Data as of Nov 3, 2026
178.83.229.0/24
Anonymizer · ISP proxyHGC Global Communications Limited · space held by Internet Utilities Europe and Asia Limited
Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
ISP proxy
Risk
90 / 100 · Critical
Recently moved
Recent change
New origin Sep 2026
from AS402644 Elite
IPv4 market
Path
Announced by AS9304 since Sep 2026 · 9 wk ago
2 · Leased from
4 · Use
ISP proxy
anonymizer space, operator not named
Operators, sellers and brokers
Leased from
IP brokers
| Name | In 178.83.229.0/24 | /24s |
|---|---|---|
| IPXO | 256100% | 1 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
178.83.229.0/24
From the registry to its use
- Dec 19, 2025Registry recordInternet Utilities Europe and Asia LimitedALLOCATED PA178.83.0.0/16
- Dec 19, 2025ReallocatedInternet Utilities Europe and Asia LimitedSUB-ALLOCATED PA178.83.128.0/17
- Feb 24, 2026– May 30, 2026
- Jul 18, 2026– Aug 22, 2026AnnouncedAS402644 Elite
- Sep 4, 2026– Nov 2, 2026
- Sep 8, 2026AssignedStarNet InfoTech Consulting LimitedASSIGNED PA178.83.229.0/24
- Sep 8, 2026Route objectIPXORIPE route object for AS9304 HGC Global Communications Limited, maintainer NETUTILS-MNT
- Sep 8, 2026Route objectIPXORADB route object for AS9304 HGC Global Communications Limited, maintainer MAINT-AS834
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178.83.0.0/16 | 65,536 | UK-IPXO-20091214 | Internet Utilities Europe and Asia Limited (ORG-IL687-RIPE) · GB | ALLOCATED PA | Dec 19, 2025 | [email protected] |
| └ 178.83.128.0/17 | 32,768 | NET-178-83-128-0-17 | Internet Utilities Europe and Asia Limited (ORG-IL687-RIPE) · GB | SUB-ALLOCATED PA | Dec 19, 2025 | [email protected] |
| └ 178.83.229.0/24 | 256 | NET-178-83-229-0-24 | StarNet InfoTech Consulting Limited (ORG-SICL4-RIPE) · HK | ASSIGNED PA | Sep 8, 2026 | [email protected] |
Network & registry
IPv4 market
Holder
- Organization
- Internet Utilities Europe and Asia Limited
- Handle
- ORG-IL687-RIPE
- Range
- 178.83.0.0/16
- Registration type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Record created
- Dec 19, 2025
Origin network
AS9304
HK
- Name
- HGC Global Communications Limited
- Type
- Internet provider
- Registered
- May 12, 1998
- Domain
- hgc-intl.com
- Website
- www.hgc-intl.com/
- Industry
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
Routing timeline
Who has announced this prefix
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Rotating
- First seen
- Feb 2026
- Current origin since
- Sep 2026 · 2 mo
- Origin networks
- 3
- Last change of origin
- Sep 2026
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 2
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 178.83.229.0/24
- Netname
- NET-178-83-229-0-24
- Registrant
- StarNet InfoTech Consulting Limited
- Registrant country
- HK
- Organization
- StarNet InfoTech Consulting Limited (ORG-SICL4-RIPE)
- Org country
- HK
- Type
- ASSIGNED PA
- Created
- Sep 8, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 8, 2026
- Maintainer
- netutils-mnt
- RIR
- RIPE NCC
- Country
- GB
- Delegated
- Dec 14, 2009
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- [email protected]
- Name
- StarNet InfoTech Consulting Limited
- Handle
- SICL3-RIPE