Range holder · Hungerford

KDDI Europe Ltd in Hungerford

01488 numbering ranges allocated by Ofcom

About KDDI Europe Ltd’s Hungerford allocation

When KDDI Europe Ltd is the range holder for +44 1488 it means Ofcom recorded KDDI Europe Ltd as the provider entitled to issue numbers from these blocks when they were first allocated under the UK National Telephone Numbering Plan. 1 Hungerford-facing block sits against KDDI Europe Ltd in the current Ofcom snapshot, each of which can carry up to ten thousand individual digits available for assignment to end customers.

Hungerford’s Berkshire telecoms estate is shaped by Hungerford's residential and business catchment: a dense urban exchange typically hosts allocations from several national operators in parallel, which is why you see KDDI Europe Ltd’s blocks alongside other range holders on the same 01488 code. Local switching capacity, historic Openreach exchange footprints, and KDDI Europe Ltd’s wholesale routing arrangements all influence which blocks land in Hungerford rather than elsewhere on the national plan.

Treat this allocation as a starting point, not a verdict on any specific caller. UK numbers are portable, so the current carrier on a given 01488 digit string may differ from the range holder shown — read Range Holder vs current provider for the distinction, and How Ofcom allocates UK phone numbers for the wider context behind the table below.

KDDI Europe Ltd on 01488: by the numbers

Hungerford blocks
1
In active service
100%
Share of 01488
0%
Holders on code
94

Of the 1 block KDDI Europe Ltd runs on the 01488 code, 1 (100%) is marked as actively allocated in the current Ofcom snapshot.

By number family these blocks are 100% geographic (01 / 02) — a profile that tells you what kind of caller a Hungerford KDDI Europe Ltd number is likely to be before you even dial it back.

KDDI Europe Ltd runs 1 of the 795 allocated blocks on the 01488 dialling code — roughly 0% of Hungerford’s mapped allocation, shared with 93 other range holders. Most are listed as "Allocated", which means the block is currently in active service with a communications provider.

Allocated ranges

KDDI Europe Ltd blocks on the 01488 (Hungerford) dialling code.

PrefixStatus
+44 1488Allocated

FAQs about KDDI Europe Ltd on 01488

Why does KDDI Europe Ltd appear on Hungerford (01488) numbers?

KDDI Europe Ltd is listed in Ofcom's UK Numbering Data feed as the originally-allocated range holder for 1 number block on the 01488 dialling code, which covers Hungerford. That allocation pre-dates any individual customer — it simply means Ofcom recognised KDDI Europe Ltd as the wholesale operator entitled to issue those digits when the block was first allocated.

Are calls from a Hungerford KDDI Europe Ltd-allocated number safe?

An Ofcom allocation only tells you which provider the block was issued to; it is not a safety verdict. UK numbers can be ported between networks, and any UK area code can be spoofed by an overseas caller. Paste the specific 01488 number into the lookup above to combine the KDDI Europe Ltd range data with a live AI internet check for forum reports, scam databases, and business listings.

Has KDDI Europe Ltd's 01488 block been updated recently?

Yes — the table above is sourced from Ofcom's public UK Numbering Data feed, which we re-ingest every week (typically Wednesday). Any block that has been re-assigned, withdrawn or marked free will appear with its new status on the next refresh. Numbers within an allocated block can still be ported to another carrier in between Ofcom updates; see our range-holder-vs-current-provider guide for the distinction.