Windstream

AS7029
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Windstream Communications operates a regional fiber and IP transit network primarily serving enterprise and SMB customers across the southern and midwestern United States under its Kinetic brand. Operating under AS7029, the network originates a large IPv4 and IPv6 prefix set and maintains 13 US-focused IX presences. Windstream purchases upstream transit from Arelion, Tata, and Zayo, and provides dedicated internet access and SD-WAN services. RPKI ROV validation is enabled.

Data verified: 03/26/2026
Routing & Connectivity
AS Cone Rank#43
Known Peers317
Prefixes v42,596
Prefixes v6252
IX Presence13+IXPs
RPKI ROVenabled
Avg Path Length3.2
Downstream Peers267+
Source: bgp.toolsAvg path length derived from RouteViews (CC-BY 4.0)Verified 04/05/2026View live data on bgp.tools →
Operational Capabilities
BGP Communities
None
Flowspec
Not supported
RTBH
Not supported
IPv6
Native dual-stack
Port Sizes
100M – 10G
Commit Model
Flat-rate and burstable (95th percentile)
Source: Carrier documentationCarrier-sourcedVerified 04/05/2026View BGP communities on bgp.tools →
Content Provider Reach
10 providers tracked
Google
AS15169
Direct peer
Amazon/AWS
AS16509
No direct peer
Microsoft/Azure
AS8075
No direct peer
Meta
AS32934
No direct peer
Cloudflare
AS13335
Direct peer
Source: bgp.tools adjacency dataAdjacency only — no quality assessmentVerified 03/26/2026View all peers on bgp.tools →
Routing Governance
RPKI ROA Coverage
~84%
of originated prefixes have valid ROAs
RPKI Route Origin Validation
enabled
Rejects RPKI-invalid routes
IRR Records
ARIN
~4,534 route objects registered
DDoS Mitigation
Basic (contact NOC; no public scrubbing service documented)
RPKI: bgp.toolsIRR: IRR ExplorerVerified 04/02/2026
Facility Presence

No facility presence data available yet.

Verify This Data
bgp.tools
Live routing metrics, communities, RPKI
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PeeringDB
Peering policy, facilities, NOC contacts
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CAIDA AS Rank
Customer cone, provider/peer relationships
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RIPEstat
Routing history, BGP updates, path analysis
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bgp.he.net
Prefix list, peers, IX participation, IRR
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IRR Explorer
IRR objects, RPKI comparison, origin validation
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Windstream Website
Product pages, SLA terms, BGP community docs
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Community Intelligence
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