Belkin holds about 18 MA-L blocks registered as "Belkin International Inc." at 12045 East Waterfront Drive, Playa Vista, CA, with one legacy block under "BELKIN COMPONENTS." These OUIs appear on networking accessories, USB hubs/docks, surge protectors, chargers, and — most relevant for IoT identification — WeMo smart-home devices (smart plugs and switches). Belkin International is the parent of several brands: per Foxconn Interconnect Technology's acquisition release, "Belkin International, Inc. (Belkin®, Linksys®, Wemo®, Phyn® brands)." On 26 March 2018, Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT, HKG:6088) agreed to acquire Belkin International for approximately US$866 million in cash, with founder/CEO Chet Pipkin continuing to lead it as a FIT subsidiary. For triage, a Belkin OUI in a home or enterprise network often indicates WeMo smart-home IoT (plugs/switches), relevant for IoT/shadow-IT inventory — and note that WeMo devices present two MAC addresses (a setup interface and a Wi-Fi interface), so a single device may appear as two adjacent MACs.
- IEEE assignment
- ~18 prefixes → Belkin International Inc.; 1 legacy → BELKIN COMPONENTS; registered Playa Vista, CA, US [Confirmed] — IEEE MA-L
- Registry / block size
- MA-L; ~18 blocks [Confirmed] — maclookup.app (IEEE-sourced)
- HQ / country
- 12045 East Waterfront Drive, Playa Vista, CA 90094, US [Confirmed] — IEEE MA-L
- Company status
- active; acquired by Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT) for ~US$866M, agreed 2018-03-26 [Confirmed] — hardwarebee.com, techstartups.com
- Device types
- networking accessories, USB hubs/docks, surge protectors, WeMo smart-home devices (plugs/switches), chargers [Confirmed] — maclookup.app
- Notable products
- WeMo smart plugs/switches, networking accessories, Phyn (water), sibling Linksys
- Verified prefix sample
- 00:17:3F, 00:1C:DF, 94:10:3E, B4:75:0E, EC:1A:59, E8:9F:80 [Confirmed] — maclookup.app
- Special note
- Parent of Belkin/Linksys/WeMo/Phyn brands. WeMo devices present two MAC addresses (setup + Wi-Fi interface), so one device may appear as two adjacent MACs. The IEEE registry publishes no assignment dates, so none is stated here. [Confirmed] — belkin.com support
- Related vendors
- parent Foxconn Interconnect Technology; sibling Linksys; brands WeMo, Phyn
- Analyst note
- A Belkin OUI in a home or enterprise network often indicates WeMo smart-home IoT (plugs/switches) — relevant for IoT/shadow-IT inventory; expect a single WeMo device to surface as two adjacent MACs.