Data as of Nov 8, 2026
198.84.16.0/20
Anonymizer · ISP proxyVirgin Media Limited · space held by NTT America, Inc.
Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
ISP proxy
Risk
90 / 100 · Critical
Recent change
New origin Nov 6, 2026
from AS2914 NTT America, Inc.
IPv4 market
Path
Announced by AS5089 since Nov 6, 2026 · 2 days ago
4 · Use
ISP proxy
anonymizer space, operator not named
Operators, sellers and brokers
Leased from
IP brokers
| Name | In 198.84.16.0/20 | /24s |
|---|---|---|
| Rackdog | 4,096100% | 16 |
Leased from
Owners leasing their own space
| Name | In 198.84.16.0/20 | /24s |
|---|---|---|
| NTT America, Inc. | 4,096100% | 16 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
198.84.16.0/20
From the registry to its use
- Mar 2, 1993Registry recordNTT America, Inc.Direct Allocation (legacy, pre-1997)198.84.16.0/20
- May 9, 2005– Jun 27, 2016
- Oct 2, 2016– Nov 4, 2026
- Oct 19, 2026Route objectAS5089 Virgin Media LimitedARIN route object for AS5089 Virgin Media Limited, maintainer MNT-NTTAM-1
- Oct 19, 2026Route objectAS5089 Virgin Media LimitedNTTCOM route object for AS5089 Virgin Media Limited, maintainer MAINT-NTTCOM-BB
- Nov 6, 2026– today
- todayLeased fromRackdogIP broker
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 198.84.16.0/20 | 4,096 | NTTA-198-84-16 | NTT America, Inc. (NTTAM-1) · US | Direct Allocation | Mar 2, 1993 | abuse@ |
| └ 198.84.16.0/20 | 4,096 | RCN-198-84-16 | RCN (C11732725) · US | Reassigned | Oct 8, 2026 | abuse@ via NTTA-198-84-16 |
A contact marked “via” is the registry's: the record names none of its own, so the registry hands down its parent's.
Network & registry
IPv4 market
Holder
- Organization
- NTT America, Inc.
- Handle
- NTTAM-1
- Range
- 198.
84. 16. 0/ 20 - Registration type
- Direct Allocation
- Record created
- Mar 2, 1993
- Legacy
- yes
Origin network
AS5089
GB
- Name
- Virgin Media Limited
- Type
- Internet provider
- Registered
- Sep 1, 1993
- Domain
- virginmedia.com
- Website
- www.virginmedia.com
- Industry
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
Routing timeline
Who has announced this prefix
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- May 2005
- Current origin since
- Nov 6, 2026 · under a month
- Origin networks
- 2
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 198.
84. 16. 0/ 20 - Netname
- RCN-198-84-16
- Registrant
- RCN
- Organization
- RCN (C11732725)
- Type
- Reassigned
- Handle
- NET-198-84-16-0-2
- Parent
- NET-198-84-16-0-1
- Created
- Oct 8, 2026
- RIR
- ARIN
- Country
- US
- Delegated
- Mar 2, 1993
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
ntt. net - Name
- NTT America Abuse Contact
- Phone
- +1-877-688-6625
- Handle
- NAAC-ARIN