Apple Updates Application
The following page provides details on domains, networks, IPs, hosting services, and content delivery networks used by Apple Updates.
What is Apple Updates?
Apple Updates - OS/Software Updates
Apple Updates is a service provided for installing, restoring, and updating software on Apple devices: iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS.
Apple Updates Domains
Primary Domains
- gdmf.apple.com
- mesu.apple.com
- xp.apple.com
- configuration.apple.com
- mesu.g.aaplimg.com
- gdmf.v.aaplimg.com
- updates.cdn-apple.com
- and 27 more
Platform Domains
| Platform | Sample Domain | Details |
|---|---|---|
|
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{hidden}.origin-apple.com.akadns.net | and 28 more |
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{hidden}.cdn-apple.com.w.kunlunca.com | |
|
|
{hidden}.apple.map.fastly.net |
Core Networks
Applications are sometimes deployed on partner networks, parent company networks, or regional hosting providers. The following is a sample of Apple Updates IP addresses deployed on this type of network.
| Network | IP | PoP | Category | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
17.23.18.34 | Core Network | Business | United States |
|
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17.33.131.1 | Core Network | Business | United Kingdom |
|
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17.33.131.24 | Core Network | Business | Germany |
|
|
17.33.131.40 | Core Network | Business | Netherlands |
|
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17.33.131.72 | Core Network | Business | Japan |
| ... and and 57 more more | ||||
Hosting
| SaaS | Sample IP | # of IPs |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39.91.190.100 | 2 |
Apple Updates primarily uses China Unicom for its cloud hosting needs.
Content Delivery Network - Company CDN
Apple Updates uses an in-house company content delivery network (CDN). The CDN delivers content to very edge of the network and is often hosted inside Internet Service Provider (ISP) networks.
| Edge CDN | IPs |
|---|---|
|
|
1041 |
| Network | PoP | Location | Category | Sample IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Cape Town | South Africa | ISP/Telco | 196.44.10.16 |
|
|
San Jose | United States | ISP/Telco | 209.170.121.177 |
|
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San Jose | United States | ISP/Telco | 209.170.121.176 |
|
|
Luzern | Switzerland | ISP/Telco | 193.5.6.16 |
|
|
Moncton | Canada | ISP/Telco | 72.136.241.176 |
|
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Atlanta | United States | ISP/Telco | 208.54.62.80 |
|
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Vilnius | Lithuania | ISP/Telco | 84.15.67.144 |
|
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Vancouver | Canada | ISP/Telco | 24.244.43.112 |
|
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Warsaw | Poland | ISP/Telco | 195.136.71.113 |
|
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Brisbane | Australia | ISP/Telco | 202.86.119.80 |
|
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Johannesburg | South Africa | ISP/Telco | 168.210.6.80 |
|
|
Porto Alegre | Brazil | ISP/Telco | 200.248.59.240 |
|
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Toronto | Canada | ISP/Telco | 72.136.193.48 |
|
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Buenos Aires | Argentina | ISP/Telco | 200.115.95.48 |
|
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Richmond Hill | Canada | ISP/Telco | 72.136.193.80 |
... and 1026 more on the Apple CDN edge network.
Content Delivery Networks - CDNs
Summary
| CDN | Sample IP | # of IPs |
|---|---|---|
|
|
223.223.168.73 | 11434 |
|
|
199.232.191.8 | 233 |
|
|
101.89.125.241 | 128 |
To get information to end users more quickly, many apps - including Apple Updates - use Content Delivery Networks (CDNs).
