Not estimated: AFRINIC publishes no fixed hold period for IPv4
Now
Possible reissue candidate; not confirmed available.
Timeline (2)
Every change the tracker has found, newest first. It covers ARIN from 2008-12-01, the RIPE NCC from 2010-04-23, APNIC from 2008-02-15, LACNIC from 2012-06-29 and AFRINIC from 2012-10-03.
2025-09-24AFRINIC− DeregisteredRemoved (return, revocation or reclamation not publicly distinguishable)Strong inference
Statistics
216.236.176.0/20 allocated on 2025-09-24, reserved on 2025-09-25
Inventory
Possible future reissue candidate after hold
Removed from active registration. The tracker found it by comparing AFRINIC's daily statistics. AFRINIC's statistics show it allocated (dated 2003-05-22) on 2025-09-24 and reserved on 2025-09-25. Public sources do not distinguish a voluntary return, revocation, or reclamation. AFRINIC publishes no fixed period for which it holds returned IPv4 space before reissuing it, so the tracker gives no estimate. This does not confirm availability.
Evidence (3) · classifier 1.4.0,
StatisticsFound by comparing AFRINIC's daily statistics: 216.236.176.0/20 allocated on 2025-09-24, reserved on 2025-09-25source · retrieved
BeforeAFRINIC delegated statistics 2025-09-24, before the change: allocated (dated 2003-05-22)source · retrieved
AfterAFRINIC delegated statistics 2025-09-25, after the change: reservedsource · retrieved
Classification history for this change (4 versions)
: Removed (return, revocation or reclamation not publicly distinguishable), strong inference (classifier 1.3.0)
: Removed (return, revocation or reclamation not publicly distinguishable), strong inference (classifier 1.3.1)
: Removed (return, revocation or reclamation not publicly distinguishable), strong inference (classifier 1.3.2)
: Removed (return, revocation or reclamation not publicly distinguishable), strong inference (classifier 1.4.0) current
2018-02-12AFRINICTransfer logMerger/acquisition or reorganizationConfirmed
Transfer log
Merger/acquisition: ALTONET (PTY) LIMITED (AFRINIC) to Mobifin (Pty) Ltd (AFRINIC)
From
ALTONET (PTY) LIMITED AFRINIC
To
Mobifin (Pty) Ltd AFRINIC
Inventory
No effect on AFRINIC applicant inventory
AFRINIC's transfer log records a merger, acquisition or reorganization from ALTONET (PTY) LIMITED (AFRINIC) to Mobifin (Pty) Ltd (AFRINIC) on 2018-02-12 00:00 UTC. The registration changed hands; it is not a new allocation from AFRINIC.
Evidence (3) · classifier 1.4.0,
Transfer logTransfer log: MERGER_ACQUISITION on 2018-02-12 00:00 UTC, ALTONET (PTY) LIMITED (AFRINIC) to Mobifin (Pty) Ltd (AFRINIC); resources moved: 216.236.176.0/20, 41.86.192.0/19source · retrieved
BeforeAFRINIC delegated statistics 2018-02-12, before the change: allocated (dated 2003-05-22)source · retrieved
AfterAFRINIC delegated statistics 2018-02-13, after the change: allocated (dated 2003-05-22)source · retrieved
Classification history for this change (4 versions)
: Merger/acquisition or reorganization, confirmed (classifier 1.3.0)
: Merger/acquisition or reorganization, confirmed (classifier 1.3.1)
: Merger/acquisition or reorganization, confirmed (classifier 1.3.2)
: Merger/acquisition or reorganization, confirmed (classifier 1.4.0) current
Transfer records (1)
Date (UTC)
Log
Type
Range moved
From
To
AFRINIC
Merger acquisition
216.236.176.0/20
ALTONET (PTY) LIMITED AFRINIC
Mobifin (Pty) Ltd AFRINIC
Every record in the ARIN, RIPE NCC, APNIC, LACNIC and AFRINIC transfer logs that moved any part of this IPv4 range (ARIN's from 2009, the RIPE NCC's from 2012, APNIC's from 2010, LACNIC's from 2016, AFRINIC's from 2018). A transfer between two registries is in both logs.
RDAP lookups
Not looked up. The tracker queries RDAP for changes as they're reported (on first sight, after 24 hours and after seven days); older changes aren't looked up because today's RDAP says nothing about the past.