Data as of Nov 5, 2026

160.86.0.0/16

3 anonymizer addresses · <0.01% · VPN729 residential-proxy exits · 30 days

Sony Network Communications Inc.

Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
Residential
>99% of it

Residential-proxy exits

Proxy exits
729
1.1% of its addresses · 30 days
Always-on exits
81
11% of its exits
Spread
211 of 256
/24s with at least one exit
Providers
94
selling exits here
Oct 6, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026

Exits seen per day

129K observations
  • VPN · anonymizer
  • Residential

Proxy providers listing exits

  • 2Captcha
  • 711Proxy
  • 9Proxy
  • Ake.net
  • AnyIP
  • B2Proxy
  • BartProxies
  • BirdProxies
  • BlurPath
  • BottingTools
  • Bright Data
  • BuyingProxy
  • ByteProxies
  • Byteful
  • CatProxies
  • CliProxy
  • ColaProxy
  • DataImpulse
  • Datarama
  • Decodo
  • EZProxies
  • EnigmaProxy
  • Evomi
  • FastProxy
  • FlashProxy
  • FlexyProxies
  • FloppyData
  • GSocks
  • GeekProxy
  • Geonix
  • Geonode
  • GloryCloud
  • GoProxies
  • GonzoProxy
  • HideProxy
  • HydraProxy
  • IPFly
  • IPOasis
  • IPPeak
  • IPRoyal
  • Infatica
  • InfiniteProxies
  • KocerRoxy
  • LemonBright
  • LemonLabs
  • LemonPrime
  • LightningProxies
  • LudaxProxy
  • MangoProxy
  • MarsProxies
  • Maskify
  • MoMoProxy
  • NextProxy
  • NodeMaven
  • NodeProxy
  • NovProxy
  • NovaProxy
  • Oxylabs
  • PSBProxy
  • PacketStream
  • PrivateByte
  • PrivateProxy
  • Proxies.fo
  • ProxiesVision
  • Proxio
  • Proxiware
  • Proxy-Cheap
  • Proxy-Seller
  • Proxy4U
  • ProxyEmpire
  • ProxyGeo
  • ProxyHat
  • ProxyRack
  • ProxyStyler
  • Proxying
  • Proxyma
  • PuraRoute
  • RainProxy
  • RapidProxy
  • RealProxy
  • RoamProxy
  • RolaProxy
  • Shifter
  • Smartproxy
  • StrikeProxy
  • Thordata
  • ThunderProxy
  • VProxy
  • VantageProxies
  • VibeProxies
  • VitalData
  • VitalExclusive
  • VitalProxy
  • Webshare
IPv4 market

Path

2 · Leased from
not leased
3 · Announced by
AS2527 Sony Network Communications Inc.
since Sep 2017 · 9.1 yr ago
4 · Use
VPN servicesnamed VPN Gate
Residential

Operators, sellers and brokers

VPN services

NameParentIn 160.86.0.0/16/24s
VPN GateUniversity of Tsukuba
3<0.01%
3

Lineage

How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →

160.86.0.0/16

From the registry to its use

  1. May 9, 2005– Sep 14, 2017
    Announced
    AS7018 AT&T Enterprises, LLC
    Internet provider
  2. Sep 27, 2017– today
    Announced
    AS2527 Sony Network Communications Inc.
    Internet provider
  3. Sep 6, 2019
    Route object
    AS2527 Sony Network Communications Inc.
    RADB route object for AS2527 Sony Network Communications Inc., maintainer MAINT-AS2527
  4. May 27, 2020
    Route object
    AS2527 Sony Network Communications Inc.
    NTTCOM route object for AS2527 Sony Network Communications Inc., maintainer MAINT-AS2527
  5. Apr 2, 2026
    Route object
    AS2527 Sony Network Communications Inc.
    JPIRR route object for AS2527 Sony Network Communications Inc., maintainer MAINT-AS2527
  6. today
    Registry record
    Sony Network Communications Inc.
    ALLOCATED PORTABLE
    160.86.0.0/16
  7. today
    Used
    VPN Gate
    VPN

Composition

The types across the prefix's announced space, by addresses.

Announced space

Address share

Announced space

Types across the prefix

65,536 addresses
TypeAddressesShareRanges
Residential65,533>99%4
VPNanonymizer3<0.01%3

Network & registry

Origin network

AS2527

JP
Name
Sony Network Communications Inc.
Type
Internet provider
Registered
Apr 5, 2002
Domain
sonynetwork.co.jp
Website
www.so-net.ne.jp/
Industry
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Spamhaus ASN-DROP
not listed