Anycast
| CDN | Sample IP | # of IPs |
|---|---|---|
|
|
199.232.95.8 | 35 |
Network Map
PoP Locations
| CDN | Location | PoP | Network | # of IPs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Shanghai | China |
|
32 |
|
|
Brussels | Belgium |
|
2 |
|
|
Seattle | United States |
|
3 |
|
|
Amsterdam | Netherlands |
|
4 |
|
|
San Jose | United States |
|
5 |
|
|
New York | United States |
|
3 |
|
|
London | United Kingdom |
|
6 |
|
|
Melbourne | Australia |
|
3 |
|
|
Sao Paulo | Brazil |
|
5 |
|
|
Tokyo | Japan |
|
10 |
|
|
Paris | France |
|
6 |
|
|
Toronto | Canada |
|
2 |
|
|
Madrid | Spain |
|
5 |
|
|
Montreal | Canada |
|
7 |
|
|
Columbus | United States |
|
2 |
|
|
Chennai | India |
|
2 |
|
|
Dallas | United States |
|
6 |
|
|
Johannesburg | South Africa |
|
3 |
|
|
Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
|
3 |
|
|
Houston | United States |
|
3 |
|
|
Los Angeles | United States |
|
6 |
|
|
Rotterdam | Netherlands |
|
2 |
|
|
Mumbai | India |
|
1 |
|
|
Vancouver | Canada |
|
3 |
|
|
Buenos Aires | Argentina |
|
3 |
|
|
Santiago | Chile |
|
4 |
|
|
Cape Town | South Africa |
|
4 |
|
|
Lima | Peru |
|
2 |
|
|
Oslo | Norway |
|
2 |
|
|
Milan | Italy |
|
7 |
|
|
Helsinki | Finland |
|
2 |
|
|
Curitiba | Brazil |
|
1 |
|
|
Vienna | Austria |
|
4 |
|
|
New Delhi | India |
|
1 |
|
|
Dublin | Ireland |
|
2 |
|
|
Copenhagen | Denmark |
|
3 |
|
|
Singapore | Singapore |
|
10 |
|
|
Brisbane | Australia |
|
1 |
|
|
Manchester | United Kingdom |
|
2 |
|
|
Marseille | France |
|
4 |
|
|
Miami | United States |
|
6 |
|
|
Kolkata | India |
|
1 |
|
|
Stockholm | Sweden |
|
2 |
|
|
Munich | Germany |
|
3 |
|
|
Sofia | Bulgaria |
|
4 |
|
|
Fortaleza | Brazil |
|
1 |
|
|
Accra | Ghana |
|
2 |
|
|
Manila | Philippines |
|
3 |
|
|
Ashburn | United States |
|
6 |
|
|
Dubai | United Arab Emirates |
|
4 |
|
|
Chicago | United States |
|
6 |
|
|
Lisbon | Portugal |
|
4 |
|
|
Frankfurt | Germany |
|
8 |
|
|
Atlanta | United States |
|
2 |
|
|
Sydney | Australia |
|
2 |
|
|
Prague | Czechia |
|
68 |
|
|
Madrid | Spain |
|
223 |
|
|
Vienna | Austria |
|
238 |
|
|
London | United Kingdom |
|
284 |
|
|
Frankfurt | Germany |
|
521 |
|
|
Munich | Germany |
|
53 |
|
|
Amsterdam | Netherlands |
|
69 |
|
|
Marseille | France |
|
51 |
|
|
Johannesburg | South Africa |
|
215 |
|
|
Palermo | Italy |
|
32 |
|
|
Fujairah | United Arab Emirates |
|
82 |
|
|
Helsinki | Finland |
|
7 |
|
|
Warsaw | Poland |
|
180 |
|
|
Seoul | South Korea |
|
103 |
|
|
Dusseldorf | Germany |
|
44 |
|
|
Athens | Greece |
|
79 |
|
|
Hamburg | Germany |
|
19 |
|
|
Curitiba | Brazil |
|
30 |
|
|
Cape Town | South Africa |
|
97 |
|
|
Paris | France |
|
230 |
|
|
Sao Paulo | Brazil |
|
151 |
|
|
Chicago | United States |
|
189 |
|
|
Manchester | United Kingdom |
|
51 |
|
|
Copenhagen | Denmark |
|
49 |
|
|
Amman | Jordan |
|
5 |
|
|
Singapore | Singapore |
|
372 |
|
|
Bucharest | Romania |
|
77 |
|
|
Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
|
42 |
|
|
Mombasa | Kenya |
|
64 |
|
|
Dublin | Ireland |
|
49 |
|
|
Istanbul | Turkey |
|
79 |
|
|
Ankara | Turkey |
|
4 |
|
|
Dar es Salaam | Tanzania |
|
5 |
|
|
Stockholm | Sweden |
|
208 |
|
|
Buenos Aires | Argentina |
|
101 |
|
|
Sydney | Australia |
|
332 |
|
|
Oslo | Norway |
|
84 |
|
|
Santiago | Chile |
|
85 |
|
|
Milan | Italy |
|
182 |
|
|
Schiphol | Netherlands |
|
24 |
|
|
Bogota | Colombia |
|
117 |
|
|
Lisbon | Portugal |
|
134 |
|
|
Seattle | United States |
|
101 |
|
|
Glattbrugg | Switzerland |
|
48 |
|
|
Houston | United States |
|
39 |
|
|
Salvador | Brazil |
|
2 |
|
|
