IPv4 transfer markets, BGP routing security, RPKI adoption, and ASN governance — analysis for network operators.
Cloudflare activated RPKI filtering on 19 Sep 2018 to block invalid BGP announcements. Learn how ROAs bind prefixes to ASNs for safer routing.
Alexei Krylov
13 min read
With only 4,294,967,296 IPv4 addresses, routing now maps names to endpoints. Learn how DNS controls traffic flow beyond basic forwarding.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
12 min read
With only 2.2% of global ASNs, African firms lack routing identity. Discover how owning your number cuts latency and removes upstream dependency.
Vladislava Shadrina
14 min read
Small /24 subnets trade near $30 per IP. Learn RIPE NCC eligibility rules for allocated and independent resources to avoid costly policy violations.
Vladislava Shadrina
14 min read
The total theoretical capacity of IPv4 is exactly 4,294,967,296 addresses, a hard limit the RIPE NCC region has already hit.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
15 min read
Since September 14, 2012, RIPE enforces a strict 1,024 address limit per LIR. Navigate this regulatory cap to secure essential IPv4 resources today.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
13 min read
ARIN charges a fixed $500 annual fee while peers use cost recovery. See how five distinct registries create conflicting rules for your IP assets.
Georgy Masterov
14 min read
AWS charges $0.005 per hour, making an idle IP cost exactly $43.80 annually. Discover why treating addresses as infinite resources is over.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
13 min read
By Q4 2026, general availability brings private origin services, allowing WAF rules on internal APIs without inbound firewall exceptions.
Alexei Krylov
15 min read
A clean /24 IPv4 block costs between $9,000 and $15,000 in 2026. This pricing reality confirms that IPv4 ownership has shifted from a technical...
Vladislava Shadrina
15 min read
Discover why IPv4 purchasing breakeven stretches to 12 years with overhead, while leasing offers flexibility for under 24-month projects.
Vladislava Shadrina
14 min read
APNIC's 2010 policy shift created IPv4 liquidity by allowing transfers, establishing the /24 minimum block size still used today.
Alexei Krylov
14 min read