Network · AS16524

AS16524 MetTel

AS16524 (MetTel) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Network check ASN

AS16524

OwnerMetTel
KindInternet service provider
Servers, not peopleno
IPv4 addresses117,760
IPv4 ranges19
IPv6 ranges8

Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

159.142.0.0/16
216.194.0.0/18
192.226.64.0/18
72.11.192.0/19
38.66.48.0/20
216.104.48.0/21
216.104.56.0/22
66.179.76.0/23
216.104.60.0/23
204.13.218.0/23
103.177.88.0/23
66.179.78.0/24

Ranges and owner from DB-IP (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-22.

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Detect it in code

Spot AS16524 traffic at signup.

Send the visitor's IP. The response includes the ASN, the owner and flags.hosting.

curl https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEQEN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"ip": "203.0.113.7"}'

import os, requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['VEQEN_API_KEY']}"},
    json={"ip": "203.0.113.7"},
    timeout=10,
)
result = r.json()
print(result["risk"]["verdict"], result["risk"]["reasons"])

const res = await fetch("https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.VEQEN_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({"ip": "203.0.113.7"}),
});
const result = await res.json();
console.log(result.risk.verdict, result.risk.reasons);

Questions

About AS16524

Is AS16524 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS16524 (MetTel) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS16524?

AS16524 is registered to MetTel. It announces about 117,760 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS16524?

Call the Veqen IP check with the visitor's address. The response includes the ASN, the owner and whether the network is a datacenter, VPN network, relay or ISP.