Data as of Nov 13, 2026
16.8.68.0/22
Anonymizer · ISP proxyPilot Fiber, Inc. · space held by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
ISP proxy
Risk
90 / 100 · Critical
Recently moved
Recent change
New origin Oct 10, 2026
from AS33383 HP Inc., after 3.6 years unannounced
registry: reallocated to Metro Fabric Limited by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Oct 12, 2026
IPv4 market
Path
Reallocated to Metro Fabric Limited · Oct 12, 2026 · 5 wk ago · by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
1 · Holder
record created May 18, 1989 · reallocated to Metro Fabric Limited Oct 12, 2026
4 · Use
ISP proxy
anonymizer space, operator not named
Operators, sellers and brokers
Leased from
IP brokers
| Name | In 16.8.68.0/22 | /24s |
|---|---|---|
| IPXO | 1,024100% | 4 |
Leased from
Owners leasing their own space
| Name | In 16.8.68.0/22 | /24s |
|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 1,024100% | 4 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
16.8.68.0/22
From the registry to its use
- May 18, 1989Registry recordHewlett Packard Enterprise CompanyDirect Allocation (legacy, pre-1997)16.7.0.0 - 16.10.255.255
- Feb 8, 2020– Mar 23, 2023
- Oct 10, 2026– today
- Oct 12, 2026ReallocatedMetro Fabric LimitedReallocated16.8.68.0/22
- Oct 12, 2026Route objectAS46450 Pilot Fiber, Inc.ARIN route object for AS46450 Pilot Fiber, Inc., maintainer MNT-HPE-15
- todayLeased fromIPXOIP broker
Registrations in this block
The registry's network records over the announcement: those covering it, widest first, then every record inside it, under its parent.
| Range | Addresses | Netname | Holder | Type | Created | Abuse contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16. | 262,144 | HPE-15 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE-15) · US | Direct Allocation | May 18, 1989 | IPv4. |
| └ 16.8.0.0/16 | 65,536 | IPXO-LLC | IPXO LLC (IL-845) · US | Reallocated | Apr 3, 2026 | abuse@ |
| └ 16.8.0.0/16 | 65,536 | NETUTILS | Internet Utilities NA LLC (DCL-577) · US | Reallocated | Apr 18, 2026 | report@ |
| └ 16.8.68.0/22 | 1,024 | METRO-FABRIC-LIMITED | Metro Fabric Limited (MFL-116) · US | Reallocated | Oct 12, 2026 | abuse@ |
| └ 16.8.68.0/22 | 1,024 | PILOT-FIBER-NY | Pilot Fiber New York (C11735038) · US | Reassigned | Oct 12, 2026 | abuse@ via METRO-FABRIC-LIMITED |
A contact marked “via” is the registry's: the record names none of its own, so the registry hands down its parent's.
Network & registry
IPv4 market
Holder
- Organization
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
- Handle
- HPE-15
- Range
- 16.
7. 0. 0 - 16. 10. 255. 255 - Registration type
- Direct Allocation
- Record created
- May 18, 1989
- Legacy
- yes
- Reallocated to
- Metro Fabric Limited (MFL-116)
- Reallocated range
- 16.
8. 68. 0/ 22 - Reallocated
- Oct 12, 2026
Origin network
AS46450
US
- Name
- Pilot Fiber, Inc.
- Type
- Internet provider
- Registered
- Jun 4, 2014
- Domain
- pilotfiber.com
- Website
- pilotfiber.com/
- Industry
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
- VPN servers
- 19
Routing timeline
Who has announced this prefix
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Reactivated
- First seen
- Feb 2020
- Current origin since
- Oct 10, 2026 · 1 mo
- Origin networks
- 2
- Last change of origin
- Oct 10, 2026
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 1
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 16.
8. 68. 0/ 22 - Netname
- PILOT-FIBER-NY
- Registrant
- Pilot Fiber New York
- Organization
- Pilot Fiber New York (C11735038)
- Type
- Reassigned
- Handle
- NET-16-8-68-0-2
- Parent
- NET-16-8-68-0-1
- Created
- Oct 12, 2026
- RIR
- ARIN
- Country
- US
- Delegated
- May 18, 1989
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
metrofabric. net - Name
- Abuse team
- Phone
- +37069908833
- Handle
- ABUSE9647-ARIN