Porto Alegre | Brazil |
|
12 |
|
|
Fortaleza | Brazil |
|
54 |
|
|
Aarhus | Denmark |
|
2 |
|
|
Rome | Italy |
|
38 |
|
|
Durban | South Africa |
|
9 |
|
|
Pretoria | South Africa |
|
2 |
|
|
Barcelona | Spain |
|
65 |
|
|
Florianopolis | Brazil |
|
7 |
|
|
Vancouver | Canada |
|
33 |
|
|
Ashburn | United States |
|
256 |
|
|
Doha | Qatar |
|
4 |
|
|
Lima | Peru |
|
63 |
|
|
Kampala | Uganda |
|
4 |
|
|
Berlin | Germany |
|
18 |
|
|
Brussels | Belgium |
|
46 |
|
|
Kyiv | Ukraine |
|
6 |
|
|
Haarlem | Netherlands |
|
44 |
|
|
Sofia | Bulgaria |
|
44 |
|
|
Tel Aviv | Israel |
|
22 |
|
|
Katowice | Poland |
|
13 |
|
|
Jakarta | Indonesia |
|
23 |
|
|
New York | United States |
|
84 |
|
|
Cyberjaya | Malaysia |
|
34 |
|
|
Chennai | India |
|
136 |
|
|
Tokyo | Japan |
|
327 |
|
|
Lithia Springs | United States |
|
27 |
|
|
Dallas | United States |
|
137 |
|
|
Honolulu | United States |
|
6 |
|
|
Minneapolis | United States |
|
16 |
|
|
New Delhi | India |
|
144 |
|
|
Los Angeles | United States |
|
259 |
|
|
Mount Prospect | United States |
|
59 |
|
|
Toronto | Canada |
|
77 |
|
|
Melbourne | Australia |
|
115 |
|
|
Manila | Philippines |
|
3 |
|
|
Miami | United States |
|
377 |
|
|
Hyderabad | India |
|
33 |
|
|
Mumbai | India |
|
234 |
|
|
Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
|
256 |
|
|
San Jose | Costa Rica |
|
3 |
|
|
Englewood | United States |
|
23 |
|
|
Irving | United States |
|
64 |
|
|
Surabaya | Indonesia |
|
6 |
|
|
Marietta | United States |
|
32 |
|
|
Secaucus | United States |
|
144 |
|
|
Boston | United States |
|
14 |
|
|
San Diego | United States |
|
2 |
|
|
Auckland | New Zealand |
|
46 |
|
|
Baghdad | Iraq |
|
4 |
|
|
Santiago de Queretaro | Mexico |
|
116 |
|
|
Chandigarh | India |
|
2 |
|
|
Bekasi | Indonesia |
|
2 |
|
|
San Jose | United States |
|
54 |
|
|
Kolkata | India |
|
24 |
|
|
Atlanta | United States |
|
69 |
|
|
Tempe | United States |
|
6 |
|
|
Mexico City | Mexico |
|
9 |
|
|
Santa Clara | United States |
|
40 |
|
|
Cebu | Philippines |
|
2 |
|
|
McAllen | United States |
|
26 |
|
|
Taipei | Taiwan |
|
62 |
|
|
Bangkok | Thailand |
|
56 |
|
|
Osaka | Japan |
|
80 |
|
|
Makati | Philippines |
|
4 |
|
|
Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
|
32 |
|
|
Guadalajara | Mexico |
|
2 |
|
|
Mandaluyong | Philippines |
|
5 |
|
|
Brisbane | Australia |
|
142 |
|
|
Montreal | Canada |
|
34 |
|
|
Wellington | New Zealand |
|
3 |
|
|
Guwahati | India |
|
1 |
|
|
Kaohsiung | Taiwan |
|
4 |
|
|
Taichung | Taiwan |
|
27 |
|
|
Perth | Australia |
|
72 |
|
|
Dubai | United Arab Emirates |
|
47 |
|
|
Coimbatore | India |
|
11 |
|
|
Hanoi | Vietnam |
|
3 |
|
|
Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam |
|
2 |
|
|
Adelaide | Australia |
|
9 |
|
|
Bengaluru | India |
|
100 |
|
|
Sunshine Coast | Australia |
|
5 |
|
|
Nagpur | India |
|
4 |
|
|
Quezon City | Philippines |
|
4 |
|
|
Cleveland | United States |
|
3 |
|
|
Hillsboro | United States |
|
5 |
|
|
Nonthaburi | Thailand |
|
3 |
|
|
Pune | India |
|
3 |
|
|
Pekanbaru | Indonesia |
|
1 |
|
|
Brasilia | Brazil |
|
33 |
|
|
Jeddah | Saudi Arabia |
|
1 |
|
|
Jaipur | India |
|
6 |
|
|
Bhopal | India |
|
2 |
|
|
Lucena | Philippines |
|
2 |
|
|
Ahmedabad | India |
|
1 |
|
|
Riyadh | Saudi Arabia |
|
2 |
|
|
Recife | Brazil |
|
38 |
|
|
Las Vegas | United States |
|
7 |
|
|
Montevideo | Uruguay |
|
3 |
|
|
Detroit | United States |
|
2 |
|
|
San Pedro Sula | Honduras |
|
2 |
|
|
Omaha | United States |
|
6 |
|
|
Bishkek | Kyrgyzstan |
|
2 |
|
|
Edmonton | Canada |
|
2 |
|
|
Riga | Latvia |
|
4 |
