Vodafone Ukraine · Ukraine
Vodafone Ukraine is a mobile operator in Ukraine and part of NEQSOL Holding. The registry records AS21497, held by PrJSC VF UKRAINE under the name UMC-AS, as the ASN carrying its mobile network, plus a second ASN of the same holder, AS12294, with a fixed role. Its MCC/MNC is 255-01.
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.
| ASN | Holder (RIPEstat) | Role | Announced | IPv4 / IPv6 prefixes | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS21497 | UMC-AS PrJSC "VF UKRAINE" PeeringDB: Vodafone Ukraine · NSP | Mobile network confirmed | yes | 169 / 7 | source · RIPEstat · PeeringDB |
| AS12294 | TSYSTEMS PrJSC "VF UKRAINE" PeeringDB: MTS UKRAINE | Fixed-line confirmed | yes | 1 / 0 | source · 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.
About Vodafone Ukraine
Two ASNs are recorded for Vodafone Ukraine, both registered to PrJSC VF UKRAINE. AS21497 carries the documented mobile role and originated 169 IPv4 prefixes against 7 IPv6 prefixes at the last probe; PeeringDB lists it as Vodafone Ukraine with the network type NSP. AS12294 is recorded as fixed, announced a single IPv4 prefix and no IPv6, and appears in PeeringDB under the company's earlier name, MTS UKRAINE, with no network type recorded.
An address whose origin ASN is AS21497 is routed by Vodafone Ukraine, and the registry documents that number as the mobile network, so it is the one that attributes the operator's mobile traffic. AS12294 is recorded as fixed rather than mobile and announces almost nothing, so addresses from it are scarce and do not come from the consumer mobile network. Neither number pins down the access type of a single address on its own, because one operator ASN can route mobile, fixed and enterprise customers together.
Research note. AS21497 PeeringDB record: name Vodafone Ukraine, aka 'Vodafone Ukraine, UMC, Comstar-Ukraine, MTS Ukraine', website vodafone.ua, NSP - the consumer mobile network. AS12294 PeeringDB name 'MTS UKRAINE', RIPE as-name TSYSTEMS (Technological Systems / TSUA, NOC noc@tsua.net), org ORG-UMC1-RIPE, holder VF UKRAINE - a transit/fixed network of the same company, not the mobile access network. All other asn.txt candidates (Sky Vision, Synapse, Telesystems of Ukraine, GlobalLogic, banks, ministries, etc.) matched only on the keyword 'Ukraine' and are unrelated; excluded. Wikipedia MCC 255 table: MNC 01 operational (GSM 900/1800, UMTS 2100, LTE 900/1800/2600, TD-LTE 2600, 5G 3500; former UMC/MTS); candidate MNC 50 not in table, dropped. Company page: part of NEQSOL Holding since December 2019; offers 4G; public 5G test zones since 2025 in Lviv, Kharkiv, Borodianka; /en/network news (Aug 2026) reports 5G in Kyiv with 635k users and expansion in Lviv.
Checking whether an IP belongs to Vodafone Ukraine
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.
curl -s "https://stat.ripe.net/data/prefix-overview/data.json?resource=203.0.113.9" | jq '.data.asns'whois -h whois.radb.net -- '-i origin AS21497' | grep ^routeQuestions
What is Vodafone Ukraine's ASN?
AS21497, registered as UMC-AS to PrJSC VF UKRAINE, is the announced mobile network. The registry also records AS12294 for the same holder with a fixed role, which announced one IPv4 prefix and no IPv6 at the last probe.
What is the MCC/MNC of Vodafone Ukraine?
MCC 255 with MNC 01. MCC 255 is Ukraine and 01 is the network code recorded for the operator, carried over from its earlier UMC and MTS identities. The registry holds no other MCC/MNC pair for it.
Is an IP from AS21497 a mobile IP?
AS21497 is recorded as Vodafone Ukraine's mobile network, so an address originating there is routed by that network. The registry does not certify what any single address is used for, and an operator ASN can also carry fixed or enterprise customers.
Sources
- https://www.vodafone.ua/en
- https://www.vodafone.ua/en/company
- https://www.vodafone.ua/en/network
- https://www.peeringdb.com/api/net?asn=21497
- https://www.peeringdb.com/api/net?asn=12294
- https://stat.ripe.net/data/as-overview/data.json?resource=AS21497
- https://stat.ripe.net/data/as-overview/data.json?resource=AS12294
- https://rest.db.ripe.net/ripe/aut-num/AS12294.json
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_network_codes_in_ITU_region_2xx_(Europe)
- RIPEstat Data API (holder, announced prefixes)
- PeeringDB API (network records)