Data as of Nov 7, 2026

196.244.192.0/24

5 anonymizer addresses · 2.0% · 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 Feb 2020 · 6.7 yr ago
4 · Use
VPN servicesnamed Windscribe, ExpressVPN
Hosting

Operators, sellers and brokers

VPN services

NameParentIn 196.244.192.0/24/24s
Windscribe
31.2%
1
ExpressVPNKape Technologies
20.78%
1

Lineage

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

196.244.192.0/24

From the registry to its use

  1. May 20, 2019
    Route object
    RADB route object for AS61133, maintainer MAINT-OIX1
  2. May 20, 2019– Mar 2, 2020
    Announced
  3. Feb 20, 2020– today
    Announced
    AS58065 Orion Network Limited
    Hosting
  4. Feb 28, 2020
    Route object
    AS58065 Orion Network Limited
    RADB route object for AS58065 Orion Network Limited, maintainer MAINT-OIX1
  5. Mar 15, 2020– Oct 16, 2020
    Announced
    AS37518 Fiber Grid INC
    as part of 196.244.0.0/16
    196.244.0.0/16
  6. Jul 20, 2021– Nov 7, 2025
    Announced
    AS37518 Fiber Grid INC
    as part of 196.244.0.0/16
    196.244.0.0/16
  7. Apr 13, 2026– Nov 3, 2026
    Announced
    AS37518 Fiber Grid INC
    as part of 196.244.0.0/16
    196.244.0.0/16
  8. today
    Registry record
    Fiber Grid INC
    ALLOCATED PA
    196.244.0.0/16
  9. today
    Assigned
    SA
    ASSIGNED PA
    196.244.192.0/18
  10. today
    Used
    Windscribe
    VPN
  11. today
    Used
    ExpressVPN
    VPN

Announcements

Less specific

Covering announcements

PrefixOriginTypeProxy exitsHolderRPKI
196.244.0.0/16
since Apr 2026
AS37518Hosting15
3 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
196.244.0.0/1665,536FIBERGRIDFiber Grid INC (ORG-FGI1-AFRINIC) · SCALLOCATED PA——
└ 196.244.192.0/1816,384FIBERSASAASSIGNED 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
Hosting25198%5
VPNanonymizer52.0%5

Network & registry

IPv4 market

Holder

Organization
Fiber Grid INC
Handle
ORG-FGI1-AFRINIC
Range
196.244.0.0/16
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