Data as of Nov 9, 2026

81.168.120.0/24

No anonymizer space · no proxy exits in 30 days

Hydra Communications Ltd · space held by GCI Network Solutions Limited

Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
Unknown
Risk
40 / 100 · Medium
Leased space
IPv4 market

Path

1 · Holder
record created May 30, 2022 · reallocated to Internet Utilities Europe and Asia Limited Jun 24, 2022
2 · Leased from
3 · Announced by
AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd
since May 2025 · 18 mo ago
4 · Use
Unknown

Lineage

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

81.168.120.0/24

From the registry to its use

  1. May 9, 2005– Aug 17, 2020
    Announced
    as part of 81.168.0.0/17
    81.168.0.0/17
  2. Aug 6, 2020– Sep 19, 2023
    Announced
    AS206509 KCOM Group Limited
    as part of 81.168.0.0/17
    81.168.0.0/17
  3. May 30, 2022
    Registry record
    GCI Network Solutions Limited
    ALLOCATED PA
    81.168.0.0/17
  4. Jun 24, 2022
    Reallocated
    Internet Utilities Europe and Asia Limited
    SUB-ALLOCATED PA
    81.168.120.0/24
  5. Nov 24, 2022– Jun 4, 2025
    Announced
    AS61317 Hivelocity LLC
    Hosting
  6. Sep 20, 2023– today
    Announced
    AS8851 GCI Network Solutions Limited
    as part of 81.168.0.0/17
    81.168.0.0/17
  7. May 23, 2025
    Route object
    IPXO
    RADB route object for AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd, maintainer MAINT-AS834
  8. May 24, 2025– today
    Announced
    AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd
    Internet provider
  9. May 27, 2025
    Route object
    IPXO
    RIPE route object for AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd, maintainer MNT-GCICOM NETUTILS-MNT
  10. today
    Leased from
    IPXO
    IP broker

Announcements

Less specific

Covering announcements

PrefixOriginTypeLeased fromProxy exitsHolderRPKI
81.168.0.0/17
since Sep 2023
AS8851BusinessIP broker IPXO (part)250
14 always on
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.

RangeAddressesNetnameHolderTypeCreatedAbuse contact
81.168.0.0/1732,768UK-GCINETWORK-20030404GCI Network Solutions Limited (ORG-GNSL2-RIPE) · GBALLOCATED PAMay 30, 2022abuse@gcicom.net
└ 81.168.120.0/24256IPXOInternet Utilities Europe and Asia Limited (ORG-IL687-RIPE) · GBSUB-ALLOCATED PAJun 24, 2022report@abuseradar.com

Network & registry

IPv4 market

Holder

Organization
GCI Network Solutions Limited
Handle
ORG-GNSL2-RIPE
Range
81.168.0.0/17
Registration type
ALLOCATED PA
Record created
May 30, 2022
Reallocated to
Internet Utilities Europe and Asia Limited (ORG-IL687-RIPE)
Reallocated range
81.168.120.0/24
Reallocation type
SUB-ALLOCATED PA
Reallocated
Jun 24, 2022
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
904