Mobile operator · Ireland

Vodafone Ireland ASN, MCC/MNC and IP prefixes

Vodafone Ireland is a mobile network operator in Ireland, part of Vodafone Group. It routes traffic through 3 autonomous systems (AS15502, AS34912, AS41883), which announced 221 prefixes at our last probe, and its SIMs carry MCC/MNC 272-01.

ASNs
3
Prefixes
221
Reviewed
September 2026
Country
Ireland (IE)
Parent group
Vodafone Group
ASNs
AS15502, AS34912, AS41883
MCC / MNC
272-01
Network generations
4G LTE, 5G
ASNs confirmed
3 of 3
Announced prefixes
221 at probe on 2026-09-06
Official site
www.vodafone.ie

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.
Vodafone Ireland autonomous systems
ASNHolder (RIPEstat)RoleAnnouncedIPv4 prefixesIPv6 prefixesEvidence
AS15502Vodafone-Ireland-ASN Vodafone Ireland LimitedPeeringDB: Vodafone Ireland · Cable/DSL/ISPMobile networkconfirmedyes2180source · RIPEstat · PeeringDB
AS34912IFN-AS Vodafone Ireland LimitedPeeringDB: Interfusion Networks · NSPRole not documentedconfirmedyes30source · RIPEstat · PeeringDB
AS41883CNT-AS Vodafone Ireland LimitedPeeringDB: Complete Telecom · Cable/DSL/ISPFixed-lineconfirmedno00source · 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.
Vodafone Ireland MCC and MNC
MCC-MNCMCCMNCSource
272-0127201en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_network_codes_in_IT

About Vodafone Ireland

Vodafone Ireland is a mobile and fixed operator in Ireland, part of Vodafone Group. AS15502, registered as Vodafone-Ireland-ASN to Vodafone Ireland Limited, is the documented mobile AS and carries fixed broadband as well; no mobile-only ASN is recorded. The registry lists one MCC/MNC code, 272-01, and 4G LTE and 5G generations.

The registry records three ASNs held by Vodafone Ireland Limited. AS15502 announced 218 IPv4 prefixes and no IPv6 prefixes at the last probe, and PeeringDB names it Vodafone Ireland with the type Cable/DSL/ISP. AS34912 announced 3 IPv4 prefixes and no IPv6 prefixes, and its PeeringDB entry reads Interfusion Networks, type NSP, from an acquired ISP; the registry documents no role for it. AS41883 announced nothing at the last probe, and its PeeringDB entry reads Complete Telecom, type Cable/DSL/ISP, on the fixed side.

An address whose origin ASN is one of these three is routed by Vodafone Ireland. AS15502 carries mobile and fixed broadband together, so an address originating there can be either and the ASN alone does not settle which. On AS34912 the role is not documented at all, so an address there could be mobile, fixed or enterprise. AS41883 announces no space, so an origin there is not expected. No ASN in this record isolates mobile traffic on its own.

Research note. AS15502 is Vodafone Ireland's main announced AS (RIPEstat holder 'Vodafone-Ireland-ASN Vodafone Ireland Limited'; PeeringDB net id 8181 name 'Vodafone Ireland', website vodafone.ie, type Cable/DSL/ISP) and carries both mobile and fixed broadband; no separate mobile-only AS found. AS34912: RIPEstat holder Vodafone Ireland Limited (announced) but PeeringDB record is 'Interfusion Networks' (interfusion.ie, NSP) - an acquired ISP, role not stated. AS41883: RIPEstat holder Vodafone Ireland Limited, NOT announced; PeeringDB record 'Complete Telecom' (complete.ie, Cable/DSL/ISP) - acquired fixed-line ISP. All other candidate ASNs (Verizon, AWS, Virgin Media, Three, Google etc.) rejected as different companies matching 'Ireland'. MCC/MNC: 272-01 Operational (GSM 900/1800, LTE 800/1800, 5G 2100/3500; UMTS shut down 2024); Wikipedia also lists 272-26 for Vodafone Ireland with status Unknown - not included. Generations: operator page states 'over 99% 4G population coverage' and '5G network ... live in selected areas across all 26 counties'. Parent: vodafone.ie/about-us states Eircell 'was acquired by Vodafone in 2001'; Vodafone Group site pages fetched do not name Ireland individually.

Check whether an IP belongs to Vodafone Ireland

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 AS15502
whois -h whois.radb.net -- '-i origin AS15502' | grep ^route

Questions

What is Vodafone Ireland's ASN?
AS15502, registered as Vodafone-Ireland-ASN to Vodafone Ireland Limited, is the main announced AS and the one documented as carrying mobile. The registry also records AS34912 and AS41883 under the same company, from acquired ISPs.
What is the MCC/MNC of Vodafone Ireland?
The registry lists a single code, 272-01, under mobile country code 272 for Ireland. No second code is recorded for Vodafone Ireland, so 272-01 is the only pairing this entry confirms for the operator's mobile network.
Is an IP from AS15502 a mobile IP?
Not necessarily. AS15502 carries Vodafone Ireland's mobile network and its fixed broadband on the same ASN, and the registry records no mobile-only AS for the operator, so an address there can be either and the origin ASN does not decide it.

Where Vodafone Ireland meets other networks

PeeringDB records Vodafone Ireland as a participant at internet exchanges in one city. Each city page lists the exchanges there and the other networks present.

Network cities in Ireland: Dublin, Cork.

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.