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Data as of Nov 8, 2026

196.247.4.0/24

5 anonymizer addresses · 2.0% · VPN

Orion Network Limited · space held by Fiber Grid INC

Announcement
this exact prefix
No RPKI
Announced by
AS41564
Type
Hosting
98% of it
IPv4 market

Path

1 · Holder
Fiber Grid INC
2 · Leased from
not leased
3 · Announced by
AS41564 Orion Network Limited
since Apr 2018 · 8.6 yr ago
4 · Use
VPN servicesnamed NordVPN
Hosting

Operators, sellers and brokers

VPN services

NameParentIn 196.247.4.0/24/24s
NordVPNNord Security
52.0%
1

Lineage

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

196.247.4.0/24

From the registry to its use

  1. Apr 22, 2015– May 8, 2015
    Announced
    AS201351
    as part of 196.247.0.0/16
    196.247.0.0/16
  2. Apr 7, 2018– today
    Announced
    AS41564 Orion Network Limited
    Hosting
  3. Sep 27, 2018
    Route object
    AS41564 Orion Network Limited
    RADB route object for AS41564 Orion Network Limited, maintainer MAINT-OIX1
  4. Mar 15, 2020– Oct 16, 2020
    Announced
    AS37518 Fiber Grid INC
    as part of 196.247.0.0/16
    196.247.0.0/16
  5. Jul 20, 2021– Nov 7, 2025
    Announced
    AS37518 Fiber Grid INC
    as part of 196.247.0.0/16
    196.247.0.0/16
  6. Apr 13, 2026– Nov 3, 2026
    Announced
    AS37518 Fiber Grid INC
    as part of 196.247.0.0/16
    196.247.0.0/16
  7. today
    Registry record
    Fiber Grid INC
    ALLOCATED PA
    196.247.0.0/16
  8. today
    Assigned
    SA
    ASSIGNED PA
    196.247.0.0/18
  9. today
    Used
    NordVPN
    VPN

Announcements

Less specific

Covering announcements

PrefixOriginTypeProxy exitsHolderRPKI
196.247.0.0/16
since Apr 2026
AS37518Hosting15
1 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
196.247.0.0/1665,536FIBERGRIDFiber Grid INC (ORG-FGI1-AFRINIC) · SCALLOCATED PA——
└ 196.247.0.0/1816,384FIBERSASAASSIGNED 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%6
VPNanonymizer52.0%5

Network & registry

AnnouncementRouting historyRPKI & IRRWhois & abuse
IPv4 market

Holder

Holder in the market →
Organization
Fiber Grid INC
Handle
ORG-FGI1-AFRINIC
Range
196.247.0.0/16
Registration type
ALLOCATED PA
Origin network

AS41564

GB
Name
Orion Network Limited
Type
Hosting
Registered
Jul 20, 2017
Domain
packetexchange.eu
Website
packetexchange.eu
Industry
Hosting and Cloud Provider
Spamhaus ASN-DROP
not listed
VPN servers
79