Data as of Nov 8, 2026

196.196.216.0/24

6 anonymizer addresses · 2.3% · VPN

Orion Network Limited · space held by Fiber Grid INC

Announcement
this exact prefix
No RPKI
Announced by
Type
Hosting
98% of it
IPv4 market

Path

1 · Holder
2 · Leased from
not leased
3 · Announced by
AS58065 Orion Network Limited
since Dec 2020 · 5.9 yr ago
4 · Use
VPN servicesnamed Windscribe
Hosting

Operators, sellers and brokers

VPN services

NameParentIn 196.196.216.0/24/24s
Windscribe
62.3%
1

Lineage

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

196.196.216.0/24

From the registry to its use

  1. Aug 15, 2016– Jun 10, 2017
    Announced
    AS63119 Angelnet Limited
    Hosting
  2. May 30, 2017– Jun 18, 2020
    Announced
    AS47536 PathConnect GmbH
    Hosting
  3. Dec 21, 2019
    Route object
    AS47536 PathConnect GmbH
    RADB route object for AS47536 PathConnect GmbH, maintainer MAINT-OIX1
  4. Mar 15, 2020– Oct 16, 2020
    Announced
    AS37518 Fiber Grid INC
    as part of 196.196.0.0/16
    196.196.0.0/16
  5. Jun 18, 2020
    Route object
    AS46805 Angelnet Limited
    RADB route object for AS46805 Angelnet Limited, maintainer MAINT-OIX1
  6. Jun 19, 2020– Dec 15, 2020
    Announced
    AS46805 Angelnet Limited
    Hosting
  7. Dec 16, 2020– today
    Announced
    AS58065 Orion Network Limited
    Hosting
  8. Jul 20, 2021– Nov 7, 2025
    Announced
    AS37518 Fiber Grid INC
    as part of 196.196.0.0/16
    196.196.0.0/16
  9. Apr 13, 2026– Nov 3, 2026
    Announced
    AS37518 Fiber Grid INC
    as part of 196.196.0.0/16
    196.196.0.0/16
  10. today
    Registry record
    Fiber Grid INC
    ALLOCATED PA
    196.196.0.0/16
  11. today
    Assigned
    SA
    ASSIGNED PA
    196.196.192.0/18
  12. today
    Route object
    AS58065 Orion Network Limited
    RADB route object for AS58065 Orion Network Limited, maintainer MAINT-OIX1
  13. today
    Used
    Windscribe
    VPN

Announcements

Less specific

Covering announcements

PrefixOriginTypeProxy exitsHolderRPKI
196.196.0.0/16
since Apr 2026
AS37518Hosting90
10 always on
Fiber Grid INC

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.

RangeAddressesNetnameHolderTypeCreatedAbuse contact
196.196.0.0/1665,536FIBERGRID-20121121Fiber Grid INC (ORG-FGI1-AFRINIC) · SCALLOCATED PA——
└ 196.196.192.0/1816,384FIBERSASAASSIGNED PA——

Composition

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

Announced space

Address share

Announced space

Types across the prefix

256 addresses
TypeAddressesShareRanges
Hosting25098%4
VPNanonymizer62.3%6

Network & registry

IPv4 market

Holder

Organization
Fiber Grid INC
Handle
ORG-FGI1-AFRINIC
Range
196.196.0.0/16
Registration type
ALLOCATED PA
Origin network

AS58065

GB
Name
Orion Network Limited
Type
Hosting
Registered
Mar 19, 2018
Domain
packetexchange.eu
Website
packetexchange.eu
Spamhaus ASN-DROP
not listed
VPN servers
91