Mobile operator · Canada

Bell ASN, MCC/MNC and IP prefixes

Bell is a mobile network operator in Canada, part of BCE Inc. It routes traffic through 2 autonomous systems (AS36522, AS577), which announced 1,802 prefixes at our last probe, and its SIMs carry MCC/MNC 302-610, 302-630.

ASNs
2
Prefixes
1,802
Reviewed
September 2026
Country
Canada (CA)
Parent group
BCE Inc.
ASNs
AS36522, AS577
MCC / MNC
302-610, 302-630
Network generations
4G LTE, 5G
ASNs confirmed
2 of 2
Announced prefixes
1,802 at probe on 2026-09-06
Official site
www.bell.ca

Autonomous systems

Holder names and prefix counts come from the RIPE NCC's RIPEstat Data API, fetched on 2026-09-06. Role and confidence come from the evidence linked in each row; "confirmed" means a PeeringDB or RIPEstat record, or the operator's own site, names the operator.
Bell autonomous systems
ASNHolder (RIPEstat)RoleAnnouncedIPv4 prefixesIPv6 prefixesEvidence
AS36522BELLMOBILITY-1 - BELL MOBILITY INC.Mobile networkconfirmedyes1475source · RIPEstat
AS577BACOM - Bell CanadaPeeringDB: Bell Canada Backbone · NSPFixed-lineconfirmedyes1,57971source · RIPEstat · PeeringDB

Mobile network codes

The MCC identifies the country and the MNC identifies the operator inside it. Together they appear in the IMSI of every SIM on the network and in device diagnostics; they are how a handset knows which network it is on.
Bell MCC and MNC
MCC-MNCMCCMNCSource
302-610302610en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_network_codes_in_IT
302-630302630en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_network_codes_in_IT

About Bell

Bell is a mobile network operator in Canada and a subsidiary of BCE Inc. The registry records AS36522, registered to Bell Mobility Inc., as the ASN carrying its mobile network, alongside AS577, the Bell Canada fixed backbone. Bell's recorded MCC/MNC codes are 302-610 and 302-630, and the registry lists 4G LTE and 5G for the network.

The registry holds two ASNs for Bell. AS36522, registered as BELLMOBILITY-1 to Bell Mobility Inc., is the one documented as mobile, and at the last probe it announced 147 IPv4 prefixes and 5 IPv6 prefixes. AS577, registered as BACOM to Bell Canada, is recorded as the fixed backbone and announced 1,579 IPv4 prefixes and 71 IPv6 prefixes at the last probe. PeeringDB has a record for AS577 under the name Bell Canada Backbone, typed NSP. It holds no record for AS36522.

An address whose origin ASN is AS36522 is routed by Bell on the side of the network documented as mobile. An address originating from AS577 is routed by Bell Canada on the fixed backbone, so it is not evidence of a mobile connection. The registry maps an ASN to the operator that announces it and to a recorded role. It does not track individual addresses, so an ASN alone will not tell you which subscriber or device held one.

Research note. Bell coverage page heading: 'Coverage Map for Bell 4G LTE, 5G, 5G+ & 5G+ Advanced Networks'. AS36522 (BELL MOBILITY INC.) is announced per RIPEstat and is the mobile ASN; AS577 (BACOM) is the Bell Canada backbone. PeeringDB returned 404 (no record) for AS36522 and 429 for AS577. Candidate MNC 302-651 does not appear in either MCC/MNC table consulted and was dropped as unconfirmed; 302-630 (Aliant Mobility / Bell Aliant) is listed with status 'Unknown' in both tables - kept as a Bell-owned code but not verified operational. 302-610 is the main Bell Mobility code (LTE + 5G bands). Table also lists 302-690 (Bell, UMTS) and 302-880 (Bell/Telus/SaskTel shared) not in candidates. Parent: Wikipedia Bell Canada infobox 'Type: Subsidiary; Parent: BCE Inc.'; bce.ca pages fetched did not state the relationship explicitly. Other candidates (601, 602, 684, 831, 855, 6539, 6608, 7122, 7398, 8187, 11489, 11566, 13650, 27181, 40304, 53829, 54182, 62596) are Bell Canada fixed/legacy/regional names (MTS, Aliant, KMTS, Axia, Bell Media) and were not verified as mobile.

Check whether an IP belongs to Bell

Look up the origin ASN of the address and compare it with the table above. RIPEstat answers for any address, and the RADB whois mirror lists the routes registered under an ASN.
Origin ASN of an address
curl -s "https://stat.ripe.net/data/prefix-overview/data.json?resource=203.0.113.9" | jq '.data.asns'
Routes registered under AS36522
whois -h whois.radb.net -- '-i origin AS36522' | grep ^route

Questions

What is Bell's ASN?
The registry records AS36522, registered to Bell Mobility Inc., as the ASN documented as carrying Bell's mobile network. AS577, registered as BACOM to Bell Canada, is recorded with a fixed role and is the Bell Canada backbone. Both were announced at the last probe.
What is the MCC/MNC of Bell?
The registry records two codes for Bell, both under MCC 302, with MNC 610 and MNC 630, written together as 302-610 and 302-630. 302-610 is the main Bell Mobility code. 302-630 is recorded as a Bell-owned code whose operational status the registry does not confirm.
Is an IP from AS36522 a mobile IP?
AS36522 is the ASN the registry documents as mobile for Bell, so an address originating there is routed by that part of the network. The registry holds no data on individual addresses, so it cannot confirm that a particular one was in use on a handset rather than another device.

Where Bell meets other networks

PeeringDB records Bell as a participant at internet exchanges in 3 cities. Each city page lists the exchanges there and the other networks present.

Network cities in Canada: Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Winnipeg.

Sources

ASN and prefix data describe how the operator's networks are registered and announced. They do not identify an individual subscriber or where a device is, since carriers route traffic from many areas through shared gateways.