Data as of Nov 6, 2026
196.46.246.0/24
No anonymizer space · no proxy exits in 30 daysAirtel Networks Limited
Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
Mobile
Risk
10 / 100 · Low
Shared address
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Proxy exits | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196.46.240.0/21 since Dec 2005 | AS36873 | Mobile | 5 1 always on | Airtel Networks Limited |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196.46.240.0/21 | 2,048 | VNL1-20051024 | Airtel Networks Limited (ORG-VNL1-AFRINIC) · NG | ALLOCATED PA | — | — |
| └ 196.46.246.0/24 | 256 | PLMN_ | Subscribers and Data Roaming | ASSIGNED PA | — | — |
Network & registry
Registry
Holder
- Organization
- Airtel Networks Limited
- Handle
- ORG-VNL1-AFRINIC
- Range
- 196.
46. 240. 0/ 21 - Registration type
- ALLOCATED PA
Origin network
AS36873
NG
- Name
- Airtel Networks Limited
- Type
- Internet provider
- Registered
- Oct 24, 2005
- Domain
- airtel.com.ng
- Website
- www.airtel.com.ng
- Industry
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
Routing timeline
Covering aggregate above, the prefix's own history below
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Rotating
- First seen
- Mar 2009
- Current origin since
- Mar 2009 · 18 yr
- Origin networks
- 3
- Last change of origin
- Feb 2026
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 2
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196.46.240.0/21 | AS36873 | /24 | AFRINIC | RPKI valid |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 196.
46. 246. 0/ 24 - Netname
- PLMN_
Subscribers - Registrant
- Subscribers and Data Roaming
- Registrant country
- NG
- Organization
- Subscribers and Data Roaming
- Org country
- NG
- Type
- ASSIGNED PA
- Parent
- 196.
46. 240. 0 - 196. 46. 247. 255 - Created
- Not stated by the registry
- Maintainer
- AIRTEL-NIGERIA-MNT
- RIR
- AFRINIC
- Country
- NG
- Delegated
- Oct 24, 2005
- Status
- assigned