CommScope Inc

MA-L
MA-L: a full /24 OUI block, IEEE's largest, covering 16,777,216 addresses.
Prefix00:40:20:00:00:00 /24
Vendor addressUnit 1, Kinmel Park Bodelwyddan RHYL GB LL18 5TZ
RegisteredApr 22, 1998
Block range00:40:20:00:00:00– 00:40:20:FF:FF:FF
Address capacity16,777,216
AdministrationUniversally administered: its prefix comes from a block registered through the IEEE Registration Authority
TransmissionUnicast: addressed to a single device
SourceIEEE Registration Authority

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Ownership timeline

  1. Apr 22, 1998 – Aug 18, 2007 PINACL COMMUNICATION name changedaddress changed
  2. Aug 18, 2007 – Apr 14, 2011 Tyco Electronics (UK) Ltd name changed
  3. Apr 14, 2011 – Oct 9, 2015 TE Connectivity Ltd. name changedaddress changed
  4. Oct 9, 2015 – present CommScope Inc

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CommScope Inc holds 2 registered blocks in the IEEE registry, ranking #1,770 of 33,427 organizations by block count.