|
|
Pittsburgh | United States |
|
2 |
|
|
Kanpur | India |
|
1 |
|
|
Zurich | Switzerland |
|
3 |
|
|
Muscat | Oman |
|
3 |
|
|
Ranchi | India |
|
3 |
|
|
Philadelphia | United States |
|
12 |
|
|
Cordoba | Argentina |
|
4 |
|
|
Nicosia | Cyprus |
|
9 |
|
|
Istanbul | Turkey |
|
2 |
|
|
Accra | Ghana |
|
3 |
|
|
Amman | Jordan |
|
9 |
|
|
Dakar | Senegal |
|
8 |
|
|
Fort-de-France | Martinique |
|
11 |
|
|
Riga | Latvia |
|
6 |
|
|
Vilnius | Lithuania |
|
6 |
|
|
Johannesburg | South Africa |
|
16 |
|
|
Kyiv | Ukraine |
|
10 |
|
|
Riga | Latvia |
|
70 |
|
|
Bucharest | Romania |
|
10 |
|
|
Muscat | Oman |
|
12 |
|
|
Amman | Jordan |
|
9 |
|
|
Muscat | Oman |
|
11 |
|
|
Pretoria | South Africa |
|
2 |
|
|
Cape Town | South Africa |
|
4 |
|
|
Dar es Salaam | Tanzania |
|
7 |
|
|
San Fernando | Philippines |
|
2 |
|
|
Makati | Philippines |
|
6 |
|
|
Manila | Philippines |
|
6 |
|
|
Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
|
14 |
|
|
Singapore | Singapore |
|
2 |
|
|
Tokyo | Japan |
|
2 |
|
|
Sydney | Australia |
|
20 |
|
|
Osaka | Japan |
|
1 |
|
|
Chennai | India |
|
1 |
|
|
Kolkata | India |
|
4 |
|
|
Kochi | India |
|
6 |
|
|
Copenhagen | Denmark |
|
6 |
|
|
Dusseldorf | Germany |
|
6 |
|
|
Dortmund | Germany |
|
5 |
|
|
Luanda | Angola |
|
6 |
|
|
Hanoi | Vietnam |
|
8 |
|
|
Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam |
|
6 |
|
|
Jakarta | Indonesia |
|
1 |
|
|
Singapore | Singapore |
|
1 |
|
|
Ulaanbaatar | Mongolia |
|
12 |
|
|
Sydney | Australia |
|
3 |
|
|
Melbourne | Australia |
|
12 |
|
|
Brisbane | Australia |
|
10 |
|
|
Auckland | New Zealand |
|
2 |
|
|
Hanoi | Vietnam |
|
1 |
|
|
Amman | Jordan |
|
6 |
|
|
Manila | Philippines |
|
13 |
|
|
Montreal | Canada |
|
25 |
|
|
Toronto | Canada |
|
3 |
|
|
San Jose | Costa Rica |
|
15 |
|
|
Lausanne | Switzerland |
|
2 |
|
|
Zurich | Switzerland |
|
11 |
|
|
Palanga | Lithuania |
|
4 |
|
|
Sao Paulo | Brazil |
|
8 |
|
|
Cuiabá | Brazil |
|
6 |
|
|
Taichung | Taiwan |
|
7 |
|
|
Taipei | Taiwan |
|
24 |
|
|
Vancouver | Canada |
|
12 |
|
|
Tampere | Finland |
|
4 |
|
|
Resistencia | Argentina |
|
5 |
|
|
Buenos Aires | Argentina |
|
2 |
|
|
Sydney | Australia |
|
33 |
|
|
Adelaide | Australia |
|
23 |
|
|
Mumbai | India |
|
2 |
|
|
Bangkok | Thailand |
|
14 |
|
|
Toronto | Canada |
|
8 |
|
|
Quebec | Canada |
|
7 |
Other Locations
| CDN | Location | PoP | Network | # of IPs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Core Network | China |
|
96 |
|
|
Core Network | Serbia | ASN AS8400 | 12 |
|
|
Core Network | Slovakia | ASN AS6855 | 7 |
|
|
Core Network | Lithuania |
|
4 |
|
|
Core Network | Finland |
|
11 |
|
|
Core Network | Sweden |
|
12 |
|
|
Core Network | Armenia | ASN AS8932 | 6 |
|
|
Core Network | Portugal |
|
2 |
|
|
Core Network | Slovenia | ASN AS34779 | 10 |
|
|
Core Network | Slovakia | ASN AS31117 | 10 |
|
|
Core Network | Israel | ASN AS1680 | 9 |
|
|
Core Network | Ukraine | ASN AS35320 | 2 |
|
|
Core Network | Georgia | ASN AS16010 | 2 |
|
|
Core Network | Australia |
|
8 |
|
|
Core Network | Denmark | ASN AS31027 | 12 |
|
|
Core Network | United States |
|
15 |
|
|
Core Network | Australia |
|
4 |
|
|
Core Network | Thailand |
|
4 |
|
|
Core Network | Poland |
|
4 |
|
|
Core Network | Germany |
|
1 |
|
|
Core Network | Italy |
|
2 |
|
|
Core Network | Philippines |
|
2 |
|
|
Core Network | Singapore |
|
2 |
|
|
Core Network | Jersey | ASN AS8681 | 8 |
|
|
Core Network | Belarus | ASN AS6697 | 12 |
|
|
Core Network | Iraq | ASN AS21277 | 9 |
|
|
Core Network | Ukraine | ASN AS197563 | 9 |
|
|
