IPv4 Exhaustion: Secure Blocks Without Bidding
The IPv4 address market has shifted from bidding wars exceeding $50 per unit to a moderated system in 2026.
Alexei Krylov
13 min read
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Alexei Krylov
13 min read
APNIC transfer rules: 5-year lockouts explained
Transfers of 103/8 free pool addresses face a mandatory five year lockout period according to APNIC transfer conditions.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
13 min read
Free IPv4 Blocks End: Zen's New Leasing Reality
Zen Internet withdraws free IPv4 blocks after originating 500,000 addresses. Learn how the shift to leasing impacts your network budget and planning.
Vladislava Shadrina
14 min read
Public IPv4 pricing: the $43.80 annual reality check
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
IPv4 Block Sizes: How They Dictate Your Cost
Microsoft paid $11.25 per address to Nortel in 2011, instantly creating a paid market for IPv4 assets.
Alexander Timokhin
11 min read
IPv4 Address Scarcity: Why Leasing Beats Buying
Since IANA's 2011 pool exhaustion, free IPv4 blocks are gone. Learn why leasing is the strategic fix for network expansion today.
Alexander Timokhin
14 min read