IPv4 transfer markets, BGP routing security, RPKI adoption, and ASN governance — analysis for network operators.
ARIN 57 fee schedule for IPv4 holders: the $275 vs $250 gap, the IPv6 waiver deadline, transfer costs, and the Sept voting cutoff to act on.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
11 min read
RIPE NCC Annual Report 2025: an IPv4 operator's reading guide to the flat 1,800 EUR LIR fee, the 1,894 EUR Option A vote, and what the report won't tell you.
Alexander Timokhin
10 min read
The RIPE NCC Academy makes training free but gates certification behind €1,800 LIR membership. A practical guide to pricing the platform before you build a lear
Vladislava Shadrina
10 min read
RIPE's new reg-nr attribute publishes verified company registration numbers, but it's partial by design. How to read the reg-nr field without over-trusting regi
Vladislava Shadrina
10 min read
Erik protocol indexes RPKI data by content hash for CDN-cacheable fetch. An InterLIR operator's take: real engineering, but transport was never the binding cons
Evgeny Sevastyanov
9 min read
ARIN retired email recovery and added passkeys in May 2026. Why a single-admin ARIN Online account is now an operational liability, and the fix.
Nikita Sinitsyn
10 min read
The 2026 ARIN Community Grant funds noncommercial registry and IPv6 work, $1,000–$20,000, deadline 14 June 2026. Which projects actually win, and which category
Alexei Krylov
9 min read
The updated RIPE NCC Strategy 2027-2031 draft adds an SLO appendix and key metrics. Why the appendix, not the six focus areas, is the part members can hold the
Alexei Krylov
9 min read
The NRO Strategy 2026-28 reads like a coverage win (71% leased-prefix ROA), but the real story is in the security pillar: registries are spending the next three
Evgeny Sevastyanov
10 min read
Facing a 503-day wait for IPv4? Our market analysis shows how leasing bypasses the queue while securing clean routing integrity.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
13 min read
Cross-zone traffic hits $0.04 per GB. Learn how zonal affinity cuts your AWS NLB bill by 95% today.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
11 min read
Standard tools miss 7.6% of data. I show how regid in RIR statistics fixes reverse IP mapping for operators.
Alexei Krylov
15 min read