PROVE
MAC address prefix 50:38:AB is registered to PROVE in the IEEE OUI registry. Any device whose MAC address begins with 50:38:AB has a network interface built by PROVE. This prefix (the OUI, or Organizationally Unique Identifier) is assigned by the IEEE and is the first three octets of the address — it covers every MAC from 50:38:AB:00:00:00 to 50:38:AB:FF:FF:FF.
- OUI prefix
- 50:38:AB
- Hyphen form
- 50-38-AB
- MAC range
- 50:38:AB:00:00:00 – 50:38:AB:FF:FF:FF
- Addresses in block
- 16,777,216
- Organization
- PROVE
- Address
- CNT Tower, 338 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai Hong Kong HK 000000
- Source
- IEEE OUI registry
Have a full MAC address? Look it up— we'll also tell you if it's a randomized (private) address rather than a real manufacturer prefix.
Assignment history (2)
The IEEE registry publishes current state only — this is the change record we've kept since we started tracking it daily.
- 2024-04-16Assigned to "PROVE"archived source →
- 2026-07-17Assigned to "PROVE"
Nearby in the registry
The prefixes assigned immediately before and after 50:38:AB:
- Silicon Laboratories50:32:5F
- Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd50:32:75
- Texas Instruments50:33:8B
- YICHEN (SHENZHEN) TECHNOLOGY CO.LTD50:33:F0
- Quectel Wireless Solutions Co.,Ltd.50:37:CD
- ASE Group Chung-Li50:38:2F
- INGRAM MICRO SERVICES50:39:2F
- Cisco SPVTG50:39:55
- ALL Winner (Hong Kong) Limited50:3A:0F
- AlphaTech PLC Int’l Co., Ltd.50:3A:7D
- SHENZHEN MERCURY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD.50:3A:A0
- Apple, Inc.50:3B:70
FAQ
- Which company owns MAC address prefix 50:38:AB?
- MAC address prefix 50:38:AB is registered to PROVE in the IEEE Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) registry. Any device whose MAC address begins with 50:38:AB has a network interface built by PROVE.
- What is the OUI 50:38:AB?
- 50:38:AB is an Organizationally Unique Identifier — the first three octets (24 bits) of a MAC address, assigned by the IEEE to PROVE. It covers every address from 50:38:AB:00:00:00 to 50:38:AB:FF:FF:FF, or 16,777,216 addresses in total. It is also written 50-38-AB.
- How do I find the manufacturer of a MAC address?
- Take the first three octets of the address — in 50:38:AB:00:00:00 that is 50:38:AB — and look that prefix up in the IEEE OUI registry. If the second-lowest bit of the first octet is set, the address is locally administered (a randomized or private MAC), which belongs to no manufacturer and will not resolve; modern phones and laptops use these by default on each network.
- Where is PROVE located?
- PROVE is listed at CNT Tower, 338 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai Hong Kong HK 000000 in the IEEE OUI registry entry for 50:38:AB. This is the address the organization registered with the IEEE, which may differ from its current operating address.