Core Network | Azerbaijan | ASN AS39232 | 2 |
|
|
Core Network | South Africa |
|
4 |
|
|
Core Network | Bahamas | ASN AS15146 | 10 |
|
|
Core Network | South Africa |
|
1 |
|
|
Core Network | Egypt | ASN AS24863 | 5 |
|
|
Core Network | Tunisia | ASN AS2609 | 12 |
|
|
Core Network | Vietnam |
|
18 |
|
|
Core Network | Australia | ASN AS58511 | 10 |
|
|
Core Network | Macao | ASN AS4609 | 14 |
|
|
Core Network | Vietnam | ASN AS45903 | 8 |
|
|
Core Network | India |
|
26 |
|
|
Core Network | Nepal | ASN AS55915 | 12 |
|
|
Core Network | Pakistan | ASN AS17557 | 12 |
|
|
Core Network | Taiwan | ASN AS9416 | 14 |
|
|
Core Network | Canada |
|
4 |
|
|
Core Network | Latvia | ASN AS12578 | 3 |
|
|
Core Network | Israel | ASN AS12400 | 36 |
|
|
Core Network | Georgia | ASN AS35805 | 5 |
|
|
Core Network | Bahrain | ASN AS5416 | 2 |
|
|
Core Network | Jordan | ASN AS9038 | 8 |
|
|
Core Network | Serbia | ASN AS13004 | 13 |
|
|
Core Network | Denmark | ASN AS3292 | 8 |
|
|
Core Network | Mongolia | ASN AS55805 | 13 |
|
|
Core Network | Cambodia | ASN AS45498 | 1 |
|
|
Core Network | India | ASN AS138754 | 10 |
|
|
Core Network | Nepal | ASN AS139922 | 2 |
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Core Network | India | ASN AS133720 | 3 |
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Core Network | French Polynesia | ASN AS55943 | 2 |
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Core Network | India | ASN AS24309 | 2 |
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Core Network | Pakistan | ASN AS38193 | 14 |
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Core Network | Pakistan | ASN AS132165 | 20 |
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Core Network | Laos | ASN AS9873 | 8 |
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Core Network | Hong Kong | ASN AS9381 | 4 |
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Core Network | Thailand | ASN AS4651 | 28 |
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Core Network | Nepal | ASN AS137187 | 1 |
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Core Network | Philippines |
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3 |
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Core Network | Taiwan | ASN AS4780 | 1 |
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Core Network | Hungary |
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14 |
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Core Network | Brazil |
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8 |
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Core Network | Peru |
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12 |
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Core Network | Botswana | ASN AS14988 | 2 |
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Core Network | Thailand |
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2 |
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Core Network | Taiwan |
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4 |
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Core Network | Uruguay | ASN AS6057 | 16 |
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Core Network | India | ASN AS45820 | 16 |
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Core Network | Qatar | ASN AS200612 | 2 |
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Core Network | Venezuela | ASN AS21826 | 14 |
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Core Network | Bolivia | ASN AS27839 | 6 |
