lifecell ASN, MCC/MNC and IP prefixes

lifecell is a mobile operator in Ukraine, majority owned by NJJ Holding. The registry records one ASN for it, AS34058, registered to Limited Liability Company lifecell under the name LIFECELL-AS and documented as the mobile network. Its MCC/MNC is 255-06.

One ASN is recorded for lifecell, AS34058, with the documented mobile role. It is announcing, and at the last probe it originated 167 IPv4 prefixes against 4 IPv6 prefixes. Its RIPE object names Datagroup, AS3326, and RETN, AS9002, as upstreams and places the network at the GigaNET-IX, DTEL-IX and 1-IX exchanges. No second ASN is recorded for the operator, so the whole of its documented address space sits behind this one number.

An address whose origin ASN is AS34058 is routed by lifecell, and the registry documents that number as the mobile network. Since the operator has only the one recorded ASN, mobile and any other traffic it carries share the same origin, so the number identifies the operator rather than the access type. The IPv6 count is small next to the IPv4 count, so nearly all of what lifecell originates is IPv4. An address seen from this ASN belongs to lifecell's network, but the ASN alone does not settle what the subscriber behind it is using.

Research note. AS34058 RIPEstat holder 'LIFECELL-AS Limited Liability Company lifecell', announced; RIPE aut-num lists upstreams Datagroup AS3326 and RETN AS9002, IXes GigaNET-IX, DTEL-IX, 1-IX. No PeeringDB record found (asn and name search both empty). Wikipedia MCC 255 table: MNC 06 operational (GSM 900/1800, UMTS 2100, LTE 900/1800/2100/2600, 5G 3500; former life:)/Astelit). Company page: majority owner NJJ Holding (Xavier Niel, Iliad founder); part of the DVL group with Datagroup and Volia; mentions 4G and '5G trials'. 4g.lifecell.ua promotes 4G included in tariffs; no commercial 5G stated.