Business Wire

Data as of 2026-07-26
BGP inherited
Cluster stats
Netblocks7 · 1,296 IPv4 addresses
IPv6 2 prefixes (largest 2a00:2381:a23::/48)
Registered in United States (3) · United Kingdom (2)
All fragments 10 blocks across 4 clusters
Cluster ID214443819
RegistryBGP
Customersfind customers using this network →
Evidence & provenance ?
Attribution BGP parent (inherited)
Shared handles clustered on 12 shared RIR contact/maintainer handles
Registry names 4 distinct registrant names across these blocks
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Footprint over time

6 weekly snapshots · JSON
7 +1 netblocks since 2026-07-05
2026-07-05 peak 7 2026-07-26

IP Ranges (7)

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CIDR Org name Registry Status Confidence
8.42.25.0/24 Business Wire BGP ANNOUNCED ● high
204.8.174.0/23 Business Wire BGP ANNOUNCED ● high
62.67.41.96/29 BUSINESS-WIRE-INC RIPE ASSIGNED PA ● low
204.8.172.0/22 Business Wire ARIN DIRECT ALLOCATION ● low
212.73.244.224/29 BUSINESS-WIRE RIPE ASSIGNED PA ● low
2a00:2381:a23::/48 BUSINESS-WIRE RIPE AGGREGATED-BY-LIR ● low
2a00:2381:a23::/56 BUSINESS-WIRE RIPE ASSIGNED ● low

IPv6 ranges (2)

CIDR
2a00:2381:a23::/48
2a00:2381:a23::/56

Network trust

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RPKI hygiene: D how networks compare →
28.6% of checked blocks have valid RPKI ROA coverage (2 of 7)
Possible discrepancies (2)

These blocks are registered to Business Wire but cryptographically authorized for a different, unrelated network (1 distinct holder) — often M&A history, multi-homing, or outsourced/managed hosting, occasionally worth a closer look.

2a00:2381:a23::/48 /48 authorized for AS2856 — British Telecommunications Limited
2a00:2381:a23::/56 /56 authorized for AS2856 — British Telecommunications Limited

NIC Handles

AB34802-RIPE AS31776 BTNET-MNT BUSINE-8 BWNO-ARIN BWNO-ARIN BWNO-ARIN DUMY-RIPE DUMY-RIPE LEVEL3-MNT NETWO8743-ARIN QUZAUK