Data as of Nov 5, 2026
46.231.160.0/21
3 anonymizer addresses · 0.15% · VPN9 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysHydra Communications Ltd
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
9
0.44% of its addresses · 30 days
Oct 6, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026
Exits seen per day
800 observations
- VPN · anonymizer
- Hosting
IPv4 market
Path
2 · Leased from
not leased
Operators, sellers and brokers
VPN services
| Name | Parent | In 46.231.160.0/21 | /24s |
|---|---|---|---|
| PureVPN | GZ Systems | 30.15% | 1 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
46.231.160.0/21
From the registry to its use
- May 15, 2012– Apr 17, 2025
- Apr 14, 2025Registry recordHydra Communications LtdALLOCATED PA46.231.160.0/21
- Apr 14, 2025Route objectAS25369 Hydra Communications LtdRIPE route object for AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd, maintainer HYDRA-MNT
- Apr 18, 2025– today
- todayUsedPureVPNVPN
Announcements
More specific
Announcements inside
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Anonymizer addresses | Operator | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.231.164.0/22 since Aug 2016 | AS12775 | Hosting | Hydra Communications Ltd | |||
| 46.231.167.0/24 since Nov 2025 | AS58325 | Hosting | 31.2%VPN | VPN servicesoperated by PureVPN | Hydra Communications Ltd via Hydra Communications Ltd |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.231.160.0/21 | 2,048 | UK-HYDRACOM-20110207 | Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GB | ALLOCATED PA | Apr 14, 2025 | abuse@ |
| └ 46.231.167.0/24 | 256 | JP-HYDRACOM | Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GB | LIR-PARTITIONED PA | Nov 24, 2025 | abuse@ |
Composition
The types across the prefix's announced space, by addresses.
Announced space
Address share
Announced space
Types across the prefix
2,048 addresses
| Type | Addresses | Share | Ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet provider | 1,024 | 50% | 1 | |
| Hosting | 1,021 | 50% | 3 | |
| VPNanonymizer | 3 | 0.15% | 3 |
Network & registry
Origin network
AS25369
GB
- Name
- Hydra Communications Ltd
- Type
- Internet provider
- Registered
- Oct 28, 2002
- Domain
- bandwidth.co.uk
- Website
- www.bandwidth.co.uk
- Industry
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
- VPN servers
- 899
Routing timeline
Who has announced this prefix
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Rotating
- First seen
- May 2012
- Current origin since
- Apr 2025 · 1.5 yr
- Origin networks
- 2
- Last change of origin
- Apr 2025
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 1
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 46.
231. 160. 0/ 21 - Netname
- UK-HYDRACOM-20110207
- Registrant
- Hydra Communications Ltd
- Registrant country
- GB
- Organization
- Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE)
- Org country
- GB
- Type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Created
- Apr 14, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 14, 2025
- Maintainer
- HYDRA-MNT
- RIR
- RIPE NCC
- Country
- GB
- Delegated
- Feb 7, 2011
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
zare. com - Name
- Abuse-C Role
- Handle
- AR17698-RIPE