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Core Network | Paraguay | ASN AS27895 | 4 |
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Core Network | El Salvador | ASN AS27773 | 6 |
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Core Network | Slovenia | ASN AS5603 | 4 |
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Core Network | Finland |
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6 |
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Core Network | Switzerland |
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49 |
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Core Network | Greece | ASN AS5408 | 6 |
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Core Network | Portugal | ASN AS1930 | 12 |
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Core Network | South Africa |
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8 |
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Core Network | Rwanda | ASN AS327899 | 2 |
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Core Network | Belize | ASN AS10269 | 5 |
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Core Network | United States | ASN AS10269 | 4 |
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Core Network | Brazil |
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5 |
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Core Network | Guam | ASN AS9246 | 10 |
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Core Network | Brunei | ASN AS10094 | 4 |
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Core Network | New Zealand |
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1 |
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Core Network | Thailand | ASN AS38040 | 2 |
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Core Network | South Korea | ASN AS9848 | 2 |
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Core Network | South Korea | ASN AS1237 | 6 |
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Core Network | Malaysia | ASN AS9930 | 4 |
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Core Network | Latvia |
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1 |
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Core Network | Hong Kong | ASN AS4760 | 8 |
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Core Network | Cambodia | ASN AS55329 | 10 |
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Core Network | Italy | ASN AS28716 | 2 |
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Core Network | Sweden |
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25 |
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Core Network | Finland |
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15 |
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Core Network | Italy |
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128 |
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Core Network | Greece |
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15 |
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Core Network | New Zealand |
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4 |
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Core Network | Philippines |
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15 |
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Core Network | India | ASN AS55824 | 2 |
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Core Network | Thailand |
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9 |
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Core Network | Brazil | ASN AS7738 | 3 |