Data as of Nov 3, 2026
79.99.148.0/22
768 anonymizer addresses · 75%1 residential-proxy exit · 30 daysGCI Network Solutions Limited
Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
Datacenter proxy
50% of it
Recent change
New origin Sep 2026
from AS31290, after 18.2 years unannounced
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
1
0.10% of its addresses · 30 days
Oct 4, 2026 – Nov 2, 2026
Exits seen per day
1 observation
IPv4 market
Path
Announced by AS8851 since Sep 2026 · 7 wk ago
Operators, sellers and brokers
Leased from
IP brokers
| Name | In 79.99.148.0/22 | /24s |
|---|---|---|
| IPXO | 51250% | 2 |
Leased from
Owners leasing their own space
| Name | In 79.99.148.0/22 | /24s |
|---|---|---|
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 76875% | 3 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
79.99.148.0/22
From the registry to its use
- Feb 1, 2008– Jul 1, 2008Announced
- Dec 31, 2009Route objectAS196875 GCI Network Solutions LimitedRIPE route object for AS196875 GCI Network Solutions Limited, maintainer MNT-MODRUS-TECH79.99.148.0/24
- Jun 2, 2021– Oct 29, 2026
- Dec 5, 2024Registry recordGCI Network Solutions LimitedALLOCATED PA79.99.144.0/21
- Sep 16, 2026– today
- todayUsedNovadaProxy seller
- todayUsedIPRoyalProxy seller
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Leased from | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79.99.144.0/21 since Jun 2021 | AS8851 | Business | IP broker IPXO (part) |
More specific
Announcements inside
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Operator | Leased from | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79.99.149.0/24 since Mar 2024 | AS211439 | ISP proxy | Proxy providerssold by IPRoyal | IP broker IPXO | GCI Network Solutions Limited | |
| 79.99.150.0/23 since Mar 2024 | AS212238 | Datacenter proxy | Proxy providerssold by Novada | IP broker IPXO | GCI Network Solutions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79.99.144.0/21 | 2,048 | UK-GCINETWORK-20071127 | GCI Network Solutions Limited (ORG-GNSL2-RIPE) · GB | ALLOCATED PA | Dec 5, 2024 | [email protected] |
| └ 79.99.148.0/29 | 8 | MODRUS-INFRA | Modrus Limited | ASSIGNED PA | Nov 20, 2009 | [email protected] via UK-GCINETWORK-20071127 |
| └ 79.99.148.32/27 | 32 | MODRUS-INFRA | Modrus Limited | ASSIGNED PA | Nov 20, 2009 | [email protected] via UK-GCINETWORK-20071127 |
| └ 79.99.148.128/26 | 64 | MODRUS-ARENA | Arena Business Centres | ASSIGNED PA | Nov 20, 2009 | [email protected] via UK-GCINETWORK-20071127 |
| └ 79.99.148.192/26 | 64 | MODRUS-ARENA | Arena Business Centres | ASSIGNED PA | Nov 20, 2009 | [email protected] via UK-GCINETWORK-20071127 |
| └ 79.99.149.0/24 | 256 | IPXO | unknown | SUB-ALLOCATED PA | Mar 21, 2024 | [email protected] |
| └ 79.99.149.0/25 | 128 | MODRUS-INFRA | Modrus Limited | ASSIGNED PA | Jul 23, 2008 | [email protected] via IPXO |
| └ 79.99.149.128/25 | 128 | MODRUS-INFRA | Modrus Limited | ASSIGNED PA | Jul 23, 2008 | [email protected] via IPXO |
| └ 79.99.150.0/23 | 512 | IPXO | unknown | SUB-ALLOCATED PA | Mar 21, 2024 | [email protected] |
| └ 79.99.150.0/24 | 256 | MODRUS-INFRA | P2P | ASSIGNED PA | Jun 9, 2014 | [email protected] via IPXO |
| └ 79.99.151.0/24 | 256 | MODRUS-INFRA | Backups | ASSIGNED PA | Dec 14, 2007 | [email protected] via IPXO |
A contact marked “via” is the registry's: the record names none of its own, so the registry hands down its parent's.
Composition
The types across the prefix's announced space, by addresses.
Announced space
Address share
Announced space
Types across the prefix
1,024 addresses
| Type | Addresses | Share | Ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datacenter proxyanonymizer | 512 | 50% | 1 | |
| Business | 256 | 25% | 1 | |
| ISP proxyanonymizer | 256 | 25% | 1 |
Network & registry
Origin network
AS8851
GB
- Name
- GCI Network Solutions Limited
- Type
- Business
- Registered
- Jun 23, 1998
- Domain
- nasstar.com
- Website
- www.nasstar.com
- 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
- Reactivated
- First seen
- Feb 2008
- Current origin since
- Sep 2026 · 2 mo
- Origin networks
- 2
- Last change of origin
- Sep 2026
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79.99.144.0/21 | AS8851 | /24 | RIPE | RPKI valid |
| 79.99.144.0/21 | AS19905 | /24 | RIPE | Another network |
IRR inside
Route objects inside
| Prefix | Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79.99.148.0/24 | AS196875 | RIPE | Modrus Limited | MNT-MODRUS-TECH | Nov 20, 2012 |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 79.99.144.0/21
- Netname
- UK-GCINETWORK-20071127
- Registrant
- GCI Network Solutions Limited
- Registrant country
- GB
- Organization
- GCI Network Solutions Limited (ORG-GNSL2-RIPE)
- Org country
- GB
- Type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Created
- Dec 5, 2024
- Updated
- Jan 8, 2026
- Maintainer
- MNT-GCICOM
- RIR
- RIPE NCC
- Country
- GB
- Delegated
- Nov 27, 2007
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- [email protected]
- Name
- GCI Service Desk
- Handle
- GCI1-RIPE