIQUID-AS Liquid Telecommunications LtdUpstream (inferred)8
AS32653eNetworks cc - eNetworks ccUpstream (inferred)8
AS39120CONVERGENZE-AS Convergenze S.p.A.Upstream (inferred)8
AS3741Dimension Data - Dimension DataUpstream (inferred)4
AS6774ASN-BICS Belgacom International Carrier Services SAUpstream (inferred)4
AS16552DIGICERT - Tiggee LLCUpstream (inferred)4

Downstreams (21)

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ASNameRelationshipPathsLast Seen
AS11179—Downstream (inferred)Inferred—
AS23058—Downstream (inferred)Inferred—
AS36242—Downstream (inferred)Inferred—
AS37150—Downstream (inferred)Inferred—
AS37153—Downstream (inferred)Inferred—
AS37266—Downstream (inferred)Inferred—
AS37333—Downstream (inferred)Inferred—
AS37399—Downstream (inferred)Inferred—
AS37413—Downstream (inferred)Inferred—
AS37523—Downstream (inferred)Inferred—
AS37627—Downstream (inferred)Inferred—
AS62044—Downstream (inferred)Inferred—

Registry and network details

Registered holderAfrica Independent Network Exchange (Pty) LTD (AfricaINX) - Africa Independent Network Exchange (Pty) LTD (AfricaINX)
RegisteredYes
Peering policySelective
IRR AS-setRADB::AS-EOHNS
Registry record last modifiedNot available
MaintainersAFRINIC-HM-MNT
Internet exchanges6
Facilities10
Network profile updated

Data updated . See limitations.