ASN AS7020 is an Autonomous System Number used to identify a network for BGP internet routing.

Who manages ASN AS7020?

AS7020 is listed under Business Connexion Communications.

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AS7020 Business Connexion Communications

Business Connexion Communications

ZA 41 Routes

AS Data

AS7020

AS7020 – Business Connexion Communications

AS Number	7020
AS Name	QDATA-AS
Organization	Business Connexion Communications (org-ihl1-afrinic)
Country	ZA
Number of IPv4 Routes	41
Number of IPv6 Routes	0
ASN type	BUSINESS
Allocation Status	ASSIGNED
Registry	AFRINIC
Date Allocated	N/A

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IP Ranges

Route	Origin	Origin Name	ISP	# IPs
196.10.24.0/24	AS7020	Business Connexion Communications	Business Connexion Communications	256
165.233.202.0/24	AS7020	Business Connexion Communications	BCX Consumer Service	256
165.233.228.0/24	AS7020	Business Connexion Communications	Business Connexion Communications	256
165.233.64.0/18	AS7020	Business Connexion Communications	BCX customers Cape Town	16384
165.233.158.0/23	AS7020	Business Connexion Communications	BCX customers Durban Clients	512
165.233.197.0/24	AS7020	Business Connexion Communications	BCX Consumer Service	256
165.233.252.0/24	AS7020	Business Connexion Communications	Business Connexion Communications	256
165.233.198.0/24	AS7020	Business Connexion Communications	BCX Consumer Service	256
165.233.128.0/18	AS7020	Business Connexion Communications	BCX customers Durban Clients	16384
165.233.80.0/20	AS7020	Business Connexion Communications	BCX customers Cape Town	4096

Raw Whois Response

% This is the AfriNIC Whois server.
% The AFRINIC whois database is subject to  the following terms of Use. See https://afrinic.net/whois/terms

% Note: this output has been filtered.
%       To receive output for a database update, use the "-B" flag.

% Information related to 'AS7020'

% No abuse contact registered for AS7020

aut-num:        AS7020
as-name:        QDATA-AS
descr:          QDATA-AS
status:         ASSIGNED
admin-c:        GD17-AFRINIC
admin-c:        JC48-AFRINIC
admin-c:        TM120-AFRINIC
admin-c:        LA42-AFRINIC
admin-c:        MB54-AFRINIC
tech-c:         GD17-AFRINIC
tech-c:         JC48-AFRINIC
tech-c:         LA42-AFRINIC
tech-c:         MB54-AFRINIC
org:            ORG-IHL1-AFRINIC
mnt-by:         AFRINIC-HM-MNT
mnt-lower:      BCC-mnt
mnt-routes:     BCC-mnt
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered

organisation:   ORG-IHL1-AFRINIC
org-name:       Business Connexion Communications
org-type:       LIR
country:        ZA
address:        Business Connexion Park
address:        789 16th Road
address:        Randjespark
address:        MIDRAND 1686
phone:          tel:+27-11-266-5741
phone:          tel:+27-11-256-0579
phone:          tel:+27-11-256-0636
phone:          tel:+27-11-266-5000
admin-c:        JC48-AFRINIC
admin-c:        GD17-AFRINIC
admin-c:        LA42-AFRINIC
admin-c:        TM120-AFRINIC
admin-c:        MB54-AFRINIC
tech-c:         JC48-AFRINIC
tech-c:         GD17-AFRINIC
tech-c:         LA42-AFRINIC
tech-c:         MB54-AFRINIC
mnt-ref:        AFRINIC-HM-MNT
mnt-ref:        BCC-mnt
mnt-by:         AFRINIC-HM-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered

person:         George Davids
nic-hdl:        GD17-AFRINIC
address:        BCX
address:        1021 Lenchen Avenue
address:        Centurion Pretoria
address:        South Africa
address:        Centurion
address:        South Africa
phone:          tel:+27-65-999-1274
mnt-by:         GENERATED-7LOKN9WVLV5BE0RK5JPVOWTEXEZ4UOWA-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered

person:         Joel Conradie
nic-hdl:        JC48-AFRINIC
address:        BCX
address:        1021 Lenchen Avenue
address:        Centurion Pretoria
address:        South Africa
address:        Centurion
address:        South Africa
phone:          tel:+27-83-445-0017
phone:          tel:+27-11-256-0636
mnt-by:         GENERATED-7K0D2CTAWAMSUEQHRDJV05176GE36M6K-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered

person:         Lombard Andre
nic-hdl:        LA42-AFRINIC
address:        BCX
address:        1021 Lenchen Avenue
address:        Centurion Pretoria
address:        South Africa
address:        Centurion
address:        South Africa
phone:          tel:+27-11-266-5741
mnt-by:         GENERATED-JJZBNWQVLSV2CFGZMXSSH0XAQ9TN3DJB-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered

person:         Mike Botha
nic-hdl:        MB54-AFRINIC
address:        106 Park Drive
address:        Central
address:        Port Elizabeth 6001
address:        South Africa
phone:          tel:+27-65-999-1170
mnt-by:         GENERATED-SGL6JRIXJ0AVJH015JBGV6MBAM1JU7QC-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered

person:         Thembani Mukhwanazi
nic-hdl:        TM120-AFRINIC
address:        BCX
address:        1021 Lenchen Avenue
address:        Centurion Pretoria
address:        South Africa
address:        Centurion
address:        South Africa
phone:          tel:+27-81-353-8453
phone:          tel:+27-11-266-5000
mnt-by:         GENERATED-XK1VFVK2RB0L1BEMM9QQXFHZYHV1FPQU-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered




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ASNumber:       7020
ASName:         AFRINIC-ASNBLOCK-7020
ASHandle:       AS7020
RegDate:        2005-02-21
Updated:        2005-02-21
Comment:        This AS number block is under AFRINIC responsibility.
Comment:        Please see http://www.afrinic.net/ for further details,
Comment:        or check the WHOIS server located at whois.afrinic.net).
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/autnum/7020

ResourceLink:  http://afrinic.net/en/services/whois-query
ResourceLink:  whois.afrinic.net


OrgName:        African Network Information Center
OrgId:          AFRINIC
Address:        Level 11ABC
Address:        Raffles Tower
Address:        Lot 19, Cybercity
City:           Ebene
StateProv:      
PostalCode:     
Country:        MU
RegDate:        2004-05-17
Updated:        2015-05-04
Comment:        AfriNIC - http://www.afrinic.net
Comment:        The African & Indian Ocean Internet Registry
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/AFRINIC

ReferralServer:  whois://whois.afrinic.net
ResourceLink:  http://afrinic.net/en/services/whois-query

OrgAbuseHandle: GENER11-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Generic POC
OrgAbusePhone:  +230 4666616 
OrgAbuseEmail:  abusepoc@afrinic.net
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GENER11-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: GENER11-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Generic POC
OrgTechPhone:  +230 4666616 
OrgTechEmail:  abusepoc@afrinic.net
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GENER11-ARIN


#
# ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use
# available at: https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/tou/
#
# If you see inaccuracies in the results, please report at
# https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/inaccuracy_reporting/
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Parsed Whois Response

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  "status" : true,
  "whois_server" : "whois.afrinic.net",
  "aut_nums" : [ {
    "aut_num" : "AS7020",
    "as_name" : "QDATA-AS",
    "description" : [ "QDATA-AS" ],
    "status" : "ASSIGNED",
    "organization" : "ORG-IHL1-AFRINIC",
    "admin_contacts" : [ "GD17-AFRINIC", "JC48-AFRINIC", "TM120-AFRINIC", "LA42-AFRINIC", "MB54-AFRINIC" ],
    "tech_contacts" : [ "GD17-AFRINIC", "JC48-AFRINIC", "LA42-AFRINIC", "MB54-AFRINIC" ],
    "mnt_lower" : [ "BCC-mnt" ],
    "mnt_routes" : [ "BCC-mnt" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "AFRINIC-HM-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC"
  } ],
  "organization" : {
    "handle" : "ORG-IHL1-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "Business Connexion Communications",
    "type" : "LIR",
    "address" : [ "Business Connexion Park", "789 16th Road", "Randjespark", "MIDRAND 1686" ],
    "street" : "16th Road",
    "city" : "Midrand",
    "zip_code" : "1686",
    "country" : [ "ZA" ],
    "phone" : [ "+27-11-266-5741", "+27-11-256-0579", "+27-11-256-0636", "+27-11-266-5000" ],
    "admin_contacts" : [ "JC48-AFRINIC", "GD17-AFRINIC", "LA42-AFRINIC", "TM120-AFRINIC", "MB54-AFRINIC" ],
    "tech_contacts" : [ "JC48-AFRINIC", "GD17-AFRINIC", "LA42-AFRINIC", "MB54-AFRINIC" ],
    "mnt_ref" : [ "AFRINIC-HM-MNT", "BCC-mnt" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "AFRINIC-HM-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC"
  },
  "administrative_contacts" : [ {
    "handle" : "GD17-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "George Davids",
    "address" : [ "BCX", "1021 Lenchen Avenue", "Centurion Pretoria", "South Africa", "Centurion", "South Africa" ],
    "street" : "Lenchen Avenue Centurion",
    "city" : "Centurion",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA",
    "phone" : [ "+27-65-999-1274" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-7LOKN9WVLV5BE0RK5JPVOWTEXEZ4UOWA-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA"
  }, {
    "handle" : "JC48-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "Joel Conradie",
    "address" : [ "BCX", "1021 Lenchen Avenue", "Centurion Pretoria", "South Africa", "Centurion", "South Africa" ],
    "street" : "Lenchen Avenue Centurion",
    "city" : "Centurion",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA",
    "phone" : [ "+27-83-445-0017", "+27-11-256-0636" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-7K0D2CTAWAMSUEQHRDJV05176GE36M6K-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA"
  }, {
    "handle" : "TM120-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "Thembani Mukhwanazi",
    "address" : [ "BCX", "1021 Lenchen Avenue", "Centurion Pretoria", "South Africa", "Centurion", "South Africa" ],
    "street" : "Lenchen Avenue Centurion",
    "city" : "Centurion",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA",
    "phone" : [ "+27-81-353-8453", "+27-11-266-5000" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-XK1VFVK2RB0L1BEMM9QQXFHZYHV1FPQU-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA"
  }, {
    "handle" : "LA42-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "Lombard Andre",
    "address" : [ "BCX", "1021 Lenchen Avenue", "Centurion Pretoria", "South Africa", "Centurion", "South Africa" ],
    "street" : "Lenchen Avenue Centurion",
    "city" : "Centurion",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA",
    "phone" : [ "+27-11-266-5741" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-JJZBNWQVLSV2CFGZMXSSH0XAQ9TN3DJB-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA"
  }, {
    "handle" : "MB54-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "Mike Botha",
    "address" : [ "106 Park Drive", "Central", "Port Elizabeth 6001", "South Africa" ],
    "street" : "Park Drive",
    "city" : "Port Elizabeth",
    "zip_code" : "6001",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA",
    "phone" : [ "+27-65-999-1170" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-SGL6JRIXJ0AVJH015JBGV6MBAM1JU7QC-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA"
  } ],
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    "name" : "George Davids",
    "address" : [ "BCX", "1021 Lenchen Avenue", "Centurion Pretoria", "South Africa", "Centurion", "South Africa" ],
    "street" : "Lenchen Avenue Centurion",
    "city" : "Centurion",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA",
    "phone" : [ "+27-65-999-1274" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-7LOKN9WVLV5BE0RK5JPVOWTEXEZ4UOWA-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA"
  }, {
    "handle" : "JC48-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "Joel Conradie",
    "address" : [ "BCX", "1021 Lenchen Avenue", "Centurion Pretoria", "South Africa", "Centurion", "South Africa" ],
    "street" : "Lenchen Avenue Centurion",
    "city" : "Centurion",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA",
    "phone" : [ "+27-83-445-0017", "+27-11-256-0636" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-7K0D2CTAWAMSUEQHRDJV05176GE36M6K-MNT" ],
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    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA"
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    "name" : "Lombard Andre",
    "address" : [ "BCX", "1021 Lenchen Avenue", "Centurion Pretoria", "South Africa", "Centurion", "South Africa" ],
    "street" : "Lenchen Avenue Centurion",
    "city" : "Centurion",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA",
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    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA"
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    "name" : "Mike Botha",
    "address" : [ "106 Park Drive", "Central", "Port Elizabeth 6001", "South Africa" ],
    "street" : "Park Drive",
    "city" : "Port Elizabeth",
    "zip_code" : "6001",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA",
    "phone" : [ "+27-65-999-1170" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-SGL6JRIXJ0AVJH015JBGV6MBAM1JU7QC-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA"
  } ]
}

Peers

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AS327983	Interworks Wireless Solutions	ZA
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AS37271	Workonline Communications(Pty) Ltd	ZA
AS6939	Hurricane Electric LLC	US
AS328266	Atomic (Pty) Ltd	ZA
AS328562	Swift Connect Private Company	ZA
AS37239	ICTGlobe Management Pty Ltd	ZA
AS37468	Angola Cables	AO
AS199524	G-Core Labs S.A.	LU
AS328122	Business Connexion PTY LTD	ZA

Upstreams

AS Number	Description	Country
AS3741	NTT DATA Inc, Infrastructure Solutions, CORE, MEA	ZA
AS39120	Convergenze S.p.A.	IT
AS37468	Angola Cables	AO
AS58453	China Mobile International Limited	HK
AS37271	Workonline Communications Pty Ltd	ZA
AS37497	Network Platforms PTY LTD	ZA
AS6939	Hurricane Electric LLC	US
AS327782	Metrofibre Networx	ZA
AS5713	SAIX NET	ZA

Downstreams

AS Number	Description	Country
AS328122	Business Connexion PTY LTD	ZA

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