Data as of Nov 7, 2026
196.244.192.0/24
5 anonymizer addresses · 2.0% · VPNOrion Network Limited · space held by Fiber Grid INC
IPv4 market
Path
1 · Holder
2 · Leased from
not leased
Operators, sellers and brokers
VPN services
| Name | Parent | In 196.244.192.0/24 | /24s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscribe | 31.2% | 1 | |
| ExpressVPN | Kape 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
- May 20, 2019
- May 20, 2019– Mar 2, 2020Announced
- Feb 20, 2020– today
- Feb 28, 2020Route objectAS58065 Orion Network LimitedRADB route object for AS58065 Orion Network Limited, maintainer MAINT-OIX1
- Mar 15, 2020– Oct 16, 2020
- Jul 20, 2021– Nov 7, 2025
- Apr 13, 2026– Nov 3, 2026
- todayRegistry recordFiber Grid INCALLOCATED PA196.244.0.0/16
- todayAssignedSAASSIGNED PA196.244.192.0/18
- todayUsedWindscribeVPN
- todayUsedExpressVPNVPN
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Proxy exits | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196.244.0.0/16 since Apr 2026 | AS37518 | Hosting | 15 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.
| Range | Addresses | Netname | Holder | Type | Created | Abuse contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196.244.0.0/16 | 65,536 | FIBERGRID | Fiber Grid INC (ORG-FGI1-AFRINIC) · SC | ALLOCATED PA | — | — |
| └ 196.244.192.0/18 | 16,384 | FIBERSA | SA | ASSIGNED PA | — | — |
Composition
The types across the prefix's announced space, by addresses.
Announced space
Address share
Announced space
Types across the prefix
256 addresses
| Type | Addresses | Share | Ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting | 251 | 98% | 5 | |
| VPNanonymizer | 5 | 2.0% | 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
Routing timeline
Covering aggregate above, the prefix's own history below
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- May 2019
- Current origin since
- Feb 2020 · 6.7 yr
- Origin networks
- 2
- Last change of origin
- Feb 2020
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 1
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 196.
244. 192. 0/ 18 - Netname
- FIBERSA
- Registrant
- SA
- Registrant country
- ZA
- Organization
- SA
- Org country
- ZA
- Type
- ASSIGNED PA
- Parent
- 196.
244. 0. 0 - 196. 244. 255. 255 - Created
- Not stated by the registry
- Maintainer
- FIBERGRID-MNT
- RIR
- AFRINIC
- Country
- SC
- Delegated
- Nov 11, 2008
- Status
- assigned