Datacenter, Residential and Home Broadband IPs
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Datacenter, Residential, and Home Broadband describe the usual role of an address range. Datacenter serves server infrastructure, Residential serves end-user access, and Home Broadband is the consumer broadband category within Residential.
Datacenter: servers and cloud infrastructure
A Datacenter IP usually comes from cloud, server-hosting, or similar infrastructure. Virtual servers, dedicated servers, website hosting, and company computing platforms are common examples.
Residential: the broader end-user access category
A Residential IP serves end-user connectivity and may cover household, small-office, or mobile access.
Home Broadband: consumer access within Residential
Home Broadband covers consumer cable, fiber, and similar household Internet services within the broader Residential category.
Network type and risk are separate results
Network type describes the address range. Proxy, VPN, Tor, Hosting, and Abuse describe observed